Minnesota
Every Minnesota campground, site by site.
State parks, state forests, national forests, Army Corps lakes, water trail campsites and the county and private campgrounds in between. Electric, cart-in, walk-in, backpack and canoe-in sites are counted from the DNR and Recreation.gov records, with a link to book where booking exists.
735
campgrounds listed
364
cities and towns
5
sources, 4 official
Sep 24
last refreshed
Browse by type
State park campgrounds
Campgrounds in Minnesota state parks, with every drive-in, electric, cart-in, backpack and canoe-in site counted from the DNR campsite records. Reserve through ReserveMN.
61 in Minnesota
State recreation area campgrounds
Campgrounds in state recreation areas such as Red River, Cuyuna Country and La Salle Lake, run by the DNR like the state parks.
5 in Minnesota
State forest campgrounds
Rustic DNR campgrounds in the state forests: vault toilets, drinking water at most, first come first served, often on a quiet lake.
54 in Minnesota
Water trail campsites
Small DNR campsites along state water trails, reached by canoe or kayak. Free and first come first served unless the site says otherwise.
188 in Minnesota
National forest campgrounds
Campgrounds in the Superior and Chippewa National Forests, from Recreation.gov and the Forest Service.
59 in Minnesota
National park campgrounds
Campgrounds run by the National Park Service in Minnesota, including the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, listed on Recreation.gov.
3 in Minnesota
Army Corps campgrounds
Campgrounds at the Mississippi River headwaters dams run by the US Army Corps of Engineers, booked on Recreation.gov.
6 in Minnesota
County and city park campgrounds
Campgrounds in county, regional and city parks and fairgrounds, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. Check with the park agency for sites and booking.
101 in Minnesota
RV parks
Places mapped on OpenStreetMap as RV or caravan parks, mostly privately run. Call ahead for hookups and rates.
72 in Minnesota
Other campgrounds
Privately run campgrounds, resorts with campsites, town parks and fairgrounds mapped as campgrounds on OpenStreetMap that no agency list covers. Who runs each one is not always recorded, so call before you go.
186 in Minnesota
By city
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Where this comes from
Every campground here comes from the sources below and is refreshed weekly. Nothing is written in by hand and nothing is paid for placement. Each page shows which source said what, and when we last checked.
| Source | What it gives us | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota DNR, Parks and Trails camping units | Every campsite in the state parks, recreation areas, state forest campgrounds and water trails: site type, electric service, shower and water distances. | Official record |
| Minnesota DNR, state forest campgrounds | The location of each state forest campground, including those without site records. | Official record |
| Recreation.gov, Recreation Information Database | Federal campgrounds on Recreation.gov: site counts and types, whether they take reservations, phone and the booking page. | Official record |
| USDA Forest Service, recreation sites | Superior and Chippewa National Forest campgrounds, with the season and fee the forests publish. | Official record |
| OpenStreetMap contributors | County, city and private campgrounds and RV parks, with electric, showers and contact details where mappers added them. | Community data |