Best Tent Camping near Melrose, MN

Recent Tent Reviews in Melrose

297 Reviews of 21 Melrose Campgrounds

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 13, 2024

  Dower Lake Recreation Area

  Has everything you need

  offers sites with no hookups and sites with electric (no water, but potable water station is provided to fill up prior to parking) bathrooms and showers in the campground. Fire ring and picnic table provide for each site. Firewood and sewage dump station also provided for free to registered campers. There is a dock, sand swimming beach, horse shoe pits, disc golf, basketball court, and softball field.

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 13, 2024

  Linwood Resort & Campgrounds

  Great lake

  Amenities I remember when we had a seasonal spot here: cabins with beautiful lake view, boathouse lodge and game room, sunbathing dock on the water, large picnic grounds, sand-filled playground, paddleboard &kayak rentals, boat ramp and launching service, boat & pontoon rental, boatlifts, gas, oil, tackle and live bait, screened-in fish cleaning house, sand volleyball, mini golf, laundry.

  The nearby town of Osakis has convenience stores, grocery, liquor stores, gas, bars and restaurants, etc. Lake osakis is usually pretty good for fishing.

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 12, 2024

  Oak Park Kampground

  Quiet and cozy

  wide and long pull through sites that are big rig friendly with a picnic table and fire ring at each site. Restrooms with showers in the campground as well as a laundry facility. There is also a swimming pool and playground. Dump station is also provided for registered campers. Additionally, there are horseshoe pits, paddle boats, and hiking/biking trails.

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 5, 2024

  Lake Carlos State Park Campground

  Lake views

  stayed here in the winter when the park was doing their lantern-lit snowshoe trail. They have 1 site available in the winter (125e I believe.. in the lower campground). We had room for a truck bed camper and a pop up clam ice fishing tent. Fire ring and picnic table at the site. The bathrooms and showers were closed for the season but cannot recall. Firewood is available at the office.

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 4, 2024

  Spirit of Ripley

  Close to lake

  Nice large grass pads, easily accessible for big rigs! Close to the lake and public boat access. Each site had a picnic table and a fire ring provided. All sites have power, water, and sewer hook ups. Went for several bike rides around the lake.

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 1, 2024

  Lazy Days Campground

  Lots of amenities

  full hookup sites with picnic table and fire ring. Pool, playground, sand volleyball court, basketball court, shuffleboard, horseshoes. Showers and flush toilets in campground. Office has firewood, ice cream, candy, and other miscellaneous items for sale.

  Dog friendly; Roscoe definitely enjoyed some lazy days here!!

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 15, 2024

  Ambush City Park

  Trails and river views

  This park has trails and is bordered on one side by a river. The other side of the river has a municipal water park and golf course. Several state parks close by for additional hiking opportunities. Sites have water, sewer, and electric. Fire ring provided. Showers and bathrooms onsite as well.

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 15, 2024

  Sinclair Lewis City Campground

  Great small town campground

  We stay every year typically for the legion's annual beer run! Great lake views and close to town. Boat launch is close by, bathrooms, showers, fish cleaning house provided.

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  JOSHUA G.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 14, 2024

  Games Lake County Park

  Great Land, best place to relax and play my fav video game

  Really happy to be able to see some pictures of this lovely place, enjoying with family and pet is one of the most entertaining experience in life. Also have had a good time playing with the D2R items of my favourite video game. Will come back in this zone in the future.

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  Shell L.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 21, 2024

  Sauk River City Park

  Lovely, new, accommodations in small town

  Rolled up in the middle of the night. $10 cash in the box for a tent site. Clean bathroom with shower. Felt safe and fell asleep quickly with the sound of the creek next to our site. Would definitely stay again.

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  Sumiran K.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 23, 2024

  Games Lake County Park

  Great ONE

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  Maria H.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 23, 2024

  Games Lake County Park

  Nice Place Very Interesting

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  Sid D.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 6, 2024

  Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Campground

  Nice and Clean, SUPER buggy

  Came through on an evening in July to meet a buddy canoeing the misssissippi. This was easily the buggiest site we stayed in all summer. Mosquitos so thick we had to wear nets over our faces. Maybe we’re just sensitive about it, but it was hard to get anything done.

