Best Equestrian Camping near Maple Lake, MN

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Maple Lake

96 Reviews of 9 Maple Lake Campgrounds

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  Travis A.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 28, 2024

  High Island Creek Park

  Free dispersed camping

  I stayed four nights. I would have stayed longer but ran out of water. There isn't any potable water on site. During a hot day, I took my two dogs and we hiked to a nearby river. We cooled off and enjoyed the peace and quite. The only downside is no potable water and lots of mesquites.

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  gary W.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 27, 2024

  Country Camping Tent & RV Park on the Rum River

  Gary w

  Nice river nearby canoeing swimming pool fireplaces and little store for treats.

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  ron R.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 14, 2024

  High Island Creek Park

  Virtually noises

  I'm spending three nights here. I'm writing my review after my second day. The campground is kept up very well. It has garbage cans and porta pottys. When I got here it was empty. Nice open spots and a good amount of tree cover.

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  Sherry H.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 2, 2024

  High Island Creek Park

  Magical

  Good vibes it’s a magical place when u go hiking down the hill to the hidden creeks trails and absolute peace being one with nature..

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  David G.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 28, 2024

  Country Camping Tent & RV Park on the Rum River

  Fun place

  The campground is nice and clean. Good size spaces. The tubing is a plus. Had one issue with power dropping so we had to pull the surge protector off the. It was fine. Also very hot and humid so everyone was running AC to the max. Pool was small but nice. Splash pad was even nice for adults I recommend this campground. Key thing is the river is very clean and sandy bottom.

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  Joslyn H.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 27, 2024

  Bunker Hills Regional Park

  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.

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  Ralph K.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 5, 2024

  Bunker Hills Regional Park

  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.

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  Beasty B.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 4, 2024

  Country Camping Tent & RV Park on the Rum River

  Fantastic

  I stayed here 3 weeks ago with my wife and 2 young children and it was fantastic great playground and heated pool the spaces were well kept and spaced apart 10-10 would most defiantly go again! A ton for the kids to do!

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  Dave K.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 2, 2024

  Ann Lake

  Overnight Stay

  Very quiet campground, with large peaceful, rustic sites. We stopped for one night while traveling through Minneapolis area. Found several open sites on Saturday, first weekend in June. The road into the campground was a bit bumpy, take it slow it was only about 0.75 miles.

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  Andrew K.

  Guide

  

  May. 25, 2024

  High Island Creek Park

  Very close

  Very close to other campers, but no one bothered anyone. Dog didn’t go nuts, got a good spot. Would recommend. Tent camping on the way to Alaska and filled all needs. Has a Porta-shitter and trash. Decent spot, windy.

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  Katlynn T.

  Scout

  

  May. 23, 2024

  Ann Lake

  My favorite place on earth

  So beautiful and spacious

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  Katie C.

  Traveler

  

  May. 16, 2024

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Overall good

  If you're looking for a beginner backpack spot, with privacy and not too far from the cities, then this will fit your bill. You can either do a short-hike from the parking lot via the road to B5 or a 1 mile easy hike via the trail. The backpacking sites are very spread out, we could barely tell anyone else was at the park with us ever. 

  B5 was beautiful, already lots of mosquitos for May (and appeared poison oak/ivy). I'm not sure what this park does differently than most other parks, but our privy was LOADED with spiders. I get it, it's the outdoors. But still, I've used many in-ground toilets and never had dozens of spiders covering the toilet seat/front. 

  Another reason we chose this park was for birding. The park ranger at check-in was not helpful and then said he's never heard of MN State Parks free birding kits to borrow, though it's clearly listed on several spots on their website. Bummer, but we still enjoyed our time.

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  Skip H.

  Ranger

  

  Feb. 1, 2024

  High Island Creek Park

  Great park!

  As previously stated, you need to follow up with the sheriif. They just want to know the duration of stay, people in the group, and vehicle information. I'm winter camping during the warm spell here in MN, and it's pretty quiet. The area is muddy with the thaw, but that's to be expected. There's quite a number of spots that all have fire rings. A large 5th wheel might have a struggle with some of the spots depending on availability, but anything else should be fine.

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  Jennifer H.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 21, 2023

  High Island Creek Park

  Pretty and quiet night

  You’ll drive down what seems like could be a residential road, but the park is at the end of it and has some nice spots with fire pits, a playground for kids, and picnic tables. The sign says to call the sheriff to get permission to camp, but we got in a late and left early and didn’t call and had no trouble. It seemed like someone may have lived there in their camper and there was another family camping, but overall a really nice experience and the sunset was beautiful with the trees!

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  Anita B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 9, 2023

  Ann Lake

  Quiet, spacious spots

  We were able to find a spot for our 26ft Class C. The sites are very large, good for tenting. Nice shady spots. The road is gravel and dirt with wear and tear, which might make it difficult for large motorhomes. We were pleased for our overnight stop.

