Best Tent Camping near Turner, MN
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Best Tent Sites Near Turner, MN (26)
1. Jacobson County Campground
Hill City, Minnesota1 Review•3 Photos•2 Saves- Fires
- Tents
- Cabins
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
2. Blackberry Campsite
Grand Rapids, Minnesota2 Reviews•7 Photos•12 SavesRiver access only.
- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Toilets
4. Ogechie Campground — Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Isle, Minnesota7 Reviews•27 Photos•4 SavesOgechie is the more rustic of the park’s two campgrounds. This scene showcases campsite #11, which is a double site with vehicle parking on two sides. This shaded site offers tent pads, fire rings, and picnic tables.
- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
- Picnic Table
$23 - $46 / night
7. Robinson Park Camping
Sandstone, Minnesota5 Reviews•34 Photos•29 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
$10 - $30 / night
9. South Bend Watercraft Site
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota1 Review•4 Photos•5 SavesBoat in canoe campsite on the Pine River
- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
10. Moose Lake
Deer River, Minnesota1 Review•4 Photos•12 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Market
Recent Tent Reviews in Turner
374 Reviews of 26 Turner Campgrounds
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Malte W.
Traveler
Savanna Portage State Park Campground
Nice campground - a lot of bugs in the summer
Savanna Portage State Park is a beautiful and peaceful spot for camping, especially if you enjoy tent camping. The campsites are well-spaced, private, and perfect for tents, offering a great connection to nature.
The park features a lovely lake that’s ideal for kayaking, fishing, or just relaxing by the water. There are also several great hiking trails, ranging from easy walks to more challenging routes, giving you plenty of opportunities to explore the scenic forest and wetlands.
One thing to note—there are a lot of bugs in the summer, so make sure to pack plenty of bug spray! Overall, it’s a fantastic place for outdoor lovers looking for a quiet and rustic getaway.
Amy G.
Legend
Mille Lacs Kathio Petaga Campground — Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Winter camping- very quiet with the electric hookups
This is one campground in Minnesota that offers a handful of electric hookups for winter camping. The beauty of this campground, is that while the campsites available are in a row, there's plenty of space between sites and some of them are even pulled through. Making it easy for RVs to pull in and hook up.
The vault toilet is not easy to find from where the electric openings are in the winter. While these spaces are right next door to a shower house with toilets, this is closed in the winter. The vault toilet is several rows over and down, making it hard to find if you don't already know where it is. But it was clean, and it was available.
The campfire rings seemed clean, and each had a picnic table as well. We loved the pull-through site because then we were a little more protected from the road, although it's not busy this time of year at all. So it was very quiet except for our neighbors, and they didn't make much noise at all.
There are trails nearby that are easily accessible on foot from the campground, and you can make loops that come back to the campground as well.
There are two campgrounds at this park, but this is the one that has availability in the winter time. Ironically, they also have a couple of walk-in spots that are also open this time of year. If you're willing to brave the temps without an electric hookup. Not hard to find, not hard to access, but no electric hookups at these sites.
Tori K.Legend
Jay Cooke State Park Campground
Great backpack site!
such a fun backpack site! The hike in was muddy and buggy as there was quite a bit of rain in the weeks prior to our camping trip. Picnic table, fire ring, and bear locker provided. Site offers great vies of a little beaver pond where you may get to see some wildlife! Site was able to fit 4 backpacking tents, most of which were 2 person size tents, so it is good for a small group. Private latrine a short walk into the woods.
Be sure to check trail conditions as one of the forks that could be taken to the campsite was flooded and closed.
David T.
Guide
Trout Lake RV Park and Campground
Very flexible proprietor
I came in late October. As are most of the campsites in upper Minnesota this time of year, the owner told me they were closed. But he was happy to let me stay overnight for a reduced off-season fee. There were no hookups at this time of the year. It's a very pleasant lake. A lot of permanent RVs parked here. It's very quiet, although there is a highway that runs right next to the property. For my very small off-season fee, I got a shower included!
- TTHERESETraveler
Whispering Pines Campground
The website for this RV park is broken
The website for this RV park is broken
- TTom
Ranger
Moose Lake State Park Campground
Beautiful & Quiet
Very well laid out campground with large sites. Unbelievable AGATE MUSEUM at the main entrance. Men’s bathroom was very clean and showers worked great. Nice well groomed trails, well maintained campsites and campgrounds. Tall pines trail is beautiful, not real long. Nice picnic area on the trail across the blacktop road.
Briana H.
Scout
Buffalo Valley Camping
Clean, amazing staff, great bar & grill!