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  Mukesh A.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 1, 2024

  Games Lake County Park

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  Clarence C.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 26, 2024

  Alexandria Shooting Park and RV Campground

  Stayed during State Trap Shoot

  We stayed for a few nights during the State High School Trap Shoot. Crowds were expected and it was a busy area. Surprisingly quiet in the evening given how many people were there. Facilities were clean. Will stay there again for sure.

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  Tom

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 10, 2024

  Crow Wing State Park Campground

  Beautiful trails, easy to walk

  Nice trails along the Mississippi River, easy to walk, good signage on trails, and good information signs with history of each site along the trail.

  Very Clean men’s bathroom. One shower needs a new shower head.

  Sites 40 to 45 are very nice and secluded. Sites 58 and 59 are prime secluded sites.

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  Kara B.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 4, 2024

  Sauk River City Park

  Exposed

  We arrived, checked it out and decided to leave. The grassy sites had recently been mowed, but were very muddy and right on top of each other. Lots of people fishing. We just felt exposed. Drive to Birch Lake State Forest instead.

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  Willis M.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 4, 2024

  Lake Carlos State Park Campground

  Bougie "camping". More like a living room with no roof...

  This is a great state park. Group camping comes with its own bathroom building and shelter building with wood stove. The water is quite clean. Also there's even hot water in the bathroom.

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  Emelia O.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 1, 2024

  Crow Wing State Park Campground

  Semi Secluded Site

  The campsite was pretty wooded on most sides. I visited in the late spring so there were quite a few mosquitos since the campground is near the river. Bathrooms/showers were cleanish, water was mid from the outdoor taps but not horrible

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  Teresa T.

  Ranger

  

  May. 31, 2024

  Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Campground

  Small state park

  Small, well spaced out camp spots and very quiet. This was a wet spring and under the trees, the bugs were overwhelming so keep that in mind. Few nice trails, several museums right across the street, really nice parks in little falls and neat views of the dam on the river

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  Teresa T.

  Ranger

  

  May. 28, 2024

  Crow Wing State Park Campground

  What you expect in the state park

  This is a more rustic State Park. There's lots of history here most of it is just a plaque not actually something to see. The river was really high and there was a fair amount of mosquitoes outside but a lot of trails and a lot of signs and a lot of history in the park.

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  Renee H.

  Ranger

  

  May. 23, 2024

  Crow Wing State Park Campground

  Wooded with abundant hiking and biking nearby

  Nice wooded campground. Gravel sites, fairly level. Water fill and firewood available at the registration building. The water was high in iron. Canoe and kayak rentals available. Lots of trails for hiking and biking. Bring bug spray in the summer!
  Historical sites along hiking path. Bathrooms and showers were decent. Dump station on site.

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  Fred S.

  Legend

  

  May. 21, 2024

  Lake Carlos State Park Campground

  Pretty Campground - Lower Loop

  Camped here on Oct 9, 2023. Large wooded campground on the lakefront. Easy access to the beach. Hiking trail. Very clean restroom/shower house. Level gravel campsite with metal fire ring and table. Water spigot short walk from campsite. Campground can accomodate all sorts of camping rigs. Paved campground loop road. Nice hosts and park ranger. Need to reserve online. Quiet. peaceful evening.

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  Wave G.

  Scout

  

  May. 21, 2024

  Games Lake County Park

  A great place with numerous facilities

  A great place with numerous facilities, including reliable Wi-Fi  Wave Executor and strong mobile service(Verizon). The office staff is very pleasant, making the experience even more enjoyable.

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  Fred S.

  Legend

  

  May. 21, 2024

  Sinclair Lewis City Campground

  Overpriced for Off-season

  Camped at Site #21 on Oct 8, 2023. Nice city park. Clean campsites along Sauk Lake. Fishing pier nearby. The office was closed for the season with the water & electric turned off, and the campground restroom closed. I don't mind this except that the $25 camping fee was high for the shut-offs & closures. (The was an open restroom down by the boat ramp.)  There was trash service. Close to town, the campground was well maintained. There was a table & hookups pedestal. Good place for an overnight stay.

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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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  JamesHickox

  Scout

  

  Apr. 28, 2024

  Games Lake County Park

  Games Lake County Park Experience!

  Nice to get it here. I know a little bit about this 'Games Lake County Park which is located on the east shore of Games Lake. Basically it is part of the “Norway chain of lakes,” which total 2,800 acres, and provides an excellent fish population. I'm sure that someone will enjoy this place a lot like playing boku casino games.