Top Tent Camping near Marine on St. Croix, MN
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Best Tent Sites Near Marine on St. Croix, MN (28)
1. Lily Springs Regenerative Farm
1 Review•14 Photos•6 SavesFor the adventurers spending the weekend climbing at Interstate State Park, the cyclists on a bike tour, or anyone wanting to spend the night amidst the stars and owls, rent a campsite at Lily Springs Farm and pitch your tent on the lakeshore! Bring your tent or your hammock and set up a cozy nest on the lakeshore. Campsites have easy swimming access.
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Group
- Cabins
$70 / night
2. Sandy Cove on the St. Croix River
1 Review•6 Photos•18 SavesPrimitive shoreline campsites scattered along the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers offer the opportunity to move from campsite to campsite for multi-day trips. These campsites are often only accessible from the water and are relatively isolated. Campsites are easier to secure mid-week and during non-holiday weekends. nps.gov/sacn/planyourvisit/lowerstcroix.htm
- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Dispersed
- Picnic Table
3. Spring Creek
1 Review•1 Photo•4 Saves- Pets
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Drinking Water
4. Apple River County Park Campground
1 Review•6 Photos•5 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Trash
- Picnic Table
$15 / night
5. Governor Knowles State Forest Trade River Equestrian Camp
2 Reviews•5 Photos•8 Saves- Fires
- Tents
- Dispersed
- Alcohol
6. Straight Lake State Park Campground
2 Reviews•4 Photos•1 SaveCamping is available at Straight Lake State Park. There are 10 hike-in campsites at the park, with the distance to the sites ranging from a few hundred feet to 0.3 miles.
Campers need to practice carry-in/carry-out and should bring their own water. Glass containers are prohibited at Straight Lake. Supplies are available in the village of Luck.
- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Alcohol
7. County Road O Landing Dispersed River Camp
3 Reviews•1 Photo•54 SavesRiver camping - dispersed options on the river Primitive campsites with river views
- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
8. Tony’s Backyard
1 Review•4 Photos•3 SavesThe space is in the backyard of my private property on Elliot Avenue in Bloomington, MN.
The yard is almost entirely fenced-in & has lots of folliage for general privacy.
Street parking is free.
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Tents
- Trash
- WiFi
$45 - $60 / night
9. St. Croix Valley Sweet Spot
Be the first to review!•5 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Tents
- Dispersed
$30 - $45 / night
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Recent Tent Reviews In Marine on St. Croix
604 Reviews of 28 Marine on St. Croix Campgrounds
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Ryan P.
Traveler
South of Sand Dunes State Forest
Nice place. Lots of traffic
Plenty of spots. Fairly small spots. This road is pretty busy for a dirt forest road and people FLY down it. Almost got hit a few times walking. Even through a Wednesday night cars are flying down the road.
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Highland Ridge
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- JJeff F.Scout
Highland Ridge
Beautiful in the fall
This is a smaller Corps of Engineers park, lots of primitive sites and lots electric sites too. A smaller lake but no gas motors. Cell service with Verizon was ok.
Katherine T.
Guide
Wild River State Park
Solid option with star gazing
This is a solid state park offering. The sites are decently spaced with good tree cover. Noise seemed to travel between sites, I had some loud neighbors during the day but they settled down before quiet hours. The grass was easy to get tent stakes into. Bathrooms were your basic state park situation. Clean with warm showers so no complaints from me. The star gazing area was great! Intermittently had 1-2 bars of T-Mobile with LTE Internet. Wi-Fi is available at the park entrance.
gary W.Scout
Isanti County Fairgrounds
Fun at the fairgrounds.
Very nice clean well kept grounds. Always things going at the fairgrounds,we missed the flea market by 1 day. Great places to eat in the area. We were visiting family nearby and they could come visit us for picnics with no problems and no extra cost. Very friendly grounds keepers. Will be back again when in the area. We had a nice view of the little lake.
- gary W.Scout
Country Camping Tent & RV Park on the Rum River
Gary w
Nice river nearby canoeing swimming pool fireplaces and little store for treats.
- Stina M.Scout
Float-Rite Park
This park is closed permanently
This campground is closed permanently
Maggie W.Scout
The Jubilee Homestead
Lovely place and people!
We are excited to go back to the Farm! Wonderful atmosphere and if there are any hiccups the hosts are super reasonable and kind, great communication. They gave a warm welcoming and tour right away then left us to our peace. All animals who were out and about were friendly. The grounds were kept very tidy and well put together by any farm standard! I felt very safe letting my 5yr old run around with the other campers and be around the animals.
