Best Glamping near Detroit Lakes, MN

Recent Glamping Reviews in Detroit Lakes

119 Reviews of 9 Detroit Lakes Campgrounds

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  Greg S.

  Scout

  

  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!

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  amber

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Terry D.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 8, 2024

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Brrrrrr

  Coldest shower ever other than that nice place quiet

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  Marasha

  Guide

  

  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…

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  Diane R.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 14, 2024

  Deer Park Lake Backcountry Campsite — Itasca State Park

  Remote, beautiful, trumpeter swans, loons and beavers!

  I stayed for 2 nights.  it was beautiful and serene.  There is a bear box which was helpful to store food and supplies since I was Hammocking.  Great trees for Hammock.  I was also able to get internet so I was able to see a big storm coming.  The birds and insects were suddenly silent and the clouds came in fast.  I was able to check weather apps and go to the shelter a mile toward the parking lot and wait out the storm.

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  MickandKarla W.

  Legend

  

  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.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  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!

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  Teresa T.

  Ranger

  

  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.

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  Dan M.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 2, 2023

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Cleanest Bathrooms / showers ever

  Easy access from freeway. Level sites, though some close together. Beautiful quiet peaceful place. Dump station, electric hookups.

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  Kristi D.

  Legend

  

  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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  Shana D.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 25, 2023

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Quiet campground

  We feel like we scored the best site in the campground by sheer luck. The even number sites along the open field side give you great views to be able to bird watch and wildlife viewing. . The bathhouse was clean. There is a dump station and a couple of places to fill your fresh water tanks if you are in a RV. . I do wish there was better access to the river from the campground. The trails didn’t really take you to the river.

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  Samantha P.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 18, 2023

  Maplewood State Park Campground

  Overall good

  Sites are very spacious, but some are pretty slanted. Beautiful area, just wish the campsites were closer to the beach.

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  Amon K.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 16, 2023

  Maplewood State Park Campground

  Knoll Loop

  We don’t have much of an experience, booked online an electric site that showed full shade and plenty of grass. Got there and no good place to pop up a roof top tent, all dirt, no electric. We had to leave and go get a hotel room

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  Josh H.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 14, 2023

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Nice Park for a short stay

  We stayed here for a weekend to try out our new camper someplace close to home. The park was nice and clean. The campground host came over and introduced himself and let us know he had firewood and could get ice if we needed it. There isn't much to do aside from some hiking and that's mostly grassy field area. If you are looking for a nice place to kick up and relax this is a good one.

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  Sharon B.

  Traveler

  

  May. 18, 2023

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  clean, many shaded sites

  $24 for non-electric site + $7 for car permit.

  Spacious site (#39)

  Very few other campers on May 15, 2023 and we enjoyed the quiet.

  Enjoyed hiking the easy trails with our dog.

  Black flies just starting. 

  Tics found us and dog.

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Dec. 21, 2022

  Maplewood State Park Campground

  Nice park

  Close to fargo and moorhead if you're looking for things to do in the area! Like the other state parks you can get firewood at the office and sites come with a fire ring and table.

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  Deb M.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 29, 2022

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Nice state park

  Great place for an overnight stop. This is as consistent as a MN state park can be - nice sites, mostly well spaced and accessible, with some hiking trails, dump station and brand new shower/restroom building. The night we were there had races going on at the nearby speedway - made it hard for campfire conversations. Good AT&T coverage.

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  Name

  Scout

  

  Aug. 16, 2022

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Nice place - dont forget car permit

  Few complaints. Shaded/well maintained campsites. Clean bathrooms, nice showers.

  Just make sure you have a permit for every vehicle. $7 daily or $35 annual

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  Carlos F.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 14, 2022

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Spacious sites

  Our site was very spacious and easy to back into. There is a dump station and a fresh water fill station by the entrance to the campground.

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  MARY K.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 12, 2022

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Nice quiet campground

  We camped here one night at the end of July as our first stop on a trip to Oregon. It was quiet on a Thursday. The swimming hole is closed this year so that probably kept some folks away.

  We stayed in the electric loop as it's nice to charge things up for the next leg of the trip. They have non-electric tent sites as well.

  Nice mature trees for shade. There is a large meadow with wild flowers and a trail next to the main campground. There were milkweed in bloom, wild roses and more.

  Lots of trails and Buffalo River to explore.

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  mary F.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 4, 2022

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Perfect in every way

  Well maintained park and facilities. Smallish campground with electric hookups and nice sanitation station and water fill station. Everything from large class A to tents can fit in back in camp sites. Beautiful native prairie and river forest. Spotless and new shower house.

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  Kathleen D.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 24, 2022

  Campers' Paradise

  Awesome

  Lots of biking and hiking trails. Really nice bathrooms. Nice beach with water trampolines. Sites are big.

  So much fun.

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  Tina

  Guide

  

  Mar. 31, 2022

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Really nice campground

  This was a really nice campground. It just has power at some of the sites and no water/sewer, but there is a dump station on the way in to fill up with water. The sites were nicely spaced and we had some shade. There were nice trails right from the campground. It was really quiet at night. This was one of our favorite campgrounds of our trip.

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  pam V.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 2, 2021

  Pine Ridge Campground — Itasca State Park

  Great getaway in a beautiful park with amazing bike trails and hiking .

  We were on the main part of the loop with more traffic and no barrier to the dusty road. Less wind made the next day better but I’d recommend being further in. Great ambiance and real friendly people, dog friendly too. We were here when fall colors peaked, beautiful!

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  jennifer R.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 30, 2021

  Pine Ridge Campground — Itasca State Park

  Beautiful scenic drive!

  Nice level site, clean bathroom/shower facilities, park is beautiful!

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  Cynthia

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 21, 2021

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  Lovely quite campground

  Lots of grass, near woods, clean bathrooms, free shower!

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  Niki U.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 18, 2021

  Buffalo River State Park Campground

  A classic campground

  Pretty standard campgrounds in a state park. Not too crowded and everyone was friendly and respectful. Showers and toilets (we didn’t use them but they’re there). We just stayed for a quick overnight but it was mostly pretty quiet and pleasant. No real complaints.