We loved this campground! We didn’t have a long enough hose for the water hookup, so Darrel (the manager) brought one out immediately and we could keep it all night. All the staff was so nice and welcoming. Campground was so clean and nice trails to walk around. The bar & grill had great food and service. 10/10!
- Ioan P.Legend
Red Pine Campground
Most beautiful !
This campground is extremely clean and charming ! Has everything ! Private.
- LLee M.Scout
Clint Converse Campground
Peaceful
Was here every summer in the late eighties and early nineties as a kid with my family and it’s still as nice and peaceful as it was then. I’ll continue to keep coming back every summer
- TTracy B.Guide
Wilderness of MN Campground
Nice camping near Mille Lacs Lake
The campground was nicely maintained. Had a nice pool and friendly seasonal campers. The management and reservation process was less than desirable. Very difficult to get ahold of management and upon arrival they had given our reserved site away to someone else and moved us. Paid for a water/ electric site and were moved to an electric only site and no cost difference or refund offered.
Wayne W.Scout
Knife Island Campground
Tight
Overall a very nice camp for a 4 day. Roads are tight for 30+ rigs. Very rutted. Having a ground guide for the tight parking is a must. Reviews dont mention the 4am horn blowing train. Great time had here.
MickandKarla W.Legend
Minnesota National RV Park
Golf is the Thing Here
As this was our second time here at Minnesota National, we had no problem finding the course or RV park. The RV navigation in our new Ford 450 was also spot on. When you turn in at the golf course, drive all the way to the club house/lodge parking lot and there’s a road to the right that takes you into the campground (CG). As you check-in online prior to arrival, you simply proceed to your camp site. As you turn down the short road to the CG, there’s a sign to help you identify your site location. We proceeded to back-in site 25 with full hook ups. The utilities are in the back of pad in this CG, so you may need 20+ feet of electric, sewer, or water cord/hose depending on your rig’s configuration. The sewer grade is a bit up hill. We got 3 bars LTE on Verizon and no CG WiFi. There is only a vault toilet/out house in the CG. We came here to golf for two weeks. The 18 hole course is quite challenging where the 9 hole Savannah is shorter and a little bit easier. The golf course restaurant has decent food and a good deal on draft beer during their Sunday to Thursday Happy Hours.There is not much more to do here except golf. McGregor is about 15 minutes away and is where we did laundry and got our groceries.
- BBryan P.Guide
Jay Cooke State Park Campground
Hike in site: Highland
The campsite was perfectly good: nice and spacious over looking the river. It is well off the main hiking trail and quite private. The view of the river is heavily obstructed and there really is no easy and safe way down the cliff to the river. Still it is nice to hear the river. You need to bring on drinking water, otherwise you need to go about 1/8 of a mile to a small creek to get filterable water.
The hike in is easy, but once you are off the main trail (the first mile) the trail is grass—be prepared for lots of ticks.
Denny K.Traveler
Crosslake Campground
Bad time
We got to the site and we had low branches asked them to cut them. They said they were at there standards so we had hold it up. Them the site next to us had to have rock concrete us and 4 others called several times nothing
Lindsay T.GuideSavanna Portage State Park Campground
Savanna Portage Long Weekend
Lovely sites with plenty of trees so most sites are quite private. Mosquitoes are brutal here, especially on the hiking club trail and to a somewhat lesser degree in the campground. We were thankful to have a screen tent for this visit. No Verizon cell service at the campground. Surprisingly good cell service at the Loon Lake area of the park, which also has a beautiful short hike!
Tracy M.Guide
Schoolcraft State Park Campground
Hidden Gem
I had the entire park to myself. Beautiful view of the Mississippi River, not far from the headwaters. Enjoyed the sounds of nature as I relaxed in site #6. I took advantage of the on-site fire wood via the Yodel Portal app. Amazed that I had the place to myself.
samuel C.Ranger
Hill River State Forest
Okay
There were a good amount of spots, and I seemed to be the only person. Was a good and secluded. I did hear some weird noises throughout the night, but all was well. It is your average dispersed site. I made it fine with 2wd, just take it slow.
- vvincent W.Guide
Mille Lacs Kathio Petaga Campground — Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
nice Campground in Midsotta
Nice campground. We were dry camping in the RV since there was no water. Still a nice place for a winter getaway. Will go back in the fall!
- SShane D.Guide
Sandy Lake
Small clean park with active host and rangers
Base camp for fishing Big Sandy. Stayed here several times in a tent and a trailer. Nice sites but surrounded by swampy areas so mosquitoes are thick.
