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Families and RV campers who want a real Minnesota lake summer without roughing it. Electric hookups, flush toilets, and showers are all here, plus easy beach and trail access to Mille Lacs, the state's second-largest lake.
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Learn more about alerts →Families and RV campers who want a real Minnesota lake summer without roughing it. Electric hookups, flush toilets, and showers are all here, plus easy beach and trail access to Mille Lacs, the state's second-largest lake.
The bathhouse is old and showers are small push-button stalls, so anyone prioritizing solid facilities will be underwhelmed. No-pet policy rules out most dog owners, and mosquitoes are genuinely bad in peak summer, pack serious repellent or reconsider.
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Father Hennepin State Park is located on the southeast shore of Mille Lacs Lake. The park includes two campgrounds: Maple Grove Campground and Lakeview Campground. Maple Grove Campground features 42 non-electric campsites and offers a more secluded camping experience. The park's 320 acres include hiking trails that wind through a hardwood forest and along the rocky shoreline of Mille Lacs. The park's original vegetation was northern hardwoods mixed with marsh areas and pines along the lake. The hardwoods provide shade during the summer and spectacular color in the fall. Visitors enjoy a large sandy beach for swimming, two boat accesses, fishing piers and picnic sites with a panoramic view of the lake.
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Context for the broader area surrounding Maple Grove Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
<A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Canyon+Ferry+Dam">Canyon Ferry Dam</a> and reservoir are located in Montana about 50 miles downstream from where the Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson Rivers join to form the Missouri River. The reservoir has approximately 35,200 water surface acres, 9,360 land acres and 76 miles of shoreline, and offers excellent fishing opportunity for rainbow trout, perch, ling, and walleye. There are three marina concessions (Goose Bay Marina, Kim's Marina and Yacht Basin Marina) on the reservoir which provide a variety of public recreation facilities and services such as boat launching, camping, rental docks, small stores, etc. Reclamation also provides campgrounds, day use and picnic areas, concrete boat launches, and a seasonal visitor center. A wildlife management area at the end of the reservoir is managed by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and is home to a colony of terns and pelicans. The upland areas around the reservoir provide habitat for Chestnut-collared Longspurs and Long-billed Curlews, as well as hundreds of Pronghorn antelope, mule deer and white tail deer. <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/gp-bin/arcweb_cfr.pl">Current Reservoir Levels</a>
About 21 miles east of Helena, Montana on US 12-287.
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July and August bring daytime highs in the 70s and 80s, the best window for swimming and lakeside activities. This is also when ranger programs run and the campground fills up fastest. Late spring (May through June) and early October offer milder temperatures and fewer crowds, though you'll miss peak swim season. Plan for bugs. Mosquitoes and spiders are a recurring complaint in reviews, especially during warmer months.
July/Aug are best for swimming, ranger programs, and full services; campground fills up.
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Visitor reports and secondary sources indicate restroom/bathhouse facilities (older), potable push‑button water, picnic tables, and electrical hookups (30/50 amp reported). Showers are reported to be small/push‑button. Specifics such as dump stations, Wi‑Fi, or designated fire rings are not available in the sources.
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