Best Camping near Dent, MN

Dent is the perfect place for adventurous campers and RVers. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in, as well as sights to see and explore. Discover great camping spots near Dent, reviewed by campers like you.

Best Camping Sites Near Dent, MN (110)

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    Camper-submitted photo from Memorial Forest Park
    Sep. 16, 2024

    Memorial Forest Park

    Green and Peaceful

    This is a beautiful quiet place to park it for a while. There is everything here from 43 ft Class A rigs to tents. We were the only ones for about four days when we got here and now the campground is completely full. It’s the middle of September, and you wouldn’t know you were practically in the middle of the city with all the foliage. The only downfall is you have to unhook to go dump every so often. Thankfully the dump site is inside the campground

  • Greg S.
    Camper-submitted photo from Maplewood State Park Campground
    Sep. 15, 2024

    Maplewood State Park Campground

    Perfect Fall get away

    Simple beautiful park with the fall colors, plenty to due and see. Amazing fishing both trout and bass! Well maintained facilities in the park and friendly staff!

  • Elizabeth T.
    Camper-submitted photo from Eagle's Landing
    Sep. 8, 2024

    Eagle's Landing

    Amazing Family Campround Great for all ages

    This is our second year and starting into our third. This campground has been great for our family. Everyone in the campground is very friendly, pool is amazing and the lake is great for fishing. It is a seasonal campground so it is awesome to be able to leave our camper here year-round.

  • Teresa T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Welles Memorial Park
    Aug. 30, 2024

    Welles Memorial Park

    Camping in the county fairgrounds

    The campsites are integrated into the fairgrounds which is different but nice. Very little shade for most of the sites and the reservation process is a bit difficult to navigate but the sites is nice and quiet. There is a bathroom and an outside shower but way better if you have a full camper. Nice access to town and bike trails and across the street and some trails down by the river.

  • Teresa T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Kidder Recreation Area
    Aug. 25, 2024

    Kidder Recreation Area

    It is small and designed for tent campers

    There's a short row of camp spots in the sun for campers. Seems like a good portion of it is full of people who are here all the time. The rest of the campers are in the back of their truck, which i'm not opposed to, but they're in pretty tough shape and very old. I will say this is one of the least safe places. I have felt in North Dakota.

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    Camper-submitted photo from Vagabond Village Campground
    Aug. 24, 2024

    Vagabond Village Campground

    Clean, lots to do

    Lots of amenities, $60+ /night, guest fees. More open with less “trees and camping” feel so not for everyone but we liked it.

  • MThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Breeze Campgrounds
    Aug. 3, 2024

    Breeze Campgrounds

    Great place!

    We were scheduled for 5 nights, but extended to 8 because it was such a great spot. Don and his wife were very nice, and super helpful. We checked in late, and Don even helped us set up camp. Nice pool too. Showers and bathrooms are very clean. Laundry is nice. Highly recommend if you can snag a spot.

  • HThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from DeSoto Lake Backpacking Sites — Itasca State Park
    Jul. 29, 2024

    DeSoto Lake Backpacking Sites — Itasca State Park

    Great hike-in sites

    I recently camped at BP4, on Desoto Lake. They have maybe recently added bear boxes to these two sites (3&4), I didn't see that mentioned in any reviews or the MN park website. The trail was a bit swampy and horrible with mosquitoes but the camp sites themselves were not bad at all. A very nice spot, secluded and beautiful.

  • Helen V.
    Camper-submitted photo from Andes RV Park
    Jul. 27, 2024

    Andes RV Park

    Nice / quiet!

    Nice, new rv park. Not far off I 94. Spent 1 night, but slept well due to no noise. Golf cart rentals, and trails from the park.

    Would definitely recommend.

  • MThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Maplewood State Park Campground
    Jul. 4, 2024

    Maplewood State Park Campground

    Spacious and buggy

    For established camping, this park is lovely and spots are spacious. The place is bumpin’ with people but trees provide some sense of privacy but large, louder group was definitely in our vicinity—we couldn’t enjoy the birdsongs as we’d have liked (over 150 species can be found here). Staying at Grass Lake, we might have been able to launch our paddleboards from our site, but would have been a little tricky. Energy was better spent on keeping a fire tended with onslaught of unavoidable mosquitoes. Also, park doesn’t permit burning of found woods in the pits…

  • Ryan L.
    Camper-submitted photo from Andes RV Park
    Jun. 29, 2024

    Andes RV Park

    Dandy time at Andes RV Park

    We were in town for a weekend event and Andes RV Park was outstanding! Friendly service was in the easy check-in and checkout process. It has outstanding trails that they use in the winter time for cross-country skiing with tons of outdoor activities. Brand new restroom and shower facilities with laundry.

