Camping Trips 2022

May 6-8, RICE CREEK CHAIN OF LAKES CAMPGROUND:
Rice Creek Campground, located in the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve, offers 5,000 and more acres of natural and scenic wilderness, only 25 minutes from Minneapolis / St. Paul.

Biking, fishing, boating, golf, and swimming are just a few of the many activities you will find within the park. Nature programs are held regularly at the campground amphitheater and at nearby Wargo Nature Center (one mile north of the campground). You can also get in a quick round of golf at Chomonix Golf Course, located just a mile down the road.

Reservations can be made at: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/self_service.html


 
June 10-12, MILLE LACS KATHIO STATE PARK:
It's 9,000 years of human history and archaeological significance has made it a National Historic Landmark. You can learn about its rich history and all of Kathio's other treasures at the Interpretive Center. Climb the 100 foot observation/fire tower and look across the majesty of Mille Lacs Lake. Take part in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park's extensive interpretive/nature programs or get out by yourself and hike on the park's varied trail system. Kathio has a wonderful swimming beach plus canoes or rowboats you can rent for a trip on the historic Rum River and Ogechie and Shakopee lakes. In the winter, visitors can cross-country ski on trails described as the best in Minnesota or take the family sledding on our popular sliding hill. The river, lakes, and park trails offer visitors excellent opportunities to watch waterfowl, bald eagles, osprey, beaver, loons, deer, coyotes, and many others.

Reservations can be made at: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/self_service.html


 
July 15-17, GULL LAKE CAMPGROUND:
Gull Lake Recreation Area offers something for everyone with boating, hiking, fishing and swimming at Minnesota's famous Gull Lake, the largest of the 10 lakes on the Gull Chain of Lakes. Visitors have the opportunity to see and hear an abundance of watchable wildlife like bald eagles, white-tailed deer, river otters, a variety of songbirds, and the legendary call of the loon.

Reservations can be made at: https://www.recreation.gov/

August 19-21, FORESTVILLE STATE PARK:
Enjoy camping, hiking, fossil hunting, horseback riding, fishing and more! It contains the village of Forestville, which has been restored to a 19th-century appearance. The Minnesota Historical Society operates it as a historic site. Below ground the park contains Mystery Cave, the state’s longest cave, which is open to the public. Fish three blue-ribbon trout streams for brown trout. Take in the soft pastels of wildflowers in spring or listen to ruffed grouse drumming and wild turkeys gobbling. Hike or bring your horse to ride the ridge tops and stream valleys. Observe interesting geologic features along the way including sinkholes and dramatic Big Spring. In the fall, don’t miss the bold colors of the forest. Winter invites visitors to ski or snowmobile the Bluff Country.

Reservations can be made at: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/self_service.html


September 16-18, TEMPERANCE RIVER STATE PARK:
Hike riverside trails along the impressive Temperance River Gorge. Watch your step! ♦ Skip a few rocks at the Temperance River beach. Eat your lunch at the picnic grounds here while you enjoy the lake view. ♦ Stroll down to the foot bridge below Highway 61 and enjoy great views of the Temperance River lagoon. ♦ Visit the rock shoreline and splash pools below the upper campground. Trails accessing this area can be found near campsites #14 or #25.

Reservations can be made at: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/self_service.html



October 7-9, BEMIDJI STATE PARK:
Lake Bemidji State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the north shore of 6,765-acre Lake Bemidji. The northern half of the park preserves a spruce-tamarack bog. Located minutes from downtown on the north shore of Lake Bemidji, the park attracts visitors for not only it’s unmatched variety of outdoor activities in all seasons, but also for the park’s unique, natural botanical wetland preserve, the Bog Boardwalk. Lake Bemidji State Park offers lakeside picnic grounds with shelters, a swimming beach, plus a paved boat launch with marina. The park is the northern trailhead for Paul Bunyan State Trail, Minnesota’s longest state trail enjoyed by bikers and snowmobilers alike. Interpretive programs in the summer include morning hikes, boat tours of Lake Bemidji, evening films, and campfire talks. Winter programs include snowshoeing, skiing by candlelight and animal tracking. Geocacheing in all seasons is a favorite park activity, too!

Reservations can be made at: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/self_service.html
STATE PARKS HAVE A MAXIMUM 120 DAYS IN ADVANCE FOR RESERVATIONS; RESERVATION AT COUNTY PARKS REQUIRE WAITING UNTIL MARCH 1st OF THE NEW YEAR; FEDERAL CAMPGROUNDS REQUIRE A SIX MONTH RESERVATION. 

Minnesota State Parks have a 120 day in advance reservation system. Wisconsin State Parks have an 11 month in advance reservation system. Federal camp grounds, such as Gull Lake, have a 6 month in advance reservation system. If you do not have a reservation already made, do not hesitate to try to get a site or let us know in case someone has to cancel the use of their reservation. Please do not cancel a site before checking with the club as it makes good sense to give someone interested an option to buy it from you.

Sally Jenner has agreed to be our camping coordinator once again for next season.  She will, with your assistance, keep track of who is going to various camp outs and site numbers for those who wish to know. You can send your information to her at sallyjenner@aol.com or call her at 651-717-5832.