I was just there during spring break. I was the only tent camper. Maybe 8 RVs or so out of nearly 150 campsites. It was nice and quiet. Beautiful scenery—able to camp with a view of the lake. Each site has a table, fire ring and lantern hook. The water was off until the end of March but luckily the pump near the registration kiosk was on. It was just a bit of a drive to get it. And the bathrooms/shower houses are locked as well. Vault toilets were open. Plenty of trails around (though a storm changed my plans so I didn’t do any of them). With the beach I’m sure the place gets busy in the summer but it was very peaceful in early spring.

We had a cart-in site. One of the few state parks in Minnesota that had sites open the weekend we went. It was a long drive for my sons and I but we enjoyed it. Our site was closer to the bathrooms than I’d prefer (pit toilets in a nice building) but it wasn’t too bothersome. There were plenty of trees in our sites and though we could see some of the other cart-in sites it was pretty quiet and relaxing.

A bit of good hiking in the park. But most is shade-less prairie hiking, so on summer days it can be quite hot. The bison are neat to see. There is a dammed up part of the creek, but it didn’t look like water you’d want to wade or swim in. We drove into Luverne to “The Lake” to swim and cool off.

I’ve cano d here two or three times. Always in the fall for an overnight solitude retreat. It’s a basic state forest campground. No modern bathrooms Just put toilets and water hydrants. It’s always been fairly quiet when I’m there. But that could be different in the summer. There’s a lake and plenty of hiking trails through the forest.