Maple Grove Campground

I went in early July. 2023 and camping was a nightmare with the amount of bugs that came out at night. Campsites are really close to each other with minimal privacy (stayed at site 66). Strict 10:30pm quiet hours which is fine since being outside after dark is unbearable with the bugs anyways. Only 1 working bathroom stall and minimal showers. Thousands of dead bugs. It's a great place for a day trip but I do not recommend staying the night. We drove to a beach a few minutes drive away and that was gorgeous!

We really enjoyed our camping experience here over the 4th, even without electricity available. (We decided too late for a busy holiday weekend to book one) The bathrooms were close and cleaned daily. The wood for sale was sheltered so it stayed dry to help with fire starting. Even though it was a holiday weekend it was still quiet and peaceful. The trails were nice to hike and the beaches around the lake were fun to walk alongside! We didn't swim this time but they do have a great swim beach at the park! I look forward to heading to Father Hennepin again!

This is the better of the two campgrounds at Father Hennepin State Park. You are near the beach and connecting trails and very near Mille Lacs Lake. The sites are fairly spread out, and shaded and seam to be semi secluded. This is the option to avoid camping crowds.

Came here at the end of September with our pop up. Even with the rain all weekend the site was beautiful and the colors were awesome! The walking paths are great and right along the lake. We will be back!

The place is beautiful, the beach in the lake is great despite of the flies and is near the campground, with picnic tables. But the campsites are full of mosquitoes, the bug spray doesn't work! Also a lot of spiders climbing in the tent... But it's nature!