Alex K.
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ScoutChippewa Pines Resort
Great small resort!
Been taking our travel trailer here for 10 years, very friendly hosts and great quiet little place for the family.
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Diamond Crest Resort and Prairie Lake Campground offer upscale glamping campgrounds in the Grand Rapids region of Minnesota, with full electric hookups, piped water, and sewer connections at each site. Diamond Crest offers spacious glamping units that come with electric hookups, piped water, and sewer connections, providing a level of comfort not typically found in traditional camping. Prairie Lake Campground similarly boasts full-service glamping options with drinking water, electric hookups, and proper sanitation facilities. Both locations maintain picnic tables at each site and allow campfires, creating the perfect balance of outdoor experience with modern comforts. Firewood is available for purchase on-site, eliminating the need to source your own. Both properties welcome pets, allowing the entire family to enjoy the glamping experience. "Beautiful place. Non expensive. Very peaceful and owners are respectful and kind," shared one visitor about Diamond Crest Resort.
The surrounding lakes provide ample recreation opportunities for glamping guests. Prairie Lake Campground sits adjacent to Prairie Lake with boat access available directly from the property. Visitors can enjoy seasonal camping from May through October, making it ideal for summer and early fall getaways. Diamond Crest's glamping sites offer both water recreation and nearby forest exploration options with its strategic location between lakes and woodland areas. Both properties maintain clean, well-kept shower facilities – a significant upgrade from traditional camping experiences. The campgrounds provide trash service and maintain reservable sites, allowing guests to secure their preferred glamping accommodation in advance. According to a camper at Prairie Lake, "This park is beautiful and right next to a lake. Very green and full of trees. Park is clean," highlighting the natural setting that enhances the glamping experience.
Best Glamping Campgrounds near Grand Rapids (10)
1. Prairie Lake Campground
"This park is beautiful and right next to a lake. Very green and full of trees. Park is clean. The only reason I gave 4 stars is because the long-term residence aren't very friendly."
"Very nice owners and they helped us get situated in our sites making sure we had everything we needed! Very laid back campground with a great area for both boats and swimming! I loved the vibe here!"
2. Williams Narrows
"Small campground with Great Lake access! We stumbled up on this one and really ike it. It has two different sections, and both offer great water access sites."
"It was really quiet around us compared to the other side of the camp grounds as it was really just us, the boat landing and the hosts!"
Check AvailabilityCampground full this weekend
Get a text when availablefrom $16 / night
3. Minnesota National RV Park
"As this was our second time here at Minnesota National, we had no problem finding the course or RV park. The RV navigation in our new Ford 450 was also spot on."
"We went in that way, where our other travel partner went past the golf course entrance(on the left side of the road) and took the unmarked RV park entrance less than a 1/4 mile past on the left."
Check Availabilityfrom $39 - $59 / night
4. Diamond Crest Resort
5. Crosslake Campground
"Lovely park on cross lake. Sites are large although not alway easy for bigger rigs to get into due to trees. But trees are part of the beauty. Camp amenities in good shape."
"Some offer electric. Campers can expect to be cramped end over end like sardines. The lake is nice and offers a boat ramp. It is a clean lake but does have zebra mussels. "
6. Norway Beach - Wanaki Campground Loop
"Those on the Cass Lakeside have access to really nice beach areas."
"A friendly visitor center and quite the trail along the beach and we found a site. Sites with beach access were taken so we chose one away from the crowd. We had half the campground to ourselves."
7. Dixon Lake Resort
Check Availabilityfrom $100 - $320 / night
8. Eveleth Veterans Park Campground
"Nice beach fun lake to boat on. Sites are good sized not too crowded. Nice showers."
"Direct access to A great beach, plenty of space to safely roam, and a park to play in."
9. Chippewa Pines Resort
10. Little Pine RV Park
Drive Time
- 1 hr 22 min from Duluth, MN
- 2 hrs 33 min from St. Cloud, MN
- 2 hrs 51 min from Minneapolis, MN
- 3 hrs from Fargo, ND
Glamping Reviews near Grand Rapids, MN
24 Reviews of 10 Grand Rapids Campgrounds
MickandKarla W.
