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Crow Wing Inn and RV Park(formerly Nevis Welcome Inn) is located right in the heart of many activities in Nevis and surrounding Park Rapids and Walker areas. We are centrally located to many popular lakes including The Crow Wing Chain of Lakes, Lake Belle Taine and Leech Lake. We are also located near the Heartland Trail, Paul Bunyan State Trail, Itasca State Park and several snowmobile trails. We strive to give you a CLEAN and comfortable room with an "Up North" feel at a reasonable price. Whether fishing, hunting, hiking, biking, snowmobiling, or just visiting, we have a room for you! Also if you have an RV come visit our RV Park. Located right next to our motel. Perfect place to park for the night, week etc.
Forty Beautiful Acres of RV Sites and Primitive Camping
$22 - $35 / night
$24 - $34 / night
Legend
This is a lovely little RV park, but all the sites are close together and it doesn't appear that it's for tent campers at all. It looks like you can rent RV spaces for the season or by the night ($40/night). But they are only open May 1 to the end of September.
If you are an RV camper, they do have sewage hook up (not sure about a dump station), water and electric hookups. It's very close to town where you can get anything you need. There are gas stations, little town shopping, Walmart, etc. Just off of Highway 34, it is very easy to find.
Ranger
There are quite a few RV sites at Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen and they offer full hookups! We stayed at site 19, shown in the photo. Although the sites are close together, there were quite a few empty sites so we felt like it was semi-private. The cost was about $25 per night so definitely a great deal for full hookups. There is a picnic table at each site and the RV park is pet friendly. We spent a lot of our time in the casino while we were here so our time in the camper was limited but while we slept, we didn't here much noise.
Ranger
Camp Itasca is a nice private park only a few minutes from the north entrance to Itasca State Park and the Mississippi River headwaters. We stayed two nights. Most of the sites are not shaded in the midday, but there are woods and shade nearby. The street is gravel and the sites are dirt. Despite that, I gave the park 4 stars because it is pleasant and the host is super friendly. The park was quiet. Has a lot of permanent/ long-term campers. Stayed in back-in campsite#23 which was not shady and a little unlevel side to side. It was a dirt site with some grass on either side. There was enough parking for my 34 TT and truck. The site included: picnic table on grass and fire ring. Electric, water and sewer were in the rear. 20A/30A/50A electric. Sewer was not threaded. Neighbors are close. AT&T had 2 bars of LTE and Verizon 4 bars of LTE service. AT&T Speedtest: 27.1 Mbps down, 0.64 Mbps up. Verizon Speedtest: 190 kbps down, 12 Mbps up. Free WiFi: 140 kbps down, 2.6 Mbps up. Would stay here again. We camped at Camp Itasca in a Travel Trailer.
Legend
This park features fishing in Whiskey Creek, (stocked with rainbow trout, crappies, and sunfish), picnic area, children's playground, semi-enclosed shelters, campground area with full hook-up and tent sites, two camping cabins, softball fields, frisbee golf, volleyball area and a children's zoo, which includes buffalo, whitetail deer, peacocks, and golden pheasants. Site had picnic table and fire ring.
Camping with the whole family so there may be some familiar rigs from other reviews of mine.
Traveler
This was a cute place and it was clean and nice. There are no designated tent spaces or directions as to where to set up your tent. That was confusing. I just ended up parking it by one of the shelters. Overall it was a great day and it was mostly quiet. The other RVr’s were quiet, you could only hear a little bit of rumbling from the nearby highway. The bathrooms were nice with all things considered. There were two bathrooms and one shower stall. The price is no longer $10 for tent camping, it is now $15. Full hook ups was $30 now.
Guide
On the Gunflint Trail off the beaten path! Get away from it all...really. No cell to bother you here! On Flour Lake with great service from the staff. Sights are close and tight but have nice tree and foliage growth between sites. No full hook up...but dump station on site. Fishing dock and boat rental on site with reasonable prices. In the Superior National Forest..lots of hiking trails. Lakes all around to explore and the Gunflint historical society up the road. Drive trail to end for some great views and the north south continental divide. We were here for 6 days and loved it. Bath house geta a just ok from me...not the best or worse I've seen. Friendly folks everywhere.
