What we’re about
Welcome to the Minnesota Camping Meetup. If you are a beginner camper with no or very little experience or an experienced camper with lots of experience you are in the right place. Come join us and make new friends while enjoying the great Minnesota outdoors. We will have about 6 camping trips every year.
If all you are looking to do is to sleep in a tent and hang around the campsite, no problem. Feel free to do that. If you would like to get more of a nature experience you will have the chance. Most trips will have two outdoor activities. Hiking will usually be an option. Biking (road, trail and mountain) will be available on many trips. Water activities (swimming, canoeing, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, fishing) will be featured on the July and August trips.
We have some regular campers in the group. This means you are camping with people you know and seeing familiar faces. No need to worry about camping with a bunch of strangers every time. We are always happy to have people join us again and again and become regulars themselves.
We are looking forward to you camping with us.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Scenic State Parkscenic state park, Bigfork, MN 56628, Big Fork, MN
Summer at one of my favorite state parks. Scenic has great scenery. Hence the name . The plan is to camp in the Lodge Campground. Everyone will have to get their own campsite. I will host a campfire every night at my campsite. No need to get your own wood. The swimming beach is next to the campground. There is a fishing pier next to the beach. The park has 14 miles of trails. The park has canoe, kayak, paddle board, and boat rentals. This is just an all around great park.
The trip shows Friday to Sunday but I will go up Thursday. Reservations for a July 18 arrival will open March 20. I strongly urge everyone to come up Thursday to get more time to enjoy the park. Even if you come up after work Thursday night when you wake up Friday morning you will be in the park and can start having a great time!
If you click the map for directions it shows the Lodge Campground away from the lake. This is not accurate. The Lodge Campground is very close to the lake. Look at the map on the state park website. It is more accurate.
- Bear Head Lake State ParkBear Head Lake State Park , Ely, MN
If you are late to the party and can't get a site, no worries, we can share sites. Just post a comment. If you can make it to this trip I highly recommend coming. This is a great park.
During the hot summer month of August I would like to go to Bearhead Lake State Park. We will be in drive-in sites. Bearhead has 14 miles of trails. The Mesabi Trail is nearby. The swimming beach is a short distance from the campground. The park has kayak, canoe, paddle board and boat rentals. This is a great park for hiking in wooded scenery. This is a great park.
- Jay Cooke State ParkJay Cooke State Park , Carlton, MN
Let's end the 2025 camping season at Jay Cooke State Park. This park has 34 miles of hiking trails. There is a paved connection to the Munger State Trail. We will be in drive in sites. They have two group sites but there is only four parking spaces for each site.
Reservations for Sep 26th arrivals opens May 29.
Check out the park's website for more about the park.
