MARY K.

MN

Joined March 2021

Retired. Travel with my husband and our dog in a 21 foot Rialta motorhome.

Friendly, well kept, just off I24

This is a convenient and pleasant campground, just off exit 3 on I24 in Paducah. The staff was friendly and walked us to our site and showed us the hookups. He gave us a lovely spot in the shade by the little lake. Have not used the showers yet so can't comment on that. We stayed on a Sunday night. The park was about half full. Seems to be a nice quiet family place. 

They are across the street from a Mexican restaurant. There is a liquor store next door. Other businesses nearby.

Noise from the nearby traffic may bother some, but we didn't mind it and it was not loud enough to hear inside our RV.

It is a good place for us to stop on our way from MN to visit friends in FL. Also convenient for visiting the National Quilting Museum. We will stop here again.

Popular, busy campgound

We didn't actually stay here, but the attendant let us take a free shower in the campground. Nice shower building with a handicap accessible unit. Close to the Mazama Village store.

Great free spot near Crater lake NP

The campground at the park was full but the ranger gave us a listing of nearby places including Sno-Parks. Camping is free at Sno-Parks in Oregon. There are 3 nearby Crater Lake. We stayed at Annie Creek which is south on #62 of the Nat. Park.

It is a large parking lot with a nice log warming house. We parked our RV near some big trees. Took a walk down the adjoining dirt road and looked at the nice sites by the creek, but decided the road was a bit rough for our little camper. There are no utilities but it's free! We stayed 2 nights while exploring the national park.

OK Private Campground

We were confused at first, as to where the office was. It was part of house that was being remodeled. It was almost full but we got an electric only site. The attendant was very friendly and showed us to the site and helped us back in. She said they have an ice-cream social every night in their game building, but we didn't go.

It is kind of run-down. The wi-fi was unreliable when you could manage to sign on. There is a grocery store nearby. They have a gift shop, but it was dark and messy.

New RV Park

We stayed here because it was convenient to the freeway. They gave us a site near the dog walk so our dog could use it. It is right in the city so you have traffic noise. If you are looking for a cannabis shop there are 2 visible from the RV park!

They have a club house with games, a pickle ball court and a basketball court.Family friendly.

Nice for a one night stop

Yes, you can walk to the beach. A "nature trail" leads down to Alsea Bay. We had the beach to ourselves the night we stayed. You are almost beneath the Hwy 101 bridge that crosses the bay. Nice clean beach with rocks and driftwood.

The campground itself is tidy with a nice office/gift shop and helpful, friendly staff. Pricey though. We don't go to a KOA for privacy. The sites are packed together like at most KOAs. We go for the facilities - clean showers and maybe use the laundromat. Some sites are bigger with chairs and fire pits. We had a smaller one with full hook ups and a picnic table.

Nice - smaller campground than Manzanita Lake CG

We stayed here two nights after spending one night at the larger Manzanita Lake CG.

The are two loops and about 40 sites. There is also a South Summit Lake CG. We stayed at A5 for 2 nights in the north CG. Not the best site, but the place was full by night fall. We were near the helpful host and near the restrooms with flush toilets, no showers. The CG is about halfway point on the park road, so convenient for visiting the trails and vistas.

We walked around the lake one evening and saw some interesting wild flowers. Drove the road to the visitor center near the south entrance a couple times to see all the volcanic features.

Crowded and confusing

We stayed here the first night of our visit to Lassen. This campground is huge. It was almost full and we had a hard time figuring out which sites were available that night until we asked the CG host. We found a pull through that was available that night only.

There is a gift shop and limited groceries available that is next to Manzanita CG. They have showers and laundry which we did not use. They even have gasoline.

The park itself is fabulous.

Nice, clean, well kept

We camped here because it was getting late and we didn't want to look for the dispersed sites we read about farther down the road. Besides I wanted a shower!

The folks at the check-in were very friendly. The showers were clean and spacious.

The sites are the usual RV back in or pull through with electric sewer and water for $48 per night.

Beautiful campground!!

We stayed here for 2 nights when we had only planned on one, because it was so interesting and beautiful in the campground and on the drive see the volcano sites.

We are seniors with a National Park pass so we paid only $7 per night. There were plenty of sites available on the 3rd and 4th of July. No showers or electricity but we have a Rialta van and are self contained. We stayed at a different site each nite. The 2nd nite we had a great view of the scenery instead of a view of the visitor center.

The campground is located in an area of big lava rocks that must have been moved around to make great campsites surrounded by views and rocks. there were some really interesting sites to choose from, some in depressions with rock walls some on top of the hill for interesting views. It was our favorite campground of our 3 week trip.

