Uncle Bernie's campground rocks! Super friendly and super fun. Great location on a peninsula with…read morea awesome 45 minute inner tube ride WITHIN the campground! Bernie's rates are super cheap and he does no marketing so this is a hidden gem! Uncle Bernie's campground rocks! Super friendly and super fun. Great location on a peninsula with a awesome 45 minute inner tube ride WITHIN the campground! Bernie's rates are super cheap and he does no marketing so this is a hidden gem!

This little campground is awesome. The owner is extremely friendly. No giant list of rules. Great…read morespot to group camp or independently camp! Has bathrooms and outhouses. Great prices. Awesome atmosphere! We will definitely be coming back!

We have stayed at Swan Lake Resort & Campground for the last 3 years maybe a bit longer. Making…read morereservations is easy and when you can't find your confirmation emails they are very quick to respond to your emails! Its a beautiful place lots of trees and birds singing. We camp but we have had friends stay in the cabins. We stayed in the wooded sites kindling is our favorite, big sites easy to pull thru and lots of space for the dog to hang out too. Fire pit is always cleaned up and looking nice. Water and sewer hook up area is clean and looks nice too! We have stayed in the sites facing the lake too and those are nice as well. I have heard the lake is beautiful but we have not been out on the lake yet! We always look forward to our next stay!

This is a fantastic campground. There are quite a few seasonal RV sites but also plenty of short…read moreterm spots for RVs and tents. There are also some cabins. The resort is quiet and well maintained. The owners are laid back but also attentive to any questions or needs. We will be back and highly recommend for your camping adventures.

This is the place to camp in Detroit Lakes! Family owned. Spotless…read more Nice cement pads with picnic tables. Lots of amenities like playground, horseshoe pits, birdie golf course, a building with tons of games and activities if it's raining. There are a ton of rules, but that's what makes it so nice! It is super quiet. The owners are usually on site running around maintaining everything. We look forward to staying here twice every season!

This is my sixth summer and I feel like, and am treated, like family. Sites are grassy, spacious,…read moreand very well maintained. Laundry room is very clean, convenient, and low cost. There has been a dramatic increase in the wifi service which is also important to me. My grandchildren visit often and are never bored with plenty of no cost activities for them. I could go on, but I think the best recommendation is that I have reservations for my seventh year.

As far as campsites go I thought Crosslake was pretty good. They have a beach with a swimming area,…read moresites both with and without electricity, stalled bathrooms with showers, evening activities and enforced quiet hours. They ask that you purchase their "certified" firewood for $6 a bundle and the woodshed is only open from 6pm-8pm so make sure you get there before they close and buy enough to last. The sites that are on the edge of camp are really tough to sleep at because they are right next to the main road so all night you hear cars speeding by. But it was a fairly quiet campground during the day and even with neighbors you have privacy and peace. I also wish there was an area with softer ground for tents. It was very difficult to pitch in the gravel because they stakes didn't want to go in and there were lots of sharp rocks trying to poke up through the bottom of the tent. Everything in town is within walking distance and there are trails everywhere. Each site has a fire pit and picnic table. I was surprised by how few mosquitoes there were and wonder if the campground sprays for them. I really think my son would have a good time here so I want to bring him and update my review based on his experience too. But I would come back because we had a good time!

Fantastic campground facilities. Reservations fill up quick, and reservations open 6 months from…read morethe date you can camp. Two boat launches, large boat beach, nice swimming beach for the kids and fishing pier to keep you busy.

This park has it all! Lake/beach access, woods and prairie…read moretrails. We camped the middle of October and the campground was full. Can't imagine what it is like in the summer! The sunset over the water was stunning! We even got to witness a flock of grackles migrating!

I loved walking around the many lakes at Lake Carlos State Park. So relaxing after a long day of…read morework. I also heard some loon calls which was pretty magical. Although the trees aren't green in the early spring, there are almost no visitors and you get the park to yourself.

We did the Annie Battle Lake hike which had about half of it in a paved path that you share with…read morebikes. We tried to do the Lake Emma Trail loop as well but the bugs completely overwhelmed us and we turned back. The path follows the lake but most of it is in the woods and the lake is not viewable. In the south side there are some nice lookout points. The park has a great rental shop. I wish we would have had more time to take a bike ride or rent a kayak. Lots of park/water toys to choose from.

This relatively new state park in Minnesota is a treasure -- a beautiful example of Minnesota lake…read morecountry with rolling hills, forests, creeks, trails and camping. I hiked a few miles towards the end of the day and saw an eagle swoop down to grab a fish out of the lake. I shot photos of birds that I had not seen before and a young buck hiding in the birch forest. A variety of wild flowers were in bloom. Be warned that you need to apply insect repellent since ticks abound. There are both paved and unpaved path, and it is obvious that the park was well-planned. There is even a cemetery for pets. It's a must visit if you are in the area.

I stayed here with my boo thang after a night of dancing and fun for a wedding. The cabins are…read morepretty rustic but come with a full kitchen and utensils provided. Our view was beautiful as we were right in front of the lake. They have rentals for boating and other activities available, as well as a list on their website around what to bring. I didn't interact with the owners themselves since we came in after the office closed, but getting the key and returning it was super easy. The beds are standard full and each room has an air conditioner in it for those sweaty nights. If you have more than 4 staying the couch is a futon! I really liked this spot and would consider it again. All of the sites are close together so you don't get the 'alone in the woods' feeling but it's still quiet enough where that's okay.

Worst hospitality, if you could call it that, I've ever experienced in my life. As someone whose…read morefamily as been going up there for 20 years since I was a kid, the new ownership is an extremely rude, senile old man, that doesn't care about you or your experience there. We tried to have a civil discussion about our stay and were immediately meet with a defensive cranky tone, that lead to him telling us to kick rocks. It's sad to see what WAS such a nice place be ruined by a nothing but money hungry old man. Keep you and your family as far away from this place as possible. If I could give this place a 0 star I would.

Pulled our RV in to check out the campground for future trips. The owner asked us to leave as his…read moreproperty was not public parking. I thought I would walk my dogs and he told me to put them back in the van and I said I would walk them out on the road and he said he didn't want us parking there. This guy is a piece of work. Very rude. He made assumptions about our intentions and lost our business. Happy to leave and not return.

I came here to swim in the lake in May 2023. The air temperature was 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the…read morewater was slightly cool but still nice. The water was reasonably clear. Overall it was a great experience!

This was an awesome park! Lots of beautiful, well-maintained trails for hiking. Pretty trees,…read morecreeks, and a really nice lake. It had really nice picnic areas on the beach with BBQ grills, too. Also had some nice primitive camping grounds, too. Also seems very underused...we met almost nobody there!