Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground
Reviewed Jul. 18, 2022

Camp along the Hennepin Canal

This small campground has separate space for equestrian campers and those without horses. There are picnic tables, vault toilets and water. The campsites are all on grassy areas with trees at the edges. This gives you some shade depending on the time of day. The grassy sites were a bit unexpected. We saw tire marks showing that people drove into the grass to set up camp. Some of the sites were completely separate from anyone else by the camp road. You were entirely visible to anyone else in the park but it was empty during our stay. 

The Hennepin Canal Trail goes right through camp. On a previous visit I rode my bike along the crushed gravel trail. With a few connecting roads, I traveled from a Chicago suburb to the Mississippi River. While I didn’t see any horses then we did see a couple riding on the trail today. 

This is a good spot for an overnight rest but there isn’t much more to the amenities than the campsites.

  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Campground by Art S., July 18, 2022