Best Tent Camping near Minneota, MN

Recent Tent Reviews in Minneota

107 Reviews of 5 Minneota Campgrounds

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  Deb B.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 3, 2024

  Lake Cochrane Recreation Area

  Camp host here

  Really a nice little park! We have been camp hosts here for the summer. Had never been here before, didn't know it existed. 30 back in sites with #30 being host site.

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  James P.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 9, 2024

  Sunrise Campground — Lake Shetek State Park

  Nice and peaceful

  FHU. Large gravel sites. Good fishing. Stock up on groceries as large grocery stores are approximately 40 minutes away. Vehicle pass required along with paid campsite. Nice staff. Firewood for purchase.

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  Lumpie C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 6, 2024

  Memorial Park

  Small backin sites

  Hard surface parking with grass surround and gravel picnic table area.Newer power 30 and 50 amp. Good att cell signal but no satellite view in most sites. Current RV rate is $22. Fairly level sites.

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  Megan R.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 30, 2024

  Plum Creek Park Campground

  Hidden Gem

  This is the definition of a hidden gem. The park is well maintained with friendly staff. There are nice trails around the lake and more in the lower unit. There is disc golf and kayak rentals and a small store where you can buy ice, firewood, souvenirs, and an ice cream treat. 

  For extra peace and quiet, get the tent only (non electric) sites across the lake! There are a variety of sites if you want to “rough it” or not. Bathrooms are clean. 

  You can tell the workers here care about the park and your experience. I found 0 trash on the trails, and I usually come out with a handful.

  It fills up on weekends with “seasonals” but all the sites have trees and nice shade that gives you a sense of privacy. Theres a tent site close to the playground and bathrooms perfect if you have kids.

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  Janet K.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 19, 2024

  Split Rock Creek State Park Campground

  Small peaceful campground

  Nice peaceful campground with large sites nicely spaced apart for privacy. We stayed in #6 (non-electric but there are lots of electric sites.) Cleanest pit toilet ever with many amenities!! Mirror, shelf, hooks, hand sanitizer, garbage can, reading material on wall listing ‘things to do’!! Showers clean too with plenty of warm water. Saw some fireflies, no mosquitoes!! We had a very pleasant one night stay.

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  Renee H.

  Ranger

  

  May. 23, 2024

  Lac qui Parle Upper Campground — Lac qui Parle State Park

  Spacious and tranquil

  Lots of space between sites. There are not many trees so not much shade. Sites are gravel and relatively level, not much leveling required. Variety of sites, from group camping, primitive (no hookups), electric only, full hookups (water, electric, sewer) as well as cabins and tent only areas. Limited hiking trails connected to campground. Surrounded on two sides by farm fields and Lac Qui Parle Lake on another. There are two loops in the campground. One loop has view of the lake. Boat/canoe launch is in lower campground about 10 minutes from Upper Campground. Recycling and garbage dumpsters on site. Dump station near entrance. Verizon cell signal is poor. Pit toilets available. Bathhouse is centrally located, includes private showers. No laundry on site. Nearby attractions in Montevideo include Talking Waters Brewery/taproom, Jake’s pizza and Java River cafe (with outdoor seating, dog friendly).

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  DakotaMiner

  Scout

  

  Oct. 29, 2023

  Sexauer City Park

  Winter pass through

  Driving from far north down south, stopped for an overnight that we had reservations for. Apparently when temps reach towards freezing they close all restrooms and showers (only listed on Facebook), unfortunately our RV was winterized so we stayed overnight with zero accessible restrooms or showers.

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  Eric H.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 15, 2023

  Oraas County Park

  Hidden gem in SW Minnesota!

  Beautifully maintained and quiet Park with a couple of trails to walk the pup on.

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  Mary L.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 18, 2023

  Memorial Park

  Lovely campground clean

   It’s a lovely campground sites. One through seven are first come first serve eight through 13 are reservations which you can get online big mature trees close to the river nice spaces clean the restrooms were really clean and the shower was great except it wasn’t very hot. The camping fee for RVs is now $20 a night

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  Shane D.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 9, 2023

  Timm County Park

  Very nice campground

  Nice set up, some shaded sites, some open, would be great for a group stay. No issues is hookups. Very helpful camp host.

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  William B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 28, 2023

  Split Rock Creek State Park Campground

  Stayed 14 nights

  Awesome weekends are busy clean shower house and bathrooms kayak/canoe rentals firewood and ice at office

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  George D.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 27, 2023

  Sexauer City Park

  Quiet. Near highway 29

  Quiet small city campground. A few nice pullouts. Plenty of back ins, and a tent area. Showers and toilets clean and well lit. Pay at front of park or reserve online.

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  Mary Jo S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 5, 2023

  Split Rock Creek State Park Campground

  Great stay

  We had a great time camping here. The shower houses were super clean(not even a spiderweb), the park rangers were nice and helpful. Really big sights with plenty of space between them. A small lake with 5 docks and a swimming beach. A few small hiking trails and a park for the kiddos.

