Best Cabin Camping near Detroit Lakes, MN
Several cabin campgrounds near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota provide lakeside accommodations with varying amenities. Maplewood State Park offers camper cabins with electricity, heat, ceiling fans, and private docks on Beers Lake. Strawberry Lake Cabin provides electric hookups, thirty-amp service, picnic tables, and access to showers and toilets. The Wilds Resort & Campground features cabins with full hookups including water, sewer, and electricity. "We stayed at Maplewood State Park mid-July. We actually stayed in one of the 3 camper cabins and loved it! They have electricity, heat, ceiling fans and a private dock on Beers Lake," noted one visitor.
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Bear Paw Campground at Itasca State Park offers cabins with small kitchens suitable for basic meal preparation. Glendalough State Park provides cart-in cabin sites situated in an old growth forest area with lake views. Most cabins require advance reservations, particularly during summer months from May through September. Pet policies vary by location—The Wilds Resort allows pets while Strawberry Lake Cabin does not permit animals. According to one camper, "The cabins looked lovely from the outside, although there were interspersed with some old, bedraggled sheds. Some of the cabins were right on the lake and had what appeared to be really nice decks."
Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen facilities range from fully stocked options at Wilderness Bay Resort to minimal setups requiring guests to bring cooking equipment. Birchmere Resort & Campground and Valhalla Resort offer more basic accommodations with fire pits for outdoor cooking. Pelican Rapids, near Maplewood State Park, has Larry's grocery store for provisions. Golden Eagle Campground and R & D Resort provide on-site markets where campers can purchase basic supplies. Wilderness Bay Resort offers "fully stocked cabins, each equipped with a cozy fireplace," as one visitor mentioned.
