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With 50 RVs to rent , he said , “ we have plenty available .”
The price is $ 100 a day and up . Information : 507-217-2628 .
Other RV rentals include :
• RV There Yet . com RV Rental in Plymouth ; 512-630-0301
• West Suburban Rental , 1010 Highway 55 , Buffalo ; 763-682-4620
• Hilltop Camper and RV , Fridley ; 763-571-9103
State Park Campsites
State Park campsites are available for just about any kind of trip : an overnight in a sleeping bag , a tent , or a drive-in park . Minnesota has 5,000 campsites from which to choose .
In addition to cabin rentals , the resort also has an RV park and campground .
Information : rockyreefresort . com , or 320-532-3431 .
RV Camping
Trails RV Park , 9414 Minnesota 371 , Walker , maintains a full-service RV park in the Chippewa National Forest . Pets are welcome . All sites include water , sewer , electricity , cable TV , picnic table and a fire ring . Seasonal sites are available May 1-Oct . 1 . They border undisturbed woods , and some have a shed , deck or porch . The park borders DNR state trail and woods . It also offers a large outdoor heated swimming pool , playground , basketball , sand volleyball , planned children ’ s activities , coin laundry and a fish cleaning house . Information : 218-547-1138 .
Acorn Hill Resort , 4691 Acorn Hill Lane NW , on Leech Lake in Walker , has 14 cabins , plus RV and tent sites . Good fishing nets walleye , Muskie , northern pike , crappie , bass and pan fish . Activities include biking , boating , canoes , horseback riding , water skiing and swimming . Information : 218-547-1015 .
Country Campground , 13639 260th Ave ., Detroit Lakes , offers family-style camping for newborns to retired folks at RV lots and tents from May 1-Sept . 1 . Features include picnic tables and dock area on Glawe Lake , two pontoon paddle boats , walking / pet exercise trail , two fenced-in children ’ s playgrounds , basketball hoops , sand volleyball court , 9-hole chipper golf course , two horseshoe pits , croquet , Frisbees and bocce ball . Information : 218-847-9621 .
Forest Hills Golf and RV Resort , 22931 185th St ., Detroit Lakes , offers full hook-up RV lots . Information : 1-800-482-3441 .
Big Foot Resort , 8231 MN 114 SW , Alexandria , has rental cabins , as well as room for bring-yourown camper , and a seasonal RV park . There are 77 full-hookups in the seasonal campground . Good fishing finds anglers netting bass , crappie , sunfish , northern pike and walleye . A boat launch is available , as are rental boats and pontoons . The resort also features an 18-hole mini golf course , playground , large swimming pool and smaller wading pool . Information : 320-283-5533 .
Crow Wing Lake Campground , 2393 Crow Wing Camp Road , Brainerd , has 80 full hookup campsites and some seasonal sites . Each site has its own picnic table and fire ring . The campground offers laundry facilities , fish cleaning house , boat launch , docks and slips . Information : 218-829-6468 .
RV Rentals
• Midwest RV Rental , 12550 Dakota Ave ., Savage , was busy in 2020 , according to Josh Byro . “ It was a different dynamic ,” he said . “ We had a lot of lastminute , first-time , inexperienced customers .”
Travelers were destined for Yellowstone , for all the states , he said .
A non-refundable reservation fee is charged for each advance reservation . Reservations are taken 24 hours a day from March through October by calling 866-857-2757 between 8 a . m . and 6 p . m . Monday through Friday , and 8 a . m . and 2 p . m . Saturday and Sunday . Beginning in April and going through September the hours increase to 8 p . m . daily . The call center is closed on holidays .
The website , dnr . state . mn . us , offers an A-Z listings of parks , a park finder maps , and information about reservations , permits and fees .
Information : 651-296-6157 , or 888-MINNDNR ( 646-6367 ), or info . dnr @ state . mn . us
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