  • Willis M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Lake Carlos State Park Campground
    Jun. 4, 2024

    Lake Carlos State Park Campground

    Bougie "camping". More like a living room with no roof...

    This is a great state park. Group camping comes with its own bathroom building and shelter building with wood stove. The water is quite clean. Also there's even hot water in the bathroom.

  • Fred S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Hungry Man Forest Campground
    May. 21, 2024

    Hungry Man Forest Campground

    Lakeside Primitive Camping

    Camped at site #7 on Oct 10-11, 2023. Beautiful wooded state forest campground along Hungry Man Lakes. I was able to bank fish right from the campsite. Dirt surface campsite with table and metal fire ring. Trash containers along campground road. Two clean vault toilets with tp & air freshener. Two hand water pumps. Some sites are not level; #7 was level and pretty large. The campground can accomodate a truck camper and smaller; would not recommend larger rigs. A gravel road looped through the campground, offering a pleasant walk through the pine forest. Can not reserve a site here. Had to use the Yodel app to pay. Loved camping here.

  • Fred S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Lake Carlos State Park Campground
    May. 21, 2024

    Lake Carlos State Park Campground

    Pretty Campground - Lower Loop

    Camped here on Oct 9, 2023. Large wooded campground on the lakefront. Easy access to the beach. Hiking trail. Very clean restroom/shower house. Level gravel campsite with metal fire ring and table. Water spigot short walk from campsite. Campground can accomodate all sorts of camping rigs. Paved campground loop road. Nice hosts and park ranger. Need to reserve online. Quiet. peaceful evening.

  • KThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Swan Lake Resort & Campground
    May. 14, 2024

    Swan Lake Resort & Campground

    Beautiful Quiet Campground

    Wonderful office staff, very kind and helpful. We intended to stay at the tent site but when we arrived we saw a lovely cabin overlooking the lake and decided to give ourselves a treat. It was very clean and comfortable. You can tell they work very hard to make the interior inviting and the kitchen well supplied with nice kitchenware. Highly recommend.

  • SThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Beers Hike-In Site
    Apr. 14, 2024

    Beers Hike-In Site

    Great backpacking site to take your family

    Take the Maplewood church road into the site. There is enough room to park 1 (maybe 2) vehicles. The walk is an easy walk. There is a nice fire pit and good area for fishing right at the site. Also there is a picnic table and a vault toilet. Surprisingly there was toilet paper there!

  • John
    Camper-submitted photo from Sherin Memorial Park
    Oct. 23, 2023

    Sherin Memorial Park

    Harassment/ life treating

    Never visit pelican rapids park or the town. Ther is ppl in the park with hand radio like the police ther acting an impersonation of law. 1 short person 1skiny tall ,1 wanabe kid posing as a firefighter an 1 fat girl acting like she owns an like she is model.. ther ppl hiding in normal clothing.. Too all be careful not to catch a felony charge over dum. Ppl

  • MickandKarla W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Buffalo River State Park Campground
    Oct. 15, 2023

    Buffalo River State Park Campground

    Nice Little State Park

    This campground(CG) was easy to find. Because it was a Tuesday during the off-season, the check-in gate was not open, so we proceeded back to site 24, which was electric only(50/30/20 AMP) for our two-night stay. This small state park has many trees, but with the road being wide enough, the trees weren't in the way, and with no ditch this was an easy back-in. The sites here are also nicely spaced. A park ranger came by later and gave us our post and vehicle tags. There was highway and train noise. There are mature trees in the CG, but we were able to get enough north sky for Starlink. On Verizon, we got 3 bars. There is potable water at the dump station, which is at the park entrance. The shower/restroom facility was in good shape and clean. We enjoyed the trails, some interpretative, around this state park. As the nights were cooler, we opened our bedroom windows and noticed that trains ran almost continuously through the night. Overall, we had a good visit and would consider staying here again.

  • Laura M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Buffalo River State Park Campground
    Oct. 5, 2023

    Buffalo River State Park Campground

    Everything you need

    Good state park campground with everything you need. You can make your reservations online once you get there, and it’s nice because there’s no online transaction fee. But watch out that you pay the $7 daily state park entry fee as well as the camping fee, because otherwise you'll get a friendly visit from a ranger! 

     There are two loops, one slightly larger one with 50 and 30 amp power (no water or sewer) for $34, and one smaller one with no power for $24. We stayed in a power site because we couldn’t handle the heat anymore, otherwise the smaller one looked a little nicer and quieter and we would have stayed there. 

    Showers were nice and clean and free. Bathrooms were nice. 

    Very nice walking trails all around the campground and throughout the park as a whole. Trash dumpsters here as well as an assortment of segregated recycle bins. Good cell reception with Verizon and ATT. Firewood available at office for $8 and ice for $3. 