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  Lisa H.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 28, 2023

  Sunrise Campground — Lake Shetek State Park

  Wonderful Campground and park

  We had a great view of the lake from our tent site. Sites were very large for a state park. We had many lovely walks on the trails around the campground. Loon Island was a cool walk on a hot day. Lake Shetek had a fish kill over the winter, so our boat only got one trip out on the lake. I would definitely recommend.

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  Timothy W.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 2, 2023

  Lac qui Parle County Park

  Beautiful views from the Upper Campground

  We had a lovely weekend overlooking Lac Qui Parle from our campsite. The lack of mature trees on the upper campground bluffs is a plus. A gentle breeze keeps the bugs down and allows for nice views. We have a 26’ travel trailer and got 2 bars of T-Mobile 5G service.

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  Jackie P.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 26, 2023

  Oraas County Park

  Hidden gem

  Nice park. Water and electric hookups at each site. Each site had plenty of space. We happened to be the only one in the park all weekend, which was awesome. Close to neighboring towns for any essentials that were missed. Hidden gem!

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  Kim H.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 24, 2023

  Dawson City Park

  Great campground

  RV park and some tent sites located next to the public pool and softball field. Amenities are good. WiFi is shared with the public pool so it's very slow.

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  Calvin P.

  Guide

  

  May. 25, 2023

  Lac qui Parle Upper Campground — Lac qui Parle State Park

  Week long 1st visit to the western plains of Minnesota

  Really new campground, with a terrific view of the river.

  Very accessible walking paths

  Be sure to get an outer edge by river location

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 21, 2022

  Lac qui Parle Upper Campground — Lac qui Parle State Park

  Mosquitos were awful

  The park and campground are nice, but the mosquitos weren't! Stayed right after a mosquitos hatch sadly. Lake views from the campground and lots of hiking nearby!

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 19, 2022

  Split Rock Creek State Park Campground

  Small park with a small cozy campground

  Showers and bathrooms in campground. Playground nearby. The campground is right off the hiking club trail for that doing that. Site 22 had nice trees for hanging hammocks. Firewood is available at the office.

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  Connie J.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 30, 2022

  Memorial Park

  Quaint and Convenient

  Road tripping and hammocking. Not so great for hammocks but we managed to hang two in site 10. Half of the site require reservations. Clean facility- large pads- electric & water. Across from river- 3 minutes from town but you’d never know it. One pull thru. Great fall visit.

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  David B.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 24, 2022

  Prairie View RV Park & Campground

  Great Place

  Very nice pull through cement pads. Easy full hook up’s, and quite. Very clean and up to date facilities. Will stay again.

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  Luckybreak R.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 13, 2022

  Jackpot Junction Casino Campground

  Campground is level and well cared for.

  I decided to boondock in the general parking lot, couldn’t see paying $40+ for one night of hookups. No showers, bathrooms etc. so not for me. I want the campground fee to be free or really cheap if I come to a casino. We like the casino and have been coming here for years.

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  James H.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 7, 2022

  Sexauer City Park

  Ideal small campground, reserve in advance!

  Although an envelope system is in use and we were told we didn't need one, reservation slips made out by the park (ON ORANGE) take precedence over the white slips (which are the duplicate layer of your registration form). After we came, found a pull- through spot open that night, filled and posted our form, we we left - and returned to a filled spot- THAT camper reserved by phone just hours earlier (perhaps while we were selecting). Fortunately we saw another spot where we could still stay hooked up. This is a really pleasant (under big oaks) electric only sites campground. 2 handicap shower/bathrooms. Picnic tables and fire rings. Little free library.

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  Zach E.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 1, 2022

  Plum Creek Park Campground

  Excellent Campground for Kids

  This park features great sites, trails, a swimming beach, and playground equipment. There are seasonal spots and overnight/on-the-fly spots. The spots were very spacious and the park staff was very friendly. WiFi is a bit on the slow size and is paid for extra but better than nothing!

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  Zach E.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 1, 2022

  Sunrise Campground — Lake Shetek State Park

  Great Stay at Sunrise Campground

  Sunrise campground was very nice and well kept. We stayed over the memorial day weekend and with all the people around, it felt very spacious and comfortable. We will definitely return.

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  Deanna J.

  Guide

  

  May. 30, 2022

  Lac qui Parle Upper Campground — Lac qui Parle State Park

  Prairie Camping

  We spent two nights tent camping at the Upper Campground of Lac Qui Parle State Park in May 2022. This is a prairie setting, essentially a very large grassy field without trees or shrubs to provide privacy from neighbors or protection from winds. The campsites are well-spaced, so that provides some cushioning distance. There are many young trees planted, but it will be years before they mature. While the campground lacks privacy, its wide open skies provide wonderful stargazing on clear nights. The openness was also great for watching groups of large birds (geese, turkey vultures, pelicans) wheeling overhead.

  There was one trail we could hike from the Upper Campground, and we enjoyed its grassy, rolling hills, trees, and lake views. The main parts of the park (lower campground, picnic area, beach, trails) were inaccessible due to recent storms that caused flooding and tree damage. We plan to revisit the park when it is restored and active again.