Hickory Lake Campground Cooperative Association

Listed below are area road construction projects that could impact travel times to the campground. 2025 looks to be a bit slower than last year, but the list of scheduled projects for 2026 looks to have greater impact than this year. Road construction is an annual headache that we all know to well.

Listed below are the important dates for 2025. Many of the dates are weather dependent and subject to change. Please watch the website and review the minutes of board meetings for any changes.

Board meetings
April – Oct at HLC

• Jan 26 – 11:00 AM
• Feb 23 – 11:00 AM
• March 30 – 11:00 AM
• April 27 – 10:00 AM 
• June 1- 10:00 AM 
• July 13- 10:00 AM 
• Aug 17- 10:00 AM 
• Sept 14- 10:00 AM 
• Oct 12- 10:00 AM 
• Dec 7 (organizational and board) – 11:00 AM

Campground Operations (all dates are weather dependant)

• April 5  shower house water on
• April 18 wifi speed  turn up
• May 1 water on to sites
• May 2 garbage service resumes
• May 3 docks in
• May 10 spring clean up
• May 23 pool open
• September 7 pool close
• October 11 docks out
• October 18 fall clean up
• October 19 water off to sites
• October 6 shower house closed
• October 27 wifi speed turn down
• October 31 last garbage pick up

Other Dates

• March 1 Slip and Kayak Rental Renewal Notice
• March 15 Insurance Notification
• April 1 Annual Report
• April 3 Pet Registration
• April 10  Overflow Lot Charging Notice
• October 14 Annual Meeting via Google Meet 7:00 PM
• November 3 through November 16 Election

The organizational meeting/board meeting for December 10th has been cancelled. At this time there are no pressing items that need to be addressed, nor will there be any changes to the organizational structure of the Board of Directors for 2025. A 2025 calendar will be put together and published early in the new year. The board members and positions for 2025 are:

We hope everyone has a great (and safe) Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year.

Since the bathrooms were shut down at the end of October, Haley has came in after school and when she has had free time to put a fresh coat of paint on the inside. This was the last major project on the list to get done this year. She painted the entire building this year, inside and out. She did a great job!

Just a reminder that the annual election is now underway. Check your email for the link to your secure ballot.

The scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors for October 29th has been canceled.

The Hickory Lake Campground Cooperative Association Annual Meeting will occur on Tuesday October 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM Central Time via Google Meet. Official notification was sent to all members via eMail on September 8, 2024. Meeting links and the meeting agenda will be sent out prior to the meeting.

Septic Check and the county inspector were at the campground yesterday surveying and assessing the grounds for the RV dump station tank removal.  One thing they did observe is that vehicle traffic has been driving over, and boats are being parked on top of a part of the second drainage pit on the East side of the overflow lot.  This pit does extend to the West beyond the current fenced area.  I had Mike move the boats that were parked in the area and rope it off for now, fencing will have to be installed later this year or in the spring.  

Please do not drive into the roped off area.  I have included a map (not to scale) of the area from 2005 when this part of the system was installed to give everyone an idea of the location.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.

Unfortunately fall is just around the corner so I wanted to send out an email with the scheduled shutdown dates so everyone can put it on their calendar and hopefully we can get a good group of volunteers.  

Pool Closing

September 2nd at sundown

Midnight Sun will winterize the pool on 9/5

Docks Out:

10/5 8:00 AM (weather permitting)

10/12 8:00 AM (backup date)

Water Off to Sites:

10/13 8:00 AM

Fall Cleanup:

10/19 9:00 AM

We need as many volunteers as we can get.  Hiring out a lawn service in the spring and fall to clean the grounds would cost several thousand dollars.  We have rakes, tarps, and dumpster size bags.  If you have leaf blowers, push or riding mowers, or other items that can assist please feel free to bring it to the campground.

Water Off to Shower House:

10/27 9:00 AM

This is entirely weather dependent as cold, frost, or snow could alter the timeline.

As many of you know there is a large septic tank removal project in the works, hopefully the work can commence in November, but if the timeline gets moved up it could alter some or all of these dates.  If it does change I will let everyone know.

FInally, road restrictions go into effect on October 15th.  Vehicle/trailer combinations are not allowed on the campground roads from this date until May 1st without prior board approval.  The idea is to not have the roads torn up due to wet conditions from rain, snow, melting snow, etc.  This year with the planned septic tank removal and the uncertainty around the timeline, I would strongly suggest that anyone wishing to remove their trailer from the campground do so prior to this date as once the project commences the entrance will be dug up with no vehicle access to the main campground.  As this project comes more into focus I will send further updates.

Until then, let’s enjoy the last bits of summer.  It goes by way too fast…