Best Glamping near Ocheyedan, IA

Recent Glamping Reviews near Ocheyedan, IA

74 Reviews of 8 Ocheyedan Campgrounds

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  anne K.

  Guide

  

  May. 4, 2022

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  Lots to See

  We camped here in July and had a blast. Buffalo, an old rock quarry, a mulberry tree, prickly pear cacti and more! The view from the ridge goes for miles, you can actually see Iowa. Site #9 is partially shaded and very level with just a slight walk to the restroom facilities. Take a short drive to see the Pipestone National Monument if you have time, you only need about 30 minutes to see the monument itself. This park was definitely worth the 4 hour drive we took to get there. Luverne, MN is a cute little town to visit as well.

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  Matt N.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 17, 2023

  Robertson Park

  DO NOT GO

  We decided to camp here after a long day on I-90. We got here at 3am and the first thing we saw was a “historic cemetery”. After setting up camp an old mini van kept driving by us, with no one there. He had stopped for a second to look at us and drove away. 10 minutes later he was back and we PACKED up and left. This place is suspicious, take caution.

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  Adrian D.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 5, 2020

  Robertson Park

  Old Shenanigans

  The last time i was at this place was long ago, they don’t really have any electric from what I remember but its a good place to go for a fun bonfire in the woods, just get ahold of them for the site and tell them which one you’d like theres plenty of spots that are right next to the main trails! But firewood gathering is weird.

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  Victoria G.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 15, 2020

  Jackson KOA

  Great

  Nice clean and quiet. Super friendly staff.

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  Gregory L.

  Guide

  

  May. 21, 2023

  Jackson KOA

  Great little park!

  We stopped here for 2 nights on our way to South Dakota. The park is small, but very well maintained, and man, literally every person there was INCREDIBLY nice! I met the previous owner of the park and his wife, and told about some cool things to do in the area including the Jeffers Petroglyphs, a fort in the town of Jackson, and the town from Little House on the Prairie.

  Our site was level, easy to get into, and had a nice tree providing some shade. Water pressure was good, no issues with electric. One thing I noticed that I thought was really cool was they had a good sewer hose at the dump station for guests to use so they didn’t have to dig theirs out. That is the kind of thought the owners put into the experience at their park. Simple, nice perks that make the experience just that little bit extra good, and there were things like that throughout the park.

  There is a small grocery store about 5 mins south of the park, a Burger King right across the street, and a few gas stations. New Ulm is about an hour away and well worth the visit! Cool little downtown area with lots of history, great restaurants, and cool shops.

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  Crystal E.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 25, 2021

  Jackson KOA

  Perfect!!

  First time camper here and we will definitely be back! Well maintained. Clean. And the owners are very helpful and friendly! Best camping experience yet!

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  Peggy M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 23, 2020

  Jackson KOA

  In the COVID-19 times we found this campground to be clean and easy to distance. Bathrooms/showers had a fan blowing and window open and the site we had ( #9) had a male tree for afternoon/early evening shade. We unloaded our bikes and enjoyed the bike trails that encircle and go through Jackson. Our neighbor had a leak in his outside shower that was noticed by the maintenance man. He turned off the water and upon the camper’s return, helped him fix his leak. Recycling available and besides your picnic table, there’s a covered dining area by the pool with a gas grill.

  Enjoyable Stay

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  Daniel L.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 12, 2021

  Jackson KOA

  Clean and inviting

  Arrived after office was closed. Still greeted by the owner very welcomingly. Test site is flat, dry and grassy. Could’ve ask for a better site. Mosquitoes where not an issue at this site. Thank you for a wonderful stay.

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  Renee W.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 12, 2020

  Jackson KOA

  Nice Campground on I90

  I’ve been to several KOAs while traveling and this one does not disappoint. Clean and updated bathrooms, nice pool and friendly staff.

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  Christi J.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 10, 2018

  Jackson KOA

  Awesome campground

  Veri clean and quiet! Check in people were very polite and helpful!

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  Matthew B.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 12, 2019

  Jackson KOA

  Super friendly

  Great KOA, owners were very friendly and welcoming. They invited us to their “end of season” party and came and talked to us the next morning.

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  Mary T.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 31, 2019

  Jackson KOA

  Alright but not the best for a KOA

  We go in early in the afternoon after traveling from Madison WI.  

  The KOA seemed alright but I was very disappointed in the long term/ Full time RVs parked there.  Some were alright but a couple of pretty dumping ones.  

  They were not full and I can understand the reason.  

  The facilities seemed to be well maintained.  The pool and playground were very nice and the sites we stayed around were fine.  It was just those few trailers that gave it that run downed feeling. If they took care of those even made them clean the area around them and wash them it  would go up a star or 2.

  The internet was iffy again and I guess we will just have to live with that though I did expect more from a KOA.