Ranger
Lindenwood Park is a very nice campground with an abundance of shelters, children’s play areas, and walking/hiking trails. Campers have two areas for parking RVs with both an upper & lower (riverside) rv Park. There is some noise overflow from the Interstate but the surroundings are tranquil and while you are there, it makes it hard to believe you are still in town. The park road is currently undergoing some renovations but the grounds and area are very well maintained.
Guide
Easy access from freeway. Level sites, though some close together. Beautiful quiet peaceful place. Dump station, electric hookups.
Guide
A beautiful waterfront RV park bought by a group of young entrepreneurs and van lifers to rebrand as a more communal space! Awesome hilltop van life area with water and power, wifi, etc. Park has water front beach, boat rentals and game/hangout spaces. Highly recommend!
Legend
Crow Wing Inn and RV Park is exactly what it says it is. There is a small motel, if you need a room with a shower, but there is also space to set your RV up for the night. It's definitely not fancy, by any stretch of the imagination, but it's not a dirt pad. It's kind of pretty, even if it's in the wide open. The grass is green and plentiful, there is a grove of pine trees (I suppose you could hang a hammock here, but I don't know if you could pay to camp if you didn't have an RV). There is a single fire pit near a picnic table. It doesn't look like there are many sites, but this is a tiny town, so I suppose there isn't a high demand for an RV park in this area either.
While not my first choice, if I had an RV, it would serve the purpose if I needed a place to spend the night.
Within easy walking distance, there is a small grocery, two gas stations, a laundry, bar, bank and bakery. As well as a walking trail and a small park. There's even a "do it yourself" car wash next door with a vacuum!
Legend
In the off season, it's kind of hard to get a feel for a campground in Minnesota. They aren't terribly well used. But this one had some occupants. However, the office was closed, so I couldn't ask any questions.
The sign by the main road says "resort and campground", but the sign closer to the location only says "resort", however, their website has camping prices as well as cabin prices. But I couldn't seem to find the campground. Maybe it was one in the same for campers and RV's?
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. All seemed to have BBQ grills provided as well. The office (lodge?) was a large building with an attached in ground pool. Lots of RV campers were there. So I'm assuming that this is mainly an RV park.
Their website mentions camping rates around $40/night. One of those places I think I'd bypass if I had a tent, but for an RV, it might be a good deal.
There is also a sand beach with canoes that I assume are free to use if you stay there. A nice little perk.
GuideWe stayed at Camp Itasca for the Pioneer Farmers Show which was just across Highway 200.
Itasca State Park is two minutes away. A great bar for dinner is Lobos which is about three miles away.
Camp Itasca is a small hidden treasurer. It has permanent RV spots, full/partial hookup sites, and tent spots.
Our spot was in the trees with electricity. The spot was big enough for or 21’ trailer, my pickup, and my inlaws van. It had a picnic table and fire pit.
It was clean, quiet, family-oriented, and very affordable. The owner was very pleasant and easy to work with.
You can find almost anything you need within 5 mins of the camp if not in the camp.
They do have wifi but we didn’t use it. My router read it as weak? Verizon cellular serve was great!
We had no problems and we would recommend it to anyone that wants a nice quiet experience.
No last thing. They only do reservations over the phone.
Traveler
Very nice place for tent or RV camping. Tenting is $30 and sites with hookups go up $2 per each additional utility. For tenting the nicest site is a walk in site that even has a filtered view of the lake and a path die to the shore. Nice kids area as well as a sandy beach, fishing dock, and boat launch. Only boats for rent are 2 paddle boats and a row boat.
Travelerwe love Buffalo River and try to make it out to at least enjoy the trails once a week. it's about a 15 minute drive from Fargo, with a few smaller towns closer for picking up things you may have forgotten.
there are several rv spots and a separate tent section. bathhouse in good condition. trails along and the river and through the prairie. they even have a swimming pond in the summer.
stunning no matter the season
Ranger
Stayed in mid September and almost had the park to ourselves. Good road in and level sites. Electric is dated but functional. Walking trail is excellent.
ScoutOnly 8 sites, but each is an acre in size. Full hookups. No other amenities but dark skies at night and the quiet you only get out in the country. I'll definitely come back here!
