Best Glamping near Red Wing, MN

Afton State Park Campground and Lake Byllesby Regional Park house distinctive glamping options within an hour of Red Wing, combining natural settings with modern comforts. Afton's secluded glamping sites require a scenic one-mile hike through rolling hills and wooded terrain, providing a unique outdoor experience without sacrificing essential amenities. Lake Byllesby offers waterfront glamping with electric hookups, perfectly positioned to enjoy lakeside views. Both locations maintain clean facilities with flush toilets and drinking water, while select accommodations include comfortable sleeping arrangements and picnic areas. These glamping destinations balance rustic charm with practical conveniences like firewood availability, reservable sites, and trash disposal. One visitor noted, "The sites are nicely spaced and diverse. Some are more wooded and others in the open prairie, giving you plenty of privacy and a chance to enjoy the peace and quiet."

Stockholm Park Campground across the Mississippi River features riverside glamping with electric hookups and thirty-amp service for climate control in canvas accommodations. The lakefront setting provides direct water access with spectacular views of Lake Pepin. Hiking trails connect glamping sites to local attractions, including the walkable town of Stockholm with its art galleries, bakeries, and gift shops. Shades of Sherwood Camping Park offers premium glamping options with fifty-amp electric service, water hookups, and market access for provisions. Most glamping accommodations in the area operate seasonally between April and October, with some requiring advance reservations during peak summer months. A recent visitor mentioned, "Small nicely maintained campground along the Mississippi River with great views. The town of Stockholm is an easy walk with restaurants, baker, gift shops, and art gallery."

Best Glamping Sites Near Red Wing, Minnesota (13)

    1. Afton State Park Campground

    36 Reviews
    Denmark, MN
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (651) 436-5391

    "It was a shaded site perfect for our hammocks, it was quiet and very secluded. The Yurt was very cool! Very comfortable beds and plenty of space for the 6 of us to stay and sleep."

    "This was only my second camping trip, my first being the superior trail with an 8 mile hike in and no amenities."

    2. Lake Byllesby Regional Park

    11 Reviews
    Cannon Falls, MN
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (507) 263-4447

    "We didn’t get to swim at the lake because it was shut down due to a chemical spill at the time, but we did walk over and check it out. The views are great!"

    "All spots have a lake view and the beach is within walking distance. We love it here. It’s not to easy to get spots on the holiday weekends, but somehow we managed it"

    3. Stockholm Park Campground

    4 Reviews
    Stockholm, WI
    17 miles
    Website

    "The town of Stockholm is an easy walk with restaurants, baker, gift shops, and art gallery.

    The campground is first come, first serve."

    "Right on Lake Pepin"

    4. Minneiska Campground — Whitewater State Park

    50 Reviews
    Elba, MN
    45 miles
    Website
    +1 (507) 932-3007

    "Drinking water had already been turned off for the season, but the bathroom still had running water and flush toilets in mid-October. Easy access to hiking trails."

    "Site 53 was close to the showers and water spigot and it was a big enough spot for 2 tents while being private. It was a 10-20 minute walk to anywhere else."

    5. Whitetail Woods Camper Cabins

    4 Reviews
    Empire, MN
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (952) 891-7000

    $85 / night

    "Each cabin has four sleeping spots: 2 bunk beds, and the 2 couches convert to beds. There's a heater inside, but no AC, which makes these the most suitable during the spring and fall."

    "There is no cooking inside the cabin so you have to use the fire ring outside. Shower facilities are really nice and match the cabins. Plan ahead as these are hard to come by."

    6. Shades of Sherwood Campground

    1 Review
    Zumbrota, MN
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (507) 732-5100

    "Great tent sites some along river lots of activities for children and adults tubing down the river, man-made lake with blowups, scooters, swimming poolAnd jumping pillow."

    7. Kruger Campground and Management Unit

    3 Reviews
    Kellogg, MN
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (651) 345-3401

    $14 / night

    "Fire rings have attached grills. Lovely walking trails. Near Lake Pepin. One negative was orange/rusty water from hand pump well. $14 a night!!! We plan to camp there again."

    "Nice and tucked away. Sites are very private. Has beautiful trails. Next to the river great for exploring and fishing."

    8. Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park

    17 Reviews
    Lino Lakes, MN
    47 miles
    Website
    +1 (763) 324-3340

    $20 - $75 / night

    "We took a 30 minute drive north of the cities for a quick get away, and were rewarded with a very nice campground!

    The check in staff was friendly, helpful and efficient."

    "It was very easy to find, close to the twin cities, and clean. There was good access to kindling for a fire in the nice fire pit that has a grill."

    9. Rice Lake Campground — Rice Lake State Park

    13 Reviews
    Owatonna, MN
    43 miles
    Website
    +1 (507) 455-5871

    "My only complaint was how close together the walk-in sites were."

    "Beautiful forested area just outside Owatonna. Easy drive past beautiful farms to town. Camp host told us mosquitoes were light this year; they seemed plentiful to me!"

    10. Whippoorwill Ranch Kampground

    1 Review
    Plainview, MN
    30 miles
    +1 (507) 534-3590

    "Mark, Sheri and the staff are good people who work hard to make sure you have a great time. The food is excellent and comes out SO FAST; bravo to the kitchen staff!"

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Glamping Reviews near Red Wing, MN

154 Reviews of 13 Red Wing Campgrounds


  • B
    Jun. 7, 2021

    Whitetail Woods Camper Cabins

    Great camper cabins for spring and fall

    Each cabin has four sleeping spots: 2 bunk beds, and the 2 couches convert to beds. There's a heater inside, but no AC, which makes these the most suitable during the spring and fall.