LegendMinnesota National RV Park
Golf is the Thing Here
As this was our second time here at Minnesota National, we had no problem finding the course or RV park. The RV navigation in our new Ford 450 was also spot on. When you turn in at the golf course, drive all the way to the club house/lodge parking lot and there’s a road to the right that takes you into the campground (CG). As you check-in online prior to arrival, you simply proceed to your camp site. As you turn down the short road to the CG, there’s a sign to help you identify your site location. We proceeded to back-in site 25 with full hook ups. The utilities are in the back of pad in this CG, so you may need 20+ feet of electric, sewer, or water cord/hose depending on your rig’s configuration. The sewer grade is a bit up hill. We got 3 bars LTE on Verizon and no CG WiFi. There is only a vault toilet/out house in the CG. We came here to golf for two weeks. The 18 hole course is quite challenging where the 9 hole Savannah is shorter and a little bit easier. The golf course restaurant has decent food and a good deal on draft beer during their Sunday to Thursday Happy Hours.There is not much more to do here except golf. McGregor is about 15 minutes away and is where we did laundry and got our groceries.
Denny K.
GuideCrosslake Campground
Bad time
We got to the site and we had low branches asked them to cut them. They said they were at there standards so we had hold it up. Them the site next to us had to have rock concrete us and 4 others called several times nothing
Teresa T.LegendNorway Beach - Wanaki Campground Loop
Very nice campground
There's a lot of sites there's somewhat separate and private. Those on the Cass Lakeside have access to really nice beach areas. Really nice bike trails bathrooms were old in the showers are cold but otherwise it was a delightful place to stay for a couple of nights. Interesting you can rent these on the national forest site but also there are some that are not on the site including the one that we stayed at that was available during Memorial Day weekend when everything else was full because you couldn't rent it online.
- MickandKarla W.Legend
Minnesota National RV Park
Great Campground for Golfers
Our RV GPs took us to the golf course, but we called the info phone number, which was the golf course clubhouse, to find out exactly how to get to the campground(CG) area. We were told to take the main road into the clubhouse, and right at the clubhouse, there’s a road to the right with a sign that shows the CG and where the sites are situated. We went in that way, where our other travel partner went past the golf course entrance(on the left side of the road) and took the unmarked RV park entrance less than a 1/4 mile past on the left. Either way works fine. We had registered online so we could go straight to the CG and to site 25 with FHUs. We had no issues backing our 40’ Brinkley TH into the site and still had room to put our patio down and park our F-450. The only problem with site 25 is that the entrance to site 24 comes in at a weird angle right next to the entrance of site 25. If our truck was centered on site 25, someone coming into site 24 might clip our truck. The utilities are in the far back of the site. I needed about 20’ of sewer, electric, and water hose to reach my rig. We got our Starlink maneuvered around the trees to get a good north shot of the sky. The loop we were in had quite a few trees along with the first loop as you come into the CG from the clubhouse area. The 44-50 loop more towards the golf course had fewer trees to block satellite. We got 3 bars LTE on Verizon, and there was no CG WiFi. The water pressure is very good at 60+ psi, so suggest a reducer. The sites were gravel with a picnic table and a nice fire pit. There were three 5th wheels in our group, and we parked in adjacent sites and did not need to use levelers; all the sites here are FHUs, and the CG does not have a dump station. There was one outhouse in the CG, along with a dumpster. The clubhouse has a locker room and shower, but there is no CG information or rules we saw at the clubhouse about the CG or whether you can use the showers, and we did not ask. The workers at the pro shop could answer simple questions about the CG. There is no playground or lake to fish, just golf. We had no issues, so did not need any more info or help. Occasionally, a worker drove a golf cart around checking campsites, and when we stayed, there was no CG host. The registration email stated that they charge 10 dollars a day for each dog. During our 7-night stay, along with the four seasonal campers, only one other camper came in for 2 days. The 27-hole golf course was in good shape and fun to play. McGregor is about 15 minutes away and has grocery, gas, hardware store, and restaurants. We plan to come back to this CG sometime in the future.
- MMelissa B.
