Lodging: Camper Cabins

A Minnesota State Park hidden treasure!

Camper cabins are rustic, one-room wooden cabins that provide basic shelter for visitors who want a "camping out" experience but prefer not to deal with a tent.

Each 12 by 16 foot cabin contains a table, benches, and wooden bunkbeds with mattresses. Most cabins have a screened porch.

thumbnail graphic of PDF map that shows statewide camper cabin locations. To review a list of camper cabin locations, availabilities and details, visit this website table on http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/camper_cabin_list.html
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Rates:*

Basic cabins: (no electricity)

  • Weekdays (Sun-Thurs) $45 per night
  • Weekends (Fri-Sat) $50 per night

Cabins with electricity: (electricity and/or heat)

  • Weekdays (Sun-Thurs) $50 per night
  • Weekends (Fri-Sat) $55 per night

Reservations:

Online reservations can be made 24 hours a day, except for the first day a reservation becomes available. On that first day, reservations cannot be made online before 8 a.m. Reserve Now!

Phone reservations can be made by calling 866-857-2757 (TTY: 952-936-4008) between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday through Sunday October through March, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily April through September. Call center is closed holidays.

Learn more about making or cancelling a reservation.

Details:

  • Check-in: 3 p.m.
  • Check-out: 1 p.m.
  • Bathrooms: Camper Cabins do not have indoor plumbing but are located in or near the park's campground, where seasonal restrooms, showers, and drinking water are available. Vault toilets are available year-round at all locations.
  • Capacity: Up to 6 people (up to 5 people in wheelchair-accessible cabins).
  • Cooking: All cabins have a picnic table, fire ring, and grill for outdoor cooking. No cooking is allowed inside the cabins, except for crockpots and coffeepots.
  • Electricity: Many Camper Cabins have electricity.
  • Heat: Some Camper Cabins are heated for year-round use.
  • Firewood: Can be purchased at the park office. Minnesota restricts firewood being brought to or used on DNR lands. More information and vendor list
  • Pets: Not allowed in Camper Cabins.
  • Smoking: All cabins are smoke free.

Remember to bring:

  • Sleeping bags or other bedding
  • Cookware
  • Plates, cups, and eating utensils
  • Flashlight
  • Matches

 

* 2014 rates for basic camper cabins will be $50 weekdays (Sun-Thu) and $55 weekends (Fri-Sat). For camper cabins with heat or electricity will be $55 weekdays and $60 weekends.