Molly M.Guide
Willow River State Park
Very nice camping
Lovely trails, the beach is a large area with a nice park and picnic area. The water itself is ok, lots of geese and algae. The falls are wonderful though. The bathrooms are fine. I could not find a garbage bin to save my life, not near the bathrooms or anywhere in campground 200 or by the park ranger post. If there were garbage cans dispersed throughout the campground, I would have given 5 stars. Especially along the trail to the waterfalls because there was garbage all along the trail unfortunately. Not the camps fault, but maybe people would be more responsible if garbage bins were placed along the route.
- TTimGuide
William O'Brien State Park
OK but not great
The east part of the park was all closed for construction. Everything on the east side of the highway was closed so we could not hike a lot of the trails or use the beach which was a challenge with kids. Constructing is scheduled to the end of 2025.
We stayed in a group site but there was no way 35 people could have camped in W3. Vaulted toilets need help and a good cleaning.
The shower house needed a cleaning as well. There is no adjusting the shower temperature. Push the button and you get what you get.
Wood was $8 bundle. This was steep in my opinion. They do not all any gathering of firewood.
If your vehicle permit is not properly displayed, you will receive a notice on your windshield and have to talk with the office.
The dumpster was overflowing the whole time we were there.
Raccoons will visit your site at night. We had everything secured but they still tried and plenty of racket until we chased them away.
Lastly we had a battle with mosquitoes. We went through a lot of bug spray and coils. Deer flies were thick around the water filling station.
Although we did not stay in the main campground the sites are very close in there and were small.
Laurie V.ScoutMississippi Riverwood RV Park
Buyer Beware!
If you do NOT stay the entire amount of time you have paid for, you may lose the right to return to your site, even if your lease says the lot is still yours.
My husband and I camped at MRRV Park from July 5 to August 5th,2023, because my husband had a job in the area. We signed a lease that went through October 15th. We agreed that the lot’s owner could find another renter after we left with the condition that some of our money would be refunded. Shortly after we left, my husband found out he had a second job in the twin cities. We tried to contact the owner many times to see if any other renters were lined up. Only by contacting the park board did we find that the lot had been rented out 2 days after we left. The lot’s owner refuses to return any money for the 9 extra weeks we paid for! My husband had to rent a hotel room☹
The RV Park board refuses to help so we are going to court.
Joslyn H.GuideSouth of Sand Dunes State Forest
Absolutely love it
I love that it's so close to home. I was able to walk in and find an incredible spot to camp and lay in my hammock.
David G.TravelerCountry 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.
- ppeter V.Scout
Lake Elmo County Park Preserve
Great camping
This was a great experience overall. The sites are spacious and far enough away from others to feel like there was enough privacy.
The one negative thing was that some neighbors watched a movie each night — starting just after quiet hours. We could hear their movie from across a road and through some trees (and tents).
But overall it was great. Good hiking and geocaching.
We would go back to this campground.
- JJohn B.Traveler
Highland Ridge
Clean and relatively quiet
Lots of RV campers, but none were obnoxious. T-mobile service is almost non-existent depending on location. The showers and bathrooms were spotless. Firewood is available at several roadside stands just outside the entrance.
samuel C.
RangerSouth of Sand Dunes State Forest
Good forest road, nothing special
For the proximity to the city and nearby highways, this was a good spot. Didn’t expect to see as many campers as I did, but all seemed to be friendly. I stayed here for one night and roads were totally fine for any vehicle. Most spots are like the pictures shown. There are a few spots that have great views or pull-through areas, and there are limited spots that are big-rig friendly. Saw lots of dogs, and mine had a blast, even had what seemed to be a stray husky quickly roll through camp around dusk. Something to keep on your mind. The road goes for a long ways, I parked near the front and closer to numbers, always like to be safer. Overall there was some shouting and yelling but for the location I was happy.
- HHeather W.Traveler
South of Sand Dunes State Forest
Very Quiet
There’s lots of little spots off the main gravel road. Nothing allowed further into the forest. One pull through area that I found. Couple vehicles pass a day. Stand storks are very protective. Stay away from them. They attack. 🤣
- SSharonTraveler
Baker Park Reserve
Favorite spot
This is just the best campground that is close to Minneapolis! Peaceful, quiet, with spacious sites that are situated in a staggered way, so you never feel like you’re on top of each other. The lake was a bit reedy and silty but overall a fantastic and easy option.
- Jarrett G.Traveler
Willow River State Park
Awesome park!
Plenty of sites and hiking to do. Very cool area. The falls are awesome!
- JJason B.Scout
South of Sand Dunes State Forest
Quiet with lots of different bird sounds
this is a nice quiet area. Some younger people coming through sporadically playing with their trucks but nothing serious and not often. Be aware if you have an rv though. I had a county sheriff person tell me it's not lawful to park a trailer and they kicked me out. I called the dnr and they said that wasn't right but I decided to leave anyway. County sheriff's not pleasent around here.