    Group camp is off from the main campground a ways, but connected via a little walking trail. There is a dump station and potable water fill at the campground exit. 

    No drinking allowed at any Minnesota State Park campground!

  • Teresa T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Maplewood State Park Campground
    Oct. 1, 2023

    Maplewood State Park Campground

    Amazing fall colors

    Second visit to the park but first time camping. Our spot was not private and a bit of a walk to the toilet but everyone was quiet and respectful. It is a very large park with miles of hiking trails and some pretty great mountain biking routes. It is a gem with the fall colors and was full the night we were there.

  • Teresa T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Hungry Man Forest Campground
    Oct. 1, 2023

    Hungry Man Forest Campground

    Nice campground

    Tall trees and beautiful clear water with a dock. Looks like a great lake for a canoe. I also noted that I have terrific cell reception and could work here which would be great. Close to Itasca which was crazy with leaf peepers and yet, here it was quiet.

  • Alexis R.
    Camper-submitted photo from The Wilds Resort & Campground
    Aug. 3, 2023

    The Wilds Resort & Campground

    such a pretty area with awesome staff!

    Basically have a 24/7 help number, always ready to answer questions, the cutest little gift shop,,,ice cream!! it was perfect and we only stayed a night!!

  • Kristi D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Buffalo River State Park Campground
    Jul. 7, 2023

    Buffalo River State Park Campground

    Lovely campground

    Nice and clean campground with the best bathrooms we have been too...

    good trail system with a walk through the prairie and/or by the river..the weather was perfect when we came, 75 and a breeze...

    We had an incident with our cat. Cat got loose and everyone worked as a team to get him found. People were walking and looking for him. Posters went up around the grounds. We left our # with two campgrounds and as soon as they saw him 8 hours after he went missing, they called us and kept him contained. We appreciate everyone and their kind acts...


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Guide to Dent

Camping near Dent, Minnesota, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, this area has something for you.

What to do:

  • Hiking and Biking: Explore the miles of trails at Maplewood State Park Campground. One visitor mentioned, "It is a very large park with miles of hiking trails and some pretty great mountain biking routes."
  • Water Activities: Enjoy kayaking or canoeing at Glendalough State Park Campground. A reviewer noted, "The lakes are ranked among the most pristine in the state and are designated 'Heritage Lakes' because of the water quality."
  • Fishing: Cast a line at Swan Lake Resort & Campground. One camper shared, "This campground is right by a lake with almost every activity you could think of!"

What campers like:

  • Spacious Sites: Campers appreciate the roomy spots at Maplewood State Park Campground. A review stated, "For established camping, this park is lovely and spots are spacious."
  • Clean Facilities: Many visitors enjoy the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers at Buffalo River State Park Campground. One camper remarked, "Cleanest bathrooms/showers ever."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Families love the activities available at Tipsinah Mounds City Park. A reviewer said, "Great spot for a family with children!"

What you should know:

  • Mosquitoes: Be prepared for bugs, especially at Maplewood State Park Campground. One camper warned, "Energy was better spent on keeping a fire tended with the onslaught of unavoidable mosquitoes."
  • Limited Privacy: Some campgrounds, like Delagoon Park Campground, have sites that are close together. A visitor noted, "The campsites are gravel back-in with no separation between sites so privacy is limited."
  • Reservations Recommended: Many campgrounds, including Glendalough State Park Campground, require reservations. A camper mentioned, "Campsites are reserved through an online system."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Activities for Kids: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds and swimming areas, like Tipsinah Mounds City Park. A review highlighted, "There is a nice playground, showers/restrooms, canp store, game room, volleyball, basketball, and horseshoes."
  • Quiet Hours: Many campgrounds have quiet hours, so plan family activities accordingly. One camper at Delagoon Park Campground noted, "The noise level within the campground can be pretty high on weekends."
  • Pack Snacks: Keep snacks handy for the kids while exploring the trails. A visitor at Maplewood State Park Campground mentioned, "The park is bumpin’ with people."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Size: Make sure your RV fits the site dimensions. A reviewer at Golden Eagle Campground said, "Large drive-through sites for RVs nice sitting close to the lake."
  • Electric Hookups: Look for campgrounds with electric hookups, like Swan Lake Resort & Campground. One camper noted, "The essentials are all there. It's the 'extras' that make it worth it."
  • Dump Stations: Check for dump stations nearby. A visitor at Buffalo River State Park Campground mentioned, "There is a dump station and potable water fill at the campground exit."

Camping near Dent, Minnesota, is a great way to enjoy the outdoors with family and friends. With plenty of activities and beautiful campgrounds, you're sure to have a memorable experience!

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