Only 15 minutes from St. Cloud and 50 minutes from the Twin Cities, the A-J Campground offers a true camping experience on 150 acres of woodland. Hike on the many trails, smell the fragrant wildflowers and take a dip in a nearby lake on the sandy beach. Go fishing and take advantage of the campground's fish-cleaning house. Take the family out on the lake by renting a canoe, boat or pontoon from A-J Acres. The campground also provides electric and water hookups, dump stations, sewer hookups, live bait, firewood, ice, pizza and canned goods in the small store. For the kids, A-J provides fun activities with a playground, horse shoes, volleyball, petting zoo and games. This is also a great place for group events, with a recreation hall, laundry facilities, showers and toilets, picnic tables and fire rings.
A-J Acres Campground
1300 195th St. E
Clearwater, MN 55320
320-558-2847
ajacrescampground.com/index.html
Located just one hour from the Twin Cities and even closer to St. Cloud, Cokato Lake is a convenient camping experience. The lake is full of bass, crappie and walleye for your fishing pleasure. This campground provides guests with periodic live entertainment in the campground pavilion along with chapel services on Sunday mornings. There is a modern playground for the children as well as a heated swimming pool on the campground facilities. Try your hand at golf on the resort's very own golf course, or if you like play some volleyball or softball. You may also rent a canoe, boat or pontoon and head out on the lake.
Cokato Lake Camping & RV Resort
2945 County Road 4 SW
Cokato, MN 55321
320-286-5779
cokatolake.com/
This campground is situated on Limestone Lake only seven miles from the town of Maple Lake and just an hour-long drive from the Twin Cities. Electric, sewer and water hookups are provided for those with RVs and campers. There is a beach on the property as well as a boat launch area and dock. The kids can enjoy the playground as well as horseshoes and volleyball. There are clean coin showers and bathroom facilities, as well as a bar, store, game room and fish-cleaning house.
Olson's Campground
5669 123rd St. NW
Maple Lake, MN 55358
320-963-5173
olsons-campground.com/
The Minneapolis Northwest KOA Campground is located in the heart of the Minneapolis suburbs but surrounded by the woodlands. This campground is in easy reach of sites like the Minneapolis Convention Center (17 miles) and the Mall of America (30 miles). With campground amenities that include free Wi-Fi, full hookups and telephone service, this campground offers many modern conveniences for campers. Choose from activities like horse shoes, mini golf, basketball, a playground, a game room and a heated pool.
Minneapolis Northwest KOA
10410 Brockton Lane North
Maple Grove, MN 55311
763-420-2255
koa.com/where/mn/23113/
Another suburban campground located right outside of Minneapolis in Savage, Minnesota, the Town and Country Campground offers a wilderness retreat only minutes from city attractions. Kick back with campground amenities like full hookups, a heated pool, hot tub, wireless Internet, cable television, playground, recreation room, clean restrooms, laundry facilities, picnic tables, dog walk area, dump area, bagged ice, firewood and fire pits. If you are tired of the camping experience, take the short drive to the Mall of America, the Mystic Casino or the Valleyfair amusement park.
Town and Country Campground
12630 Boone Ave.
Savage, MN 55378-1008
888-300-2267
townandcountrycampground.com/index.html