Greg D.Traveler
D N Campground
Very nice Apple river camping
In June 2024 we had a one day primitive spot on sperry lane you can drive over a tight steel bridge “crossing a small creek. There’s only 3 sites here but are spacious and separated from the rest of the campground but still having walking distance to exceptional bathroom and showers which you can enter into a bar for a cocktail. We enjoyed our spot #3 but bring mosquito spray there were terrible but we had a screened tent which helped. Will definitely return again.
dominick C.Scout
Wildwood RV Park & Campground
Great family trip
Through a short weekend trip the camp site was a great size for us. Everyone was nice and friendly especially camp staff. The kayaking/ canoeing was an amazing adventure that everyone should try. It was even great for kids 3 and 6.
- RRalph K.Scout
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.
Beasty B.ScoutCountry 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!
Marie G.Traveler
County Road O Landing Dispersed River Camp
Good Spot, in June, too many mosquitoes
We camped here on our way to the badlands starting from michigan. It was easy to find, and the spot itself was good and had restrooms. The only problem was the mosquitoes.
- DDave K.Scout
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.
Tiffany K.Guide
Straight Lake State Park Campground
Rustic Camping Getaway
This campground is a great option close to the Twin Cities. There are small number of hike in camp sites with nearby water (Straight Lake). The park offered carts to help pack in camping supplies. The Ice Age Trail also runs next to this park. The amount of mosquitos seemed higher than other Wisconsin locations. The lake shore, when we visited, was blocked by lots of vegetation, geese droppings with one small access point which would be great for kayaks; however you can't expect much more since it is a rustic campground.
Guide to Marine on St. Croix
Camping near Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, offers a fantastic escape into nature with beautiful parks and campgrounds. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, this area has something for everyone.
What to do:
- Hiking: Explore the scenic trails at Willow River State Park Campground. One visitor mentioned, "Lovely trails, the beach is a large area with a nice park and picnic area." The park also features stunning waterfalls that are a must-see.
- Water Activities: At Interstate State Park, you can rent canoes and kayaks to enjoy the St. Croix River. A reviewer shared, "Canoe and kayak rentals for more adventures on the river" make it a great spot for water lovers.
- Wildlife Watching: Wild River State Park Campground is perfect for spotting deer and other wildlife. One camper noted, "We spotted three white-tail deer," highlighting the park's natural beauty.
What campers like:
- Privacy: Campers appreciate the spacious sites at Lebanon Hills Regional Park. A visitor remarked, "We were very surprised at the privacy of our site."
- Clean Facilities: Many campers rave about the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers. One reviewer at Baker Campground - Baker Park Reserve said, "Shower facilities are very nice."
- Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Afton State Park Campground is noted for its family-friendly environment. A parent shared, "Great first backpacking trip with my kids," making it ideal for families looking to bond outdoors.
What you should know:
- No Alcohol Allowed: Many campgrounds, like William O'Brien State Park Campground, have strict no-alcohol policies. A camper mentioned, "NO alcohol allowed," so plan accordingly.
- Limited Amenities: Some sites, such as those at Lake Maria State Park, may lack certain amenities like water hookups. A visitor noted, "The privy was LOADED with spiders," so be prepared for rustic conditions.
- Busy During Peak Seasons: Campgrounds can get crowded, especially during weekends. One reviewer at Interstate State Park said, "It was very busy with people and traffic," so consider visiting during off-peak times.
Tips for camping with families:
- Choose Spacious Sites: Look for campgrounds with larger sites, like Wild River State Park Campground, where one camper said, "The sites are secluded by sumac trees."
- Plan Activities: Make sure to plan family-friendly activities. A reviewer at Afton State Park Campground mentioned, "Great trails for all different skill levels," perfect for kids.
- Pack Bug Spray: Mosquitoes can be a nuisance, especially in warmer months. One camper at Lake Maria State Park warned, "Be prepared with bug spray/repellant!"
Tips from RVers:
- Check Site Sizes: Make sure to check the size of RV sites before booking. A reviewer at Baker Campground - Baker Park Reserve noted, "RV pads are gravel," which can be a bit tricky for larger rigs.
- Reserve Early: Many campgrounds fill up quickly, especially during summer. A visitor at Lebanon Hills Regional Park advised, "Must reserve months in advance as usually full."
- Utilize Dump Stations: Make sure to use the dump stations available at campgrounds like Wild River State Park Campground to keep your RV in good shape.
Camping near Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, offers a mix of adventure and relaxation. With beautiful parks and a variety of activities, it’s a great spot for families, RVers, and nature lovers alike.
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