  That night they did have live entertainment but we did not know about it until they started to play.  It was locals I think that lived there and was like a jam session.

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  mark

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 22, 2021

  Magnolia City Campground

  Quiet place to rest

  Great place right off of 90. Follow the gps location on the app. Don’t use the address off of the city’s web site. Plus there are signs for camping that will lead you right to it. It’s a first come place with no reservations and you pay on the honor system when you pull in. But full hook ups and easy back in parking. Great place for a over night!

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  Paul A.

  Scout

  

  May. 26, 2021

  Magnolia City Campground

  Small but big enough

  Cheap full hookup when passing through.

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  Jessica B.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 20, 2021

  Magnolia City Campground

  Just what we needed

  We just needed a place to stay for the night. The playground was rated “amazing” by our kids. The electrical and water are a little spaced out. We took the end spot and count quite reach our two water hoses. There two long-term campers who were hooked up to the water spigot closest to us. The first-come, first-served / self-pay system other great for us. We pulled in at 7:00 pm and left at 8 am.

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  Kelli D.

  Guide

  

  May. 2, 2018

  Magnolia City Campground

  Quaint

  Small town. Mill and farm land

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  Jesse H.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 4, 2021

  Magnolia City Campground

  Great overnight spot

  Was picking up my rv from south Dakota after getting repairs from a previous trip. So pulled a 2 and half day 1700 mile trip and ended upon this small gem of a campground that was open with full hookups on October 30th. ( October 31st is their season ending date on website) anyways pulled up about 8 at night and 1 other 5th wheel was there. Very quiet. It was dark the spots seemed alittle unorganized layout. But didn't get to much attention to it as I was stopping for the evening basically to just sleep. I did notice that the power boxes are set up is only few spots with multiple power boxes on the post. So you could need a power cord extention. If all spots by the power boxes are taken up. But it was a great overnight spot. I would like to check it out in season. Couldn't pass it up for full hook ups on October 30th. And the price is only $15.00

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  Art S.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 18, 2023

  Magnolia City Campground

  Small town park

  This is a nice campground in a small farm town. The sites are lined up next to each other. One is not and is nestled in some trees. The rest have the sun into the evening. There’s a restroom with showers by the picnic pavilion. The playground was nice for the kids. I think it’s connected to the school. We walked the length of town and it was about a mile round trip. For $15 this is a great place to stop while driving I90.

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  Kara B.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 13, 2016

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  Heavenly

  Honestly, a severe storm and lealy tent ruined tje moght. But the grounds and park are beautiful! Hiking is excellent, challenging, and the views are AMAZING! From flooding a couple of years ago, they are having some water issues. They give you jugs of drinking water on check in, and for now. the showers are swim beach are off line.

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  Sydney J.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 5, 2017

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  Great Park- Needs more love

  Love the hiking and lack of bugs compared to most Minnesota parks. Great prairie views and it's always great to see Bison. Didn't love the lack of potable water. Would be nice to see more investment here- real gem of a park.

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  Lisa D.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 28, 2018

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  No water and biting flies

  This campground is still charging $17 for a camp site, $7 transaction fee and $7/day entrance fee despite the fact they have no running water. The toilets still flush. In the morning our car filled up with flies that bit us for hours before we were able to eliminate all of them. It is a 5 mile drive back to Luverne if you need supplies, and I was unable to locate a grocery store.

  Two good things; they have a Free Little Library and at night the lawn was covered with fireflies

  The campground was so miserable that the campground host had abandoned their trailer and was never present. We did have several locals drive through the campground to spy on us, presumably to see who was stupid enough to camp there. You are entirely responsible for knowing what site you reserved because there was no attempt to label reserves sites.

  There is no privacy between sites. This is just a big lawn with driveways, picnic tables and fire pits. The landscaping is nicely done with blackberries popping out of some hedges and providing eye-level interest at the base of trees.

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  Krista T.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 17, 2018

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  Unexpectedly amazing

  Last August we headed to Blue Mounds to investigate out the SW corner of our state for the first time. We swung through New Ulm on the way there to check out the Schell's brewing company and we also stopped at Laura Ingalls Wilder's Plum Creek to break up the drive from the twin cities. The drive itself got pretty boring on the last half- lots of flat fields and cows. As you get closer to Luverne things start to become more interesting and the town of Luverne itself was an unexpected delight.

  Yes, the water currently has e.coli in it. There is a huge alert on the park's page explaining how you can go about accessing water and showers nearby. The $17 rate is the discounted price to reflect the e. coli discount. The main campground is pretty open, some sites have shade, it is a prairie after all. The cart-in campsite offers much more privacy with the grove of trees there. The bathroom facility at the drive-in campground is much nicer than the one for the tipis and cart-in sites.