    There is a fire ring outside of each cabin, along with a table. No cooking is allowed inside the cabins, which can make things rough if the weather isn't cooperating. 

    We enjoy hiking around the trails, but we primarily go to decompress, lounge around, and play games, read, etc. There's WiFi available, but depending on which cabin you reserve signal will be took weak for real usage. Same for mobile data -- don't plan on cell service here.

    The bathroom facilities are nice. Outside water is shut off during some parts of the year, so bring your own drinking water if you are camping close to/during winter.

    Cabins are accessible for those who need special assistance, which is nice. The only caveat is I don't recall there being an automatic door opener to the cabins.

    While the cabins are close together, noise is not a factor once you're inside. 

    It's difficult to get reservations, so I recommend trying to start booking 120 days in advance, which is the farthest out you can reserve. For example, as of this review (early June), all weekends are booked for all cabins.

  • Mark N.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 25, 2021

    Chester Woods Park

    Nice County Park

    Nice park for everyone’s type from tents, cabins and all size RV’s. Electric only at the camp sites but have water and dump station on site. Clean bathrooms and showers. Best value I’ve seen for fire wood. Has many walking trails that you can take your dog on and just a couple that you can’t.

  • Scott M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Dec. 22, 2022

    Whitetail Woods Camper Cabins

    Great Cold Weather Option

    Super simple camping cabins. They each have 4 spots and have contactless entry as you get sent a code to use. There is no cooking inside the cabin so you have to use the fire ring outside. Shower facilities are really nice and match the cabins. Plan ahead as these are hard to come by.

  • Hilary S.
    Oct. 16, 2018

    Minneiska Campground — Whitewater State Park

    Crowded with RVs, but nice and quiet on the periphery

    Drinking water had already been turned off for the season, but the bathroom still had running water and flush toilets in mid-October. Easy access to hiking trails. My site was close in distance to adjacent ones, but was on the edge by the creek, so it was pretty quiet. None of the cart-in sites were vacant the night I stayed, but those looked lovely as well.

  • Brian K.
    May. 7, 2017

    Chester Woods Park

    Great weekend spot!

    Chester Woods is a county park just east of Rochester, MN. It has a campground and man-made lake (created when Bear Creek was dammed for a flood control project) with hiking trails, a horse trail, picnic shelters, a beach, and a playground. The campsites have nice, soft ground for tents, and electrical outlets are available. It can get noisy on the weekend, but the sites are nice along the edge of the campground.

    The lake offers the opportunity to fish for panfish, catfish, and bass. There are a lot of submerged trees from before the Creek was dammed that provide good habitat in deep water, and there is also good shoreline structure and weed beds. There is a fish cleaning house next to the campground which has electric lighting, but no running water.

  • kristin C.
    Jun. 13, 2018

    Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park

    convenient get away

    We took a 30 minute drive north of the cities for a quick get away, and were rewarded with a very nice campground!

    The check in staff was friendly, helpful and efficient. She gave us the info we needed for wood and other campgrounds in the area.

    Our site was clear, flat and grassy, and had an established fire pit. Other loops had grills and hook ups for pop-up campers and RVs.

    There is a gorgeous beach area with tables, a pavilion, changing rooms and a well equipped playground.

    We walked a portion of the trails towards the golf course, on a paved path under a green canopy.

    Plenty of bugs, so bring your spray!

  • Emily G.
    Jul. 10, 2017

    Minneiska Campground — Whitewater State Park

    Family Friendly and Laid Back Exploring

    We stayed for 2 nights at Whitewater State Park with a group of 4. Site 53 was close to the showers and water spigot and it was a big enough spot for 2 tents while being private. It was a 10-20 minute walk to anywhere else. We hiked up chimney rock for some great vistas, swam at the sandy beach, bought ice cream sandwiches at the nature store, and enjoyed talking with the visitor center staff. There were a lot of picnic spots, pavilions, and fire pits for day trips. There were a lot of fresh black berries all around the state park which were fun to gather and eat. The Elba Firetower was a quick 3 miles down the road by car and was a nice little outing. Whitewater was a bit spread out for our liking and unfortunately the woman's shower/bathroom had toilets that were pulled off the entire weekend so you could see and smell raw sewage. Once they fix the bathrooms it'd be a 5 star knowing you'd have to walk a bit. We would stay again at 53, but sites 62, 63, 64 or the walk in sites looked awesome since they were along the river. They are expanding the state park camping which will be a welcomed update and addition.

  • T
    Jun. 18, 2018

    Afton State Park Campground

    Hiking and Yurting

    I have stayed multiple times in the hike in camp sites and also in the yurt! The hike in sites were beautiful with a view looking over the St. Croix River. It was a shaded site perfect for our hammocks, it was quiet and very secluded. The Yurt was very cool! Very comfortable beds and plenty of space for the 6 of us to stay and sleep. The fire pit and picnic table wasn't far from the yurt which made it nice to not have to walk too far since we camped in the winter. I highly suggest the expeeience of the yurt!

  • Ashley K.
    Jul. 18, 2018

    Minneiska Campground — Whitewater State Park

    The heart of south eastern Minnesota

    Whitewater is by far one of the top state parks in Minnesota. Their camping facilities are clean with running water and free showers. The campsites are quite spacious but not too wooded. They have a few walk in sites but they go fast.

    The best part about whitewater are the trails and views. It is located in a carved glacier valley and is surrounded by limestone. I recommend moderate to experienced hikers due to the intense climb to get to the popular views. It’s worth the visit!


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