Paradise Park was a great pit stop for our family in Chisago City on our way to northern…read moreWisconsin. It is a spacious park with tons of space. The highlight was the huge metal slides. The kids also liked the zip lines and the playground.

The name says it all. I didn't expect such a cool park hidden away in the back of Chisago City…read more Hidden across from the skating park by highway 8 is this awesome park. Upon reaching the playground from the parking lot, I first noticed a huge black hole at the end of a wooden bridge and a sign. I thought it was some kind of sewage hole but boy was I wrong! It's the entryway to a huge covered slide!!!! And a few feet away is a wide wavy double slide! Even better, next to the slides is another course - a zip line swing!! Oh man, in all my years I've never seen such cool playground courses in a park. Then you also have a complete playground course with many different slides, climbing Bridges, tunnels, rock climbing, money bars and a swivel bar with swings alongside. This park was definitely a paradise kind of park. Even I had to experience the slides & zip line for myself. Need a little adrenaline? This is where. Take a walk on the path down the dock to the fishing pier or alongside a small beach. It was a great small park filled with fun playgrounds for kids. Dogs are welcome here

Small state park along Lake Mille Lacs. The hiking trail it about 2 miles but you should add the…read moreextra mile to Pope Point. Very flat trail. About half of the trail runs along the lake but nearly the entire trail is in the shade. With the heat being in the high 90s, it was a great park to check off our list of visiting all MN state parks. Nice area. Good facilities. Tons of camping.

Father Hennepin State Park is about 120 miles (or two hours) from the Twin Cities. The park offers…read morea panoramic view of lake Mille Lacs, and has a 1-mile long sandy beach making it popular for swimming and fishing. There is park spans 344 acres, and has over a hundred campsites. The hiking trails wind through a hardwood forest and along the rocky shoreline of Mille Lacs Lake. You can expect to see hawks, osprey, and eagles along the shoreline.

Nice park right in Siren and on the lake with a small beach. Decent size playground and plenty of…read morepicnic tables and shelters.

We rented a pontoon from Randy. The good was that it was last minute, the pontoon ran with no…read moreproblems and Randy was friendly and responsive. The watch out is that you shouldn't expect a nice or modern pontoon. Ours was quite old, musty and we had to kill a spider or two.

I have mixed feelings about this rental experience. On one hand, I was looking to get out on the…read morewater asap since it was a perfect Saturday weather day -- and Randy's Rentals was the place to make that happen. On the other hand, it was a little rough around the edges. Their website pricing is out of date. They also charge a flat fee for gas surcharge. Online they say they offer a half hour rental for a jet ski, but once I arrived that wasn't an option. Hour minimum - understandable - but would be nice to have the information correct online. I walked by Randy's and couldn't get ahold of him on the phone, couldn't figure out which building to approach with all the signs, so I almost gave up on the boating idea. I would recommend texting him to coordinate - he was very responsive to texts. The jet ski I rented was dirty, and the first one they tried to set me up on wasn't working. Also note they have a vague rule that you have to stay where they can see you. That was a little strange for a boat rental place. Overall it worked for the purpose of getting out on the lake last minute, but is no luxury experience.

This place is the worst campground I've ever had the misfortune of paying for. They kicked me out…read moreafter I paid half down for the 26 season. That's right, then they refused to give me back my money. I lost $750 to these..........people. This was due to my 2 puppies that never barked. This family campground is just that. There's 15 family members that reside behind no trespassing signs on property. It was advertised as dog friendly which is a fib. Dogs must be on leash eternally. Plus there's 0 exercise area. Now that's real dog friendly. I tried to remedy that problem by offering to put in a fenced area for dogs for FREE, since if I was going to stay there for summer it was necessary for my 2 single year old high energy pups. At first this was fine by Jenny the girl who wears the pants and owns this setup But after driving to Belle plains, mn to get 100 ft of chain link fence off marketplace she changed her mind. I'm also out $120 for fence now on top of the $750. After a slightly heated discussion she gave me 24 hours to get out or cops get called I left within a few hours but never got a refund. She tells me to sue her! That's in the works. I'm 71 yrs old and live on SS exclusively so I desperately need that money but she could care less. She did offer to give me back a part of it but prorated it at weekly rate. A weekly rate was dramatically different than seasonal so I refused it. I also very kindly offered to leave no reviews anywhere if shed refund my money but she said I was attempting to extort her. Not at all, I was merely offering us both an easier way out of this nightmare. I never cost these folks one dime since my motorhome is entirely run on solar so no electricity was used and I never even deposited any trash there during my 1 week stay. She has been successful in getting my 2 previous reviews taken down from this platform so she must be regretting something. I'm only writing true facts that I lived through in this place. I've never in my entire life been treated like this and do not like it. Does this sound like the kind of place you want to stay?