TravelerPrairie Lake Campground
Beautiful Park!
This park is beautiful and right next to a lake. Very green and full of trees. Park is clean. The only reason I gave 4 stars is because the long-term residence aren't very friendly. This location cost $44/night for full hookups.
- Rich S.Guide
Norway Beach - Wanaki Campground Loop
Quiet and wooded
Sites are all wooded. We stayed in Chippewa Loop. No water hookup at the sites, you have to fill up at the various spigots around the park. Showers are hot, but the shower rooms and bathrooms are old and worn out. Relatively clean, just..well…OLD.
- mmary F.Legend
Crosslake Campground
Beautiful campground
Lovely park on cross lake. Sites are large although not alway easy for bigger rigs to get into due to trees. But trees are part of the beauty. Camp amenities in good shape. A bit strict on leasing your dogs (even when they are in you campsite and behaving!) Coffee shop and gas station across street. Firewood on site for$6 a bundle
- Samantha K.Traveler
Williams Narrows
Made us wanna come back
Will definitely come back! Great hosts, they actually came over to introduce themselves as well as meet our dogs. We loved our site as it was very level, large and well taken care of. It was really quiet around us compared to the other side of the camp grounds as it was really just us, the boat landing and the hosts! Was very pleased surprised how fresh the bathrooms were given the humidity (zero smell). We will be back!
Guide to Grand Rapids
The Grand Rapids, Minnesota region features numerous lakes and forest areas within the Mississippi River headwaters zone at approximately 1,270 feet elevation. Glamping options here operate primarily from May through October, with peak season availability from June through August when temperatures average 75-85°F during daytime hours.
What to do
Water recreation access: Williams Narrows Campground on Lake Winnibigoshish offers both boat landing and swimming beach facilities. "Small campground with Great Lake access! We stumbled upon this one and really like it. It has two different sections, and both offer great water access sites," notes Scott M.
Golfing excursions: Minnesota National RV Park sits directly inside a golf course complex. Camper Bret S. reports, "The golf course is amazing - one of the nicer public courses in the state. I can see a lot of folks choosing this RV park as a golf vacation."
Cycling trails: Access paved biking paths directly from Norway Beach-Wanaki Campground. "We hiked 5 miles of the bike trail along with some foot-only ones. We passed cyclists and jet skiing family groups. It's down the road from town - also bike-able," shares Art S. about the trail system.
What campers like
Waterfront site options: Williams Narrows offers distinctive elevated camping spots. Janet R. explains, "Some of the campsites would have room for RVs but note there are no hookups, and generators are limited to daytime hours so that it is quiet at night! Some sit above the water so you get a good perspective and something different."
Clean facilities: Crosslake Campground maintains well-kept bathroom buildings. One reviewer mentions, "Clean shower facilities," though they note the campground offers "no privacy" between sites.
Attentive hosts: Prairie Lake Campground staff provide excellent service according to Danita H.: "In talking with the owners, anything that was needed could be available! Very nice owners and they helped us get situated in our sites making sure we had everything we needed!"
What you should know
Site privacy varies: Norway Beach-Wanaki sites feature more natural screening than other options. "Sites are all wooded. We stayed in Chippewa Loop," reports Rich S., adding, "Showers are hot, but the shower rooms and bathrooms are old and worn out. Relatively clean, just..well…OLD."
Reservation strategies: Some campgrounds maintain non-reservable sites for last-minute stays. Teresa T. explains about Wanaki Campground: "Interesting you can rent these on the national forest site but also there are some that are not on the site including the one that we stayed at that was available during Memorial Day weekend when everything else was full because you couldn't rent it online."
Bug preparation: Forest service campgrounds can experience significant insect activity early season. Janet R. warns about Williams Narrows: "I was there in early June and it was really buggy—though I noticed bat houses installed, so that probably made it better than it might have been!"
Tips for camping with families
Beach access priorities: Eveleth Veterans Park Campground offers family-friendly swimming. Cassandra F. recommends, "This campground is a great place for anyone and is especially great for those with young children. Direct access to a great beach, plenty of space to safely roam, and a park to play in."
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