Established Camping
Lake Maria State Park Campground
About
State Park
Backpack sites, located on remote lakes and ponds throughout the park, are one to two miles from the trailhead parking. New log camper cabins, located near lakes and ponds, provide bunk beds for six people and a table and benches for campers who want more of the creature comforts.
Access
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonAvailable
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Cabins
- Tent Cabin
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- Market
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Pets
- Fires
Private backpack sites
Stayed in B1 close to the road. The hike in is about a mile if you park near the group campsites; doable for carrying in firewood! There is a fire pit provided as well as a gear box and a picnic table. There are usually some leaves and smaller twigs around that can be used as kindling to get a fire going. Nice lake views and while the road has some traffic, it is quiet at night. The site has a nice area right next to the lake to put your tent. I have camped here in a 1p and 2p backpacking tent (photos of both included), and the area was big enough for a tent a bit larger than what I have. I have stayed at this same site twice and it is usually my go to for testing new gear as the state park is fairly close to home and the hike in is short. Be prepared with bug spray/repellant! The hike in and with the site being so close to water usually means dealing with ticks and mosquitos during the late spring to early fall months!
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Pretty fun
I like the primitive sites the best. Nice lake to hike down to as well. I went in August though and the mosquitos were awful.
Winter Camping!!!
It was November but that's when our anniversary lands and dang it we wanted to go camping so we did. Walk in site# BP6 was a hilly 1/4 mile hike one way but worth the view. We were right on the edge looking out over a small lake with towering trees all around us. Each BP site also has it's own private latrine house slightly apart from your site. Nothing fancy but it was clean and private. There are miles of trails at this park. We didn't get to see any of the endangered Blandings turtles but there were trumpeter swans, this is a huge migratory area for the birds.
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Location
Lake Maria State Park Campground is located in Minnesota
Directions
The park may be reached from the south via I-94 (exit 193) at Hwy 25, south to Chelsea Rd to Hwy 39 west and Wright County Rd 111, or from the north via I-94 (exit 183) to Hwy 8, County Rd 39 and County Rd 111.
Address
11411 Clementa Ave NW
Monticello, MN 55362
Coordinates
45.317984 N
93.935657 W