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  Angie B.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 24, 2023

  High Island Creek Park

  Peaceful and quiet.

  I was late getting to my site due to being delayed by some bison in South Dakota, so I was racing the dark to set up my tent and start a fire. To my delight, I found that whoever was there before me had set up a nice bed of hay and kindling in the fire pit, which was very helpful! It was very peaceful and quiet...far enough from the highway that there was no noise or light pollution. The sheriff drove through once at night and once in the morning. I felt very safe.

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  Trenton V.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 9, 2023

  High Island Creek Park

  Nice spot

  Gulley that a large creek runs through surrounded by trees and large forested hills. The entire park is surrounded by farms, nearby are some really nice Minnesota small towns like Henderson and the somewhat larger St. Peter (but still small town). I hiked in about 1/2 a mile and camped in the trees but they also have some clearings closer to the entrance, with grills, where you could easily set up. $10 suggested donation. Trash bins located all over which is good , but the wind seems to blow debris around here and there, and irresponsible people leave their beer cans/water bottles strewn about, so pick them up if you find them like I did. Website and signage on location recommends to call the sheriff's office to let them know you're camping there which I did and they were nice enough, but it's probably not the end of the world if you don't. Overall this was a pleasant spot, especially being the only camper there, so hope you all enjoy! Places like this are what I love about The Dyrt, I don't think I would have found this otherwise.

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  Kevin H.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 12, 2022

  High Island Creek Park

  Peaceful & Safe

  Great spot with a clean port-a-potty, a comfortable grove of trees, fire pits, and peace!

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  Jeff C.

  Traveler

  

  May. 18, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Pretty fun

  I like the primitive sites the best. Nice lake to hike down to as well. I went in August though and the mosquitos were awful.

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  LaMina H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 13, 2022

  Ann Lake

  My favorite spot in MN!!!

  Lake Ann Campground, located in the Sand Dunes State Forest north of Big Lake, MN is great for a weekend getaway with the family or a solo walk in trip. There are RV sites, tent sites, handicap accessible, walk in sites and group sites. Camping here is primitive with few amenities you get a fire ring and a picnic table, its great camping too be one with nature. There are several water spickets located around the campground along with outhouse type restrooms. There are no hookups or electric. Camping is on a first come first serve basis and you register at the kiosk located at the front of the campground acrid from the camp host site. There are several trails and Amaya something to do.

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  anne K.

  Guide

  

  May. 4, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Winter Camping!!!

  It was November but that's when our anniversary lands and dang it we wanted to go camping so we did. Walk in site# BP6 was a hilly 1/4 mile hike one way but worth the view. We were right on the edge looking out over a small lake with towering trees all around us. Each BP site also has it's own private latrine house slightly apart from your site. Nothing fancy but it was clean and private. There are miles of trails at this park. We didn't get to see any of the endangered Blandings turtles but there were trumpeter swans, this is a huge migratory area for the birds.

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  Whitney L.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 26, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Fun camping with friends

  Did a camping weekend with a buddy and had so much fun. We hiked and made yummy campfire grub and hammocked and had a generally relaxing time.

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  Jeff C.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 22, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Nice place!

  I like that they have some easy drive in spots as well as some more private hike in spots.

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  Krissy G.

  Guide

  

  Jan. 18, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  A little slice of heaven close to the cities

  We decided on a whim to camp here for a few days during a long weekend off - we were excited to do a bit of exploring and spend some quality time together, and didn't want to stray too far from home. This campground is perfect! We backpacked in and even took our dog - she loved it!!! Great tenting spots and even better scenery!

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  Daniel H.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 27, 2021

  Ann Lake

  A very rough, small campground. Not for large RVs.

  Ann Lake State Forest campground is very nice. The roads getting in our rough and the road within the campground is rougher. A lot of branches and potholes in this wavy road to the campsites. I drove around twice to find a site that I could back into. I have a class a 30 foot motorhome. Once back in though, it was a wonderful and cozy forest wrapped around my campsite. All the sites are hidden from each other quite well except from direct road access. There is one site with full sun if you have solar panels. The rest are heavily wooded.

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  Wade H.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2021

  Three Rivers Park District Baker Campground

  Weekend get-away

  Met a friend for a relaxing weekend in loop c. Quiet, lots of trees, nice fire rings. Bathrooms were close and well kept. There were lots of other campers there but the sites are large and plentiful so it was not crowded.

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  Deb

  Scout

  

  Oct. 17, 2021

  Ann Lake

  Unsung Camping

  This is a great place! During the week you can almost have the place to yourself. No problem picking a site where your dog will be content. Sherburne Wildlife Preserve is right there.