Don't believe Chuck S review. The owners ( Jenni & Jeremy)are very friendly. His dog was on a leash…read morewhen it attacked 2 dogs, one of them was my daughter's dog that was also on a leash and he didn't even apologize. His dog was leashed both times that I saw. My wife and I have been here since they opened, we were the first to sign on. Every campground we have been to require you to keep your dog on a leash. This is very family safe campground. We see kids riding bikes and playing all the time.

I'll give this park 4 stars due to the large fenced area for the dog park, the picnic shelter,…read morerestrooms, small beach and the usually quiet wooded area. The parking lot is also large and there are hiking trails as well.

We bring our dogs here all the time. There is so much potential for this place. I wish North Branch…read morewould invest more into it. It is a great park regardless though.

We really liked the beach at Fish Lake! The swimming area is a decent size, not too deep, and no…read moreseaweed! We brought our own paddle board and it was a perfect lake for paddle boarding and kayaking. You can rent equipment at the beach or bring your own. The beach bathrooms are very spacious and clean, which was great to see. We are planning to return soon!

It's the perfect spot to go swimming, fishing and just chilling!…read more Would recommend to friends and fam

This is a fantastic park with trails are easy and wind around the little lakes in the park. Make…read moresure to stop by the agate center for an excellent exhibit on the geology of Minnesota, very informative and awesome. The beach on Echo lake is very nice too! Lots of raspberries which you can eat. We also saw a deer and some small frogs! Highly recommend!

Fantastic State Park with an excellent Agate museum for all age groups! Run, don't walk to this…read morebeloved State Park! Lake, trails, camping, nature, fun for all ages!

A local friend (Jan) recommended Riverwood while traveling through WI. Great recommendation. Had…read moreto call to make a change to my reservation, call promptly answered and accommodated. Crew were great, nice and friendly. We had a beautiful time kayaking down the river, it took us about 3 hours. Beautiful day, river was absolutely wonderful and very scenic. Highly recommend Riverwood.

The staff is very helpful with providing the shuttle and carrying the kayak and equipment to the…read morelaunch point and from the exit point

We had our first time visit to St Croix Park this past weekend and we are already planning our next…read moretrip back to spend more time! The park is located just an hour and a half from the twin cities area so made for a great day trip destination! We did the recommended scenic drive to the 100ft fire tower which gave us some awesome fall color views! The park had many beautiful trees and we saw so many blue birds! We really want to check out camping here but will have to save that for another trip! Overall a great park to check out the fall colors!

I can't believe it took me this long to explore this state park. Close enough to the cities for a…read moreday trip, big enough to make you want to come back and keep exploring -- it helps that the weather was perfect during our camping trip. The park itself is incredibly large. Be prepared to drive 5-15miles to get to different areas of the park. Plenty to do from the largest area of electric campsites I've seen at a state park, to river access for canoes/kayaks, to a beach to swim and relax, to the famous observation tower if you want the most scenic view of the park. Campsites are not super private, but very spacious -- so spacious you could easily fit a large camper (30ft+), a tent or clam, and your vehicle, and still have room for activities. Also, poor to no cell service at campsites (so you can disconnect!), but they do have wifi in park buildings. PS: climbing the tower isn't for the faint of heart -- steep.