$12 / night

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Established Camping

Birch Lake

9 Reviews

About

State Park

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Location

Birch Lake is located in Minnesota

Directions

From 1-94, Exit at Melrose/County Road 13; Go north into Melrose on Hwy. 13/2nd Ave. .3 miles; Turn right (east) on Main Street/County 13 and go 3 blocks; Turn left (north) on County 13/5th Ave. Go north 5 miles on County 13; Turn left (east) onto County Road 17; Go 1.3 miles and then turn left (north) onto Birch Lake Road/Angler Drive; Go north 2 miles to State Forest Road, which will be on the right (east) side of the road; Turn onto State Forest Road. Campground is approximately .75 miles down the road.

Coordinates

45.77300088 N
94.77100036 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Fair
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

Trash
Phone Service
Reservable
Drinking Water
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

$12

/ night

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General Info

Joel L.

Guide

Reviewed May. 31, 2023

Quiet, peaceful, few people

Nice we place to get away from people. $17 per night, dry camping. Fire pits.

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Month of VisitJune

Bruce F.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 12, 2022

Up outdoor close(and where the children are above average)

Birch Lake is Lake Wobegon personified. Fish, swim, canoe, jet ski, you name it. The campsite is located in the Burch State Forest with tons of trees around each site. There’s a fire ring, picnic table and water well located within walking distance. Very friendly and knowledgeable camp host. If you like a more primitive campsite you will like this!

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Month of VisitSeptember

Dan R.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 30, 2022

Quick rest on cross country drive.

I pulled in at like 11pm and went straight to find an open spot, which was pretty easy.

I had decent privacy but was in eye-shot ( through trees ) of 2 other occupied camps.

Registration is easy & self service. They have envelopes at the entrance you just fill out, so you can use any payment method including card if you’re comfortable with that.

I was only solo tent camping and got there way late & had to leave way early, so I can’t speak to much else.

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Month of VisitAugust

Wendy I.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 4, 2022

Holiday weekend

Camped here on July 4th weekend. The lake sounded busy, but there were lots of spots available. There are several pit toilets, dumpsters, and water fill stations throughout. Sites are decent sized, but not pull through. Many connect with pathways if you’re in a group. $17 per site first come first serve self registration.

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Month of VisitAugust

mark M.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 5, 2021

Quiet

Nice quiet little campground

Mike K.

Traveler

Reviewed Dec. 23, 2020

Quiet State Park No Hook-ups

If you like quiet/off the beaten path sites, this one is awesome. Walk in sites as well as drive in. Great (but small) swimming beach, large lake with great fishing available. No hook ups and no dump station. Sites are spaced far enough apart to give you some privacy.

Jeff F.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 4, 2017

Our thoughts on birch lake

Was a fun, clean campground kids had fun fishing from the dock and enjoying the trails. The swimming beach was clean but was to cold to enjoy. The camp host was nice and helpful

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Month of VisitJuly

Jay H.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 4, 2017

Rustic but nice.

We stay here every year over Memorial Day weekend. The campground is pretty nice for a rustic experience. Things were a little overgrown and could have been cleaned up a bit. The boat landing is really nice, lots of trails and a decent swimming area.

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Month of VisitJune

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Elisha C.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 23, 2017

Nice but wet

This campground has similar amenities to other state forests. We really enjoyed staying in the walk-in camp site. It gave us a lot of privacy for our dogs. The only complaint is it does tend to be a bit wet. There were hiking trails that we ended up turning around on because they got too swampy. The trails we were able to hike were beautiful.

Month of VisitJuly