The drive around the park was worth doing both days as there are nice hikes here and there, up cinder cones and spatter cones. There is a good nature trail with info markers and wildflowers that we enjoyed. The visitor center has a small museum with a short video and good info on how volcanoes function, etc.

Big commercial campground

We camped here only because the Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park (where we have often camped on trips out west) was full on fourth of July weekend. The host told us about the Cardwell Campground further west.

So we were cranky after the extra drive and the late hour, hoping to find an open site on the holiday weekend. There is also a market and gift shop there. You have to call the host and he comes to escort you to a site.

I kept asking him what the rate was but he ignored me and spoke to my husband! Only after the credit card went through did I find out we were paying $65 for one night, even with a "veteran's discount." Under other circumstances we wouldn't have stayed there as we do not usually stay in such expensive RV parks. We were to learn that private campgrounds rates have gone up.

The park was well kept and we had electric plus sewer and water.

Lovely rock formations

We stayed here one night on our way to Oregon, on a Friday, August 1st. We got there just as the rangers were leaving and were told the sites were full but there was an overflow parking lot where we could stay. Then a ranger came out of the visitor center and said some one had just cancelled so we could have site #5. Huzzah!

The campground is small and there is no electricity. The scenery around you is stunning "Badlands" type scenery with wildflowers and blooming cactus along the road. The sites are crowded together but even though the reservations were full, a couple sites remained empty all night. That irks me because other people could have used them if they had been polite and canceled like the people who did so for site #5. The parking lot area was full too. Met some nice people at the campground though.

There is a nice drive into the hills of the "badlands" and a picnic area with disc golf. Also you can rent a teepee or a gypsy wagon for the night!

Nice quiet campground

We camped here one night at the end of July as our first stop on a trip to Oregon. It was quiet on a Thursday. The swimming hole is closed this year so that probably kept some folks away.

We stayed in the electric loop as it's nice to charge things up for the next leg of the trip. They have non-electric tent sites as well.

Nice mature trees for shade. There is a large meadow with wild flowers and a trail next to the main campground. There were milkweed in bloom, wild roses and more.

Lots of trails and Buffalo River to explore.

Great helpful staff

We checked in at the visitor center and the ranger told us the site we had chosen on-line was not suitable for our small RV. She found us a site in the electric campground that someone else had just canceled on. It was a good site with some privacy due to thick woods on two sides of our site. It was a weekend so the place was full.

We heard Barred Owls and Sandhill Cranes. The cranes flew over making strange LOUD calls. Cool.

Camp on an island

We are camping here for one night. Site 14e. Nice large wooded site near the lake but with no lake view. Nice new shower building. Quiet tonight. We heard a Barred owl hooting. Campsites are spread out, with some trees separating and giving some privacy.

Close to Effigy Mounds National Monument

We are staying here specifically to visit the monument. It is crowded with older people like us,in the electric sites, and their older dogs. Level sites. Showers. Concession stand at the picnic area. There are stunning views of the Mississippi River Valley too. Many trails will lead you by ancient Native burial mounds, including an Effigy of a bear (probably a bear.) Heard an owl close by last night. We're not fans of side by side camping sites, but we are at Effigy Mounds or hiking this park most of the time.

Nice private sites

Since we live near Lake superior, we visit our beautiful North Shore state parks often. Tettegouche is one of our favorites. Most of the sites have plenty of vegetation between them for pretty good privacy.

There are miles of trails to hike, a beautiful visitor's center, and a lovely trial along the big lake. The campsites are not on the lake. They are back in the forest. Excellent access via wide dirt roads and good, even sometimes level gravel parking pads. Picnic table and fire rings of course.

Many options for the kind of camping you like. Walk in sites, backpack sites with bear safes, camper cabins, group camping, electric and non electric sites in the main campground.

Quiet Place

We camped here mid-week and the place was not full so it was quiet and sites have trees and shrubs for some privacy. We saw a Baltimore Oriole which is something we don't see often in Northern MN.

Iconic views of Split Rock Lighthouse

We camped in a cart-in site, with privacy and a beautiful view of Lake Superior. It is a splendid place for tent camping.

The MN Historical Society runs the tours and manages a visitor center for the lighthouse. Go up in the lighthouse and look around the lighthouse keepers home from a hundred years ago.

Waterfall Gem

Great waterfalls. Pleasant campground. Lots of great hikes. More state parks nearby. The North Shore of Minnesota is lined with great parks and camping.