Very clean, pay attention to north or south entrance. Have to drive on either end can’t cross the dam with a vehicle.
But firewood before hand as well.
- SShane D.Guide
Pokegama Dam Campground
Pretty little perk right on the water
Small and well maintained park as you would expect for a USACE site. Super clean bathrooms. Level sites and great views of the Mississippi.
Road noise from Hwy 2 is a downside.
- SSara A.Guide
Jay Cooke State Park Campground
Peaceful corner
As a tent camper, i prefer quiet and private sights. The circle this site was part of, was just that. The walk to the updated bathrooms (with showers) is pretty pretty. It was buggy (mosquitoes) but fire and bug spray kept it manageable. The pit toilet next to site 18 had an occasional waft of smell but nothing too lingering or bad.
Emelia O.Guide
Banning State Park Campground
Average State Park
Nice campground well maintained. The water and subsequently bathrooms were not available but this information was available ahead of time of the state park website. The vault toilets were in great shape
- Emelia O.Guide
Jay Cooke State Park Campground
Beautiful Hiking
The site was nice a secluded but still close to water and bathrooms. The downside to this specific site is that it is close to the group camp so it was pretty noisy.
Teresa T.Legend
Snake River Campground
I think this place is great
Friday afternoon 5:00 finished out my work day here. I've had great wireless I'm getting 5G Verizon believe it or not. We're the only ones here it is pretty rustic coming in so if your camper is very sensitive you need to take your time. But the river is going past it's lazy it's quiet I hope it stays quiet all nice and it's $20. Hi Summer might be hot most of the park spots are in the sun but if you had a tent you can find a shady spot down by the river. Their are mosquitoes this year and I don't think the four wheeler trails are highly used I was hoping there would be hiking trails we'll probably just stay one night because the limited walking and I won't go in the high grass with the ticks in the mosquitoes. But it's beautiful I'll upload some pictures in a video.
- Teresa T.Legend
Father Hennepin State Park Campground
This place is great
Smaller campsite with less spaces but right on the waters edge which provides a breeze and keeps the bugs down. Wet spring so Kathoy was terrible but works here. Trails, town which has a grocery store, place to wash cloths and a place to trade out the books I've ready for a new set. Good connectivity so easy to work from with decent bathrooms.
- Teresa T.Legend
Mille Lacs Kathio Petaga Campground — Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Nice enough spots but not my kind of park.
I came in the spring it was a wet spring there were a lot of bugs. The trails are probably not maintained because it was so wet but they were almost impossible to hike on simply because of the amount of mosquitoes. The bathrooms are nice the camp spots were nice they had good signage for the archaeological stuff. It was just very hard to enjoy it because it was so overwhelmingly buggy.
- RRob E.Scout
Father Hennepin State Park Campground
Nice weekend spot
Hiking was great, we saw an albino deer on the hiking club trail! Site was a bit tight for our travel trailer and a tight fit to back up on the pad. Recent rain had the campsites pretty muddy but the paved spaces were well maintained.
Guide to Turner
Tent camping near Turner, Minnesota offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in nature while enjoying various amenities and activities. With several well-reviewed campgrounds in the area, you'll find the perfect spot to set up your tent and unwind.
Tent campers should check out Jacobson County Campground
- Located at Jacobson County Campground, this site allows fires and provides drinking water, making it a comfortable choice for tent campers.
- The campground features toilets and is accessible by drive-in, ensuring convenience for those looking to enjoy a peaceful retreat.
- While there are no picnic tables or showers, the natural surroundings and proximity to the river offer a serene camping experience.
Local activities to enjoy while camping
- At Blackberry Campsite, you can enjoy canoeing on the Mississippi River, with a bear locker and firewood available for your convenience.
- Fishing and hiking are popular activities at Bear Lake County Park, where you can rent canoes and explore the beautiful waters.
- For a unique experience, visit Half Moon Watercraft Campsite, where you can paddle in and enjoy the tranquility of the water while camping.
Tips for tent camping near Turner
- Be prepared for limited amenities at Sal's Campground, which offers a beautiful lakeside setting but may have road noise and permanent campers nearby.
- Bring your own firewood to Edelweiss Campground, as this site does not provide it, ensuring you can enjoy a cozy campfire.
- If you're looking for a more rustic experience, consider Mosquito Ridge Watercraft Campsite, where you can camp without the usual amenities, allowing for a true back-to-nature experience.
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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Turner, MN is Jacobson County Campground with a 4-star rating from 1 review.
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