Bunker Hills Regional Park

Reviewed Jun. 27, 2024

Love bunker!

I have stayed at Bunker a few times in site 33 and one of the walk in sites. Site 33 is very large and also very wide open. The walk in sites are a lot more secluded but not totally private. Really enjoy camping here, just wish it wasn't so expensive. It costs more than staying at a state park.

Site33, walk in C

Month of VisitMay

Ralph K.

Reviewed Jun. 5, 2024

Same day booking

Went early in the season in the afternoon and had no problems getting a good spot with electric hookups. Better for someone with an RV, and more seemingly a weekend spot for the family.

Sitebunker hills campground

Month of VisitApril

Daniel H.

Reviewed Oct. 12, 2021

Classic Minnesota Campground and close tp everything in the cities.

II've stayed here numerous times. It's actually a pretty good value for the money. Heavily wooded with oak trees, lots of privacy, campsites are spaced out well. Nice trails, facilities down the road, many biking trails, and cool on a hot summer day.

Site8, 23,14

Month of VisitAugust

Krista T.

Legend

Reviewed Apr. 1, 2021

Hidden gem!!

I went to this park for the first time last weekend, and I spent the entire time just saying“wow”. I had never been here before, despite it only being 20 minutes away, because I always prioritize going to state parks. It would never even occur to me to camp somewhere if it was less than an hour away. That is no longer true, as I immediately made reservations for this park when I got home. You might want to as well.

If you simply look at the list of amenities this park has, nature lovers would be quick to turn their nose up at it as an overly-commercialized playground. It has a golf course, a restaurant is on the grounds, there is a stable with horses/ponies that you can take guided trail rides on, a water park(it is called The Beach, which was very confusing for us when we thought we were taking the trail to an actual beach), several playgrounds, archery, an event center, frisbee golf, and yes a campground. I’m probably forgetting something, check out their website for more. Basically, check this place out if you want to get out of the house for some outdoor pandemic family fun.

Despite many of these things not being anything that I have a slight interest in, this somehow works for the park and it feels like a hidden paradise. I was immediately enthralled by the scenery as we drove into the park. There is an automated self-service station that accepts cards, or you can put cash in the drop box, a daily pass in 2021 is$6 and an annual pass is$30. It truly felt like a state park, and it’s definitely bigger than some of them(for instance it is 8x larger than Carley State Park).

The lower loops are definitely better for tent campers, even though quite a few spots could support an RV. The campground map does a good job of providing visual indicators of what a site provides. The upper loop(sits 45-64) is definitely more geared towards RVs, so not what I would consider an ideal tent site. See picture of site 47 to get a feel for what this one is like. The bathrooms were locked up, so no feedback on those at this time. They looked relatively modern though. Also there are two camper cabins, they look more utilitarian than atmospheric though. Sites that I loved: 3, 8, 10.

Overall I had a great time walking the trails, it was always kind of exciting to see what random feature was tucked seamlessly into the next bend. Based on the lack of Dyrt reviews and the overabundance of weekend availability for this campground, it might be a nice option for you to get camping even if you are a state-park-loving metro dweller like me. My reservation for a rustic site wound up being$30 for one night.

Month of VisitMarch

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Jennifer B.

Reviewed Sep. 8, 2020

Safe and Simple

A nice regional park, clean bathrooms and quiet private lots. Good hiking.

Krista G.

Reviewed Aug. 8, 2020

Amazing & serene

Amazing campsites nice trails clean shower's and bathroom's. There's a water park down the road and friendly staff.

Curt D.

Reviewed Jul. 12, 2020

Great campground close to shopping.

Site 65. Morning shade, afternoon sunny. This is a nice level site.

Josh M.

Reviewed Aug. 5, 2019

Bunker hills

A small campground located in the northern suburbs of the twin cities. Allows for horseback riding and a wave pool and water slides within the park. Golfing as well. This is as basic as they come with little to no travel for many. One of my least liked campgrounds.

Melissa A.

Reviewed Aug. 31, 2018

Great spot in the Twin Cities

This was a great park and close to everything. This campground was big with privacy between the camp spots. There were nice trails to help explorer the regional park. The bathrooms were nice and clean. The only down fall was there was no trash cans in the campground only with you were leaving the campground.

Site10

Month of VisitJuly

Kenan R.

Reviewed Aug. 4, 2018

Camping Near Civilization

I was very happy with the trails and accommodations available to me, during my stay. There are park pavilions and a water park connected to the campsite, a gold course nearby, and shops, too - - but the actual campsite, bike/walking/horse trails make you forget all of that. The temperature was COLD the first night, but perfect the rest of the week. Absolutely loved the experience, and I will go again.

Site19

Month of VisitMay

Tiffany W.

Reviewed Jul. 6, 2018

Great wooded campground next to waterpark

Huge waterpark, miles of bike trails

Doug B.

Reviewed Jun. 6, 2018

Spacious and secluded sites

For being in the middle of the northern suburbs of Minneapolis, this park and campground is surprisingly woodsy, secluded and spacious. There are both primitive (tent) non-electric sites, and sites with electricity, even some 50 amp.

Within the park is large water park and wave pool. There are many paved trails, and an activity center.

Month of VisitJune

Bryan S.

Reviewed May. 17, 2018

Another great convenient camping option

This is a nice, quiet campground with activities nearby. The sites are decently private and there is nice bathrooms/showers. We camped here while our friends used a camper cabin and they loved it too. The waterpark is a blast and we were able to find discount passes online.

Month of VisitJune

Carter N.

Reviewed Aug. 19, 2017

👍

Campsites were nice, good tent pads too! Very clean. Respectful neighbors

Month of VisitAugust

Arielle P.