Rice Lake State Park Campground

Many of the sites have good privacy. All of the vault toilets were locked when we were here (end of May). There is not much for hiking/walking trails here. The lake has been lowered for wildlife management so there is no acess from the park. That was a bummer because my dog loves to swim. This park had the most standing dead trees in the campground that I have ever seen in a state park. Personally I would not tent under that many widow makers. The bathroom/shower building was old, but clean and in good working order. The showers had reasonable water pressure and the temperature was decent.

Campsites are small, full of dead trees (so very little shade on a hot summer day), and teeming with aggressive garter snakes. Restrooms are in need of some TLC... Not a lot to do at the state park in general, with flooded out trails and no lake access due to the lake water level being lowered a few years back to help the ecosystem.

Campsites had standing water around the pads. Office building is old and showing its age. It would be nice if some $ resources brought this park up to.the standard of other MN state parks.

If you want to disappear this is the spot.. very quiet and desolate....