  We spent one night in the tipi (cool experience for $30-$35 a night) and two nights at a cart-in site w-09. Some of the paths to the cart-in sites are not flat and rather long, but ours wasn't bad at all. I would definitely consider staying at that campsite again. I don't think I would necessarily stay in a tipi again unless I could book it on short notice if I knew that the weather was going to be dry and cool. The day before we got there it had rained quit a bit and when we arrived it was HOT. This meant that we got to enjoy our tipi experience with the aroma of hot wet tipi. The tipi floor is a platform made out of manufactured deck boards that keep you off the ground. The tipi itself isn't nearly as critter-proof as a tent. We wound up packing up our belongings and putting them in our car between leaving the tipi and moving into our campsite since we wanted to go check out the local area before we could check into our next site and somehow a garter snake got transported out of the tipi in our belongings and into our car- awesome haha.

  The park was flooded a few years back which washed out a quite a bit- the lake that used to be there is now gone and just overgrown with plants. Most of the park is dedicated to the bison, so hiking opportunities are kind of limited. There are a ton of bison, but you either get to see them or you don't unless you go on one of their bison tours. They were present by the fence twice while we were there. There is pretty much a large trail loop with another large loop that swings off of that. Bring a wide-brimmed hat and tons of sun screen, not much tree cover on the trails. The one visitor center located in the southern portion of the park appeared to be permanently closed.

  Luverne was cool. There are tons of historic houses and next time I'm out there I'll spend some time driving through neighborhoods to check them out. There is a basic grocery store off of Main Street for anything that you may need to pick up. I kind of wish that we had gone out to eat in town more because of how great the food was. Sterling's was delicious and much more upscale than anything I expected to find out there, the local Buffalo Sweat beer was great enough that I tried to find it at the local liquor store before I left. Showers are available at the Luverne aquatic center for free.

  Overall I really enjoyed my experience and I look forward to my next trip out there, whenever that may be. If you are coming from the Twin Cities make sure to hit up Schells and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Plum Creek homestead like I mentioned above. Nearby side trips are Pipestone, Touch the Sky prairie, and Jeffers Petroglyphs

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  Kristen B.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 11, 2018

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  Beautiful peaceful state park

  This is a beautful state park campground. The sites are large and wooded without feeling closed in. There is biking and hiking. I believe you can also fish in the river, but we didn’t try it. The only downside is that their water is contaminated. They provide directions to a city site where you can fill your camper tank, and they give out a gallon of drinking/cooking eater when you check in. At Blue Mounds you can experience the prairie and what it must have been like for early settlers.

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  Jeff S.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 5, 2018

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  Small park with great campsites and trails

  Bison. Wildflowers. An old quarry.

  And that’s about it.

  Beautiful park with nice trails... you can hike them all in an afternoon if you’d like.

  Highly recommended for a night or two.

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  Maritza R.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 9, 2019

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  Awesome place

  The place is beautiful. A lot of trails to go on. Lots of sun so bring your sunscreen.

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  Derek S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 24, 2019

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  Tipi on the prairie

  Amazing remnant of Minnesota prairie set among the farm country. With the prairie in Minnesota gone except for a handful of small conservation areas, Blue Mounds State Park is an oasis of prairie in a sea of corn and soybean. Bison roam a small area of a few hundred acres where prairie smoke and other native plants make a last stand in a landscape of Sioux quartzite rock outcroppings, cliffs, streams, rivers and waterfalls. Hike the park or drive over to touch the Sky prairie, there’s plenty to do. The campsites are high and dry with some set overlooking mound creek or nestled amongst the shade trees. In cooler months the park has a stone shelter with a wood burning stove to escape the rain or chill. There are three spacious tipis for rent. $30-35 a night that can sleep 4-6 people. Those sites are set to the side and offer some privacy.

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  Tara S.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 26, 2019

  Blue Mounds State Park Campground

  Quiet little oasis in the middle of the Minnesota prairie

  This was a drive-by site for us and not a destination, so our review is based on only one night. We found the park to be very quiet and only had a few camping neighbors during our stay. It seems like it might be a destination for retired RVers, as everyone seemed to know each other well, which was fun. 

  Highlights include nice, easy trails through the prairie, lots of wildflowers, and a herd of bison. We only saw the bison from a distance, but apparently, there are tours. We experienced lots of bugs in early July - biting flies and mosquitoes, and there was a constant humming noise from a nearby farm that really detracted from our experience. 

  Otherwise, the campground was really peaceful and the bathhouse was clean. We arrived around 4:30 pm and the office was closed. We didn't see a single park employee or campground host during our visit. 

  We checked out the tipis, which looked really fun, but with all the flies, we opted for setting up our tents to keep them out. We'd totally stay here again, but we probably wouldn't go out of the way to visit.