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iagary
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Jul 07, 2016

I 35 North of Twin Cities

We are planning a trip to the northern shore of Lake Superior in August. From home in Eastern Iowa, it is a little longer drive than we want to make in one day. I would like to get through the Twin Cities and then find a nice campground along the I 35 corridor. We have two young children. A pool would be great but not necessary. Electricity only would be sufficient for one night. Any ideas anyone?

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  • robbiesgram wrote:
    There is a campground at the Running Aces Horse Racing place in Forest Lake, then, the next one that I know is at the casino in Hinckley, MN.

    Not sure of the amenities at Forest Lake, as it has been several years since I was there, but they did have electric. The Hinckley cg is nice, fhu. Don't remember a pool, but there is a playground and probably a pool at the casino. I would recommend calling and get reservations at both places asap, I know Hinckley is very busy.


    There are no references to camping on the Running Aces web site near Forest Lake. Grand Casino seems to be your best bet for hitting all the amenities you noted: http://grandcasinomn.com/lodging/rv-resort/
  • There are several MN state parks near the Twin Cities that offer camping and most have about 50% of their campsites with electricity. Making a reservation will be mandatory, because this year MN State Parks made ALL of their campgsites reservable.
  • Another one is Pokegama Lake RV Park at Pine City, MN. It's about 4 miles west of I-35 and not as far as Hinckley.
    http://www.woischkes.com/index.html
  • There is a campground at the Running Aces Horse Racing place in Forest Lake, then, the next one that I know is at the casino in Hinckley, MN.

    Not sure of the amenities at Forest Lake, as it has been several years since I was there, but they did have electric. The Hinckley cg is nice, fhu. Don't remember a pool, but there is a playground and probably a pool at the casino. I would recommend calling and get reservations at both places asap, I know Hinckley is very busy.