ScoutLarge drive-through sites for RVs nice sitting close to the lakeA little spend he at 50 bucks a night
Ranger
This park has a lot of camping spaces but privacy within the campground is limited. It’s located right off I94 just outside of Barnesville. Across the highway is a softball field and play area that overlooks Whiskey Creek. The Whiskey Creek area provides a very pretty view with a low waterfall and small walking bridge. Many of the RV sites in the campground have full hookups and there is a line of sites on the north side that are tent-only sites. This would be a great spot to have a family reunion if you have a family of campers!
TravelerVery small sites for RV camping. Doubt we had 14 ft in between. Add to that the noise coming off of the I 94 bridge. Doubt we will be back.
Scout
Nice level site, clean bathroom/shower facilities, park is beautiful!
TravelerWe booked last second and we didn’t know what to expect with it being located in town. We were pleasantly surprised...our lot was decent size, full hookups, the kids (and adults) enjoyed the river, the Heartland Trail is a few blocks away, downtown is also close by, but yet, it didn’t feel like we were in town. The bathrooms are nice with individual showers. The campground managers were nice and delivered wood to us. I wouldn’t say it was my favorite place ever but I would definitely recommend it for a weekend getaway.
GuideWe opted for what the staff person told us were more level sites instead of those overlooking the river. Although our site was level, the spaces were closer together. Fine for an overnight stay. Have not checked the bathroom facilities yet, but they do stay locked, a plus.
GuideWe were RV camping here, sites were nice sized, bathrooms and showers handy. There is a lot to do- ck out the Mississippi headwaters, the Douglas Lodge, with restaurant. The visitor center has a small historical/wildlife display and you can borrow binoculars to better see the wildlife that abounds. Nice biking trails, hiking. The lake is great for fishing and you can rent canoes/kayaks. There is also a boat tour of the lake with an excellent guide.
Legend
La Salle Lake is the newest Minnesota state recreation ares, in the process of become a state park in its own right but currently administeted under the umbrella of nearby Itasca State Park.
If you are a tent camper, the main campground is rather open and more stark than you might like, but RV campers will like the full hookups and the exceptionally nice campground restrooms and shower facilities. What is special about camping here is not the campground itself, but the exceptional surroundings. Lake La Salle is a small but pristine lake, the second deepest in Minnesota and surrounded but mature forest in an ancient glacial moraine tunnel valley. The unique geology makes for terrific hiking through varied terrain all around the lake itself, and into the nearby state Scientific Natrual Area at the confluence if LaSalle Creek and the fledgling Mississippi River. While mostly wooded, there is also a natural prairie area with rare wildflowers. There is nice canoeing, kayaking anf fishing, a good boat launch and swimming beach, and a beautiful new accessible boardwalk and picnic area. There are also two very beautiful north woods style cabins for rent. There are a couple of paddle-in or hike-in dispersed campsites being developed on the more secluded side of the lake, and for folks who want a primitive camping experience close to Bemidji this would be it! The park is 15 miles from Itasca State Park and also 15 miles from Bemidji for day trips to either, and a family-friendly bar and grill is 5 minutes away at the Becida crossroads. Well recommended for an easy and quiet family getaway in northern Minnesota
ScoutWe prefer to use this campground later in the year, after baseball season. It can get busy and can have a lot of adults drinking during baseball season. Nice baseball fields, play ground, shelter picnic area, beach with a dock and bathrooms with showers. There electric hook ups, water available but no water hook ups and a dump station. The campsites are not private but roomy enough. Reservations are made at the city liquor store.
Legend
It's a little deceptive, because this is called a "campground", but upon closer inspection, it appears to only be fore RV's and campers (as in trailers). I suppose you could drop a tent if you wanted to, but you'd be amongst lots of RV's. I can't find anything online about cost. They don't seem to have a website.
It's on a lake, there was a bathroom (although I didn't go inside) and the did have water and there were electrical hookups. They also had a dump station.
TravelerBuffalo river is not our favorite State Park but it is close to family and friends in the Fargo Morehead area. For the most part it’s just really mosquitoey. Make sure you bring bug spray. The campsites aren’t quite as spread out as some of the other state parks and it’s not as wooded as you’re in the plains. some of the sites have more trees than others.
We will go back because it’s convenient. You are also fairly close to the Detroit Lakes area. That is a fun place to visit and do some shopping.
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