Reviews

Carrie Ruud

If you love the prairie this park is for you. The dam was very interesting I think visiting during the migration would be the best time

Kamran Ayub

We stayed in a camper cabin and it was cozy for our family of five. There's not any surrounding woods in the upper campground but that's great news for camper vans and RVers. I would have preferred cabins in the lower campground, but still, it was a good time. There's a couple trails and one overlooks the lake. The big cottonwood is pretty awesome, too. I hate to not give 5 stars but you know, I'm comparing against other state parks too. I think it's definitely worth going during bird migration season and we sort of missed that! The camper cabins have a full bed on the bottom on one side, so me and my wife didn't have to split up and the kids each got their own bed. There's no bedding, so bring your own!

DLM-Distribution Campervans

Great stop along the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway! Excellent place to camp with spectacular views and peaceful surroundings—especially during the week in the fall when it’s quiet and uncrowded. The giant cottonwood tree is truly something to see—photos can’t capture its immense size or presence!

Sonja Amundson

Wonderful hiking trails, very wide and mowed, level, easy trail. Right now the lake is drained and they are repairing the dam, but it's still a beautiful place to visit. Very interesting to see what the lake is like without water!

Linda McLoon

This is a lovely state park due west - about 3 hours from the Twin Cities. The lake is huge, and from the Upper Campground you have a great view if the lake. The sunsets over the lake are particularly beautiful. The RV sites are large, with lots of space between them. There are very few trees, but you can walk through prairie and wooded areas. The largest tree in the state is a nice hike from the campground. The bathrooms are great, very clean and functional. We had a lovely time doing some hiking and some bike riding.

Carey Goedel

Beautiful State Park and lots to explore like the Cottonwood Tree that is on the Big Tree Registry or fishing the LQP Lake/MN River or bird watching or... The Camper Cabins are nicely spaced out from each other and are located in the Upper Campground which has nice facilities! Plus the CC's have A.C.

Dou Vang

It's a decent state park. The upper campground is the main campsite and probably the best place to camp. We stayed at the group camp 2. The only downside about it is that there's no running water at the group sites. So you either have to bring lots of water or go get water and shower at the upper campground, which is about 8 minutes away. The mosquitoes are the worst at the group camps . Our group camp has a large shelter, and a big, flat grass area for kids to play.

Autumn Mollet

The sites are nice and spread out, though most are open without much shade. There are full hookups on the first loop which is rare for a MN State Park. The second loop is all electric. There is a nice modern restroom building with individual showers. The vault toilets are also nice and well maintained. There is access to the lake from different points not in the campground.

Suzanna Annis

Upper campground is almost too spaced out. Never even met any neighbors. No shade, either. The small trees will probably look nice in about 15 years. Lots of little striped gophers. They were pretty cute. The views of the lake were great, and the sunsets. Weather was windy and a little rainy. We drove through the lower campground. I would not want to camp there. The trees were not trimmed, so we scraped our small RV just driving through. We decided not to visit the map shelter. There were thousands of mosquitoes outside, and we didn't want to risk opening the door. We also never saw where to go for the cottonwood tree, even though we drove past the area several times. It wasn't well labeled. Found ticks on the path to the office, I imagine they were other places as well. Overall, it was OK. Just wish it had more trails or things to do. A playground would have been nice also.

Carrie Wilmot

Limited hiking but there is plenty of variety from paddling, launching a boat, historical buildings (19th century mission, WPA buildings) and a huge cottonwood tree. The prairie here is wonderful. The upper campground has well spaced out sites, some full hookup and some with lake views. The restrooms are very clean. Although there is little shade, there is often a good breeze. The beach area has small gravel areas and large shoreline rocks. It was not great as a family beach, but picturesque.

Hunter McGovern

Great place to go in the fall time of year. Great fishing, hunting areas, and some trails. The largest cottonwood tree is near the park, only a 2 minute hike off the road.

Selina Barnes

Beautiful campground! Well maintained, showers and bathrooms very clean, rv spots well spaced out! We enjoyed are stay and will visit again!! Sunsets were beautiful!! ❤

Bill Matthews

Looks good. Will have to make a reservation for there for the next outing.

Pat Redepenning

Lac qui Parle is so relaxing. Many hiking trails for all ages.

David Miller

The state park is a beautiful place to camp at. The view of the lake from the upper campground area is breathtaking at sunset. There's available toilets, electric bathrooms and showers available here. The main park office is up the road from the campground but not to far of a drive. The state park has a beach area and canoe rentals. The lake has many wildlife birds such as pelicans and bald eagles. If you're looking for a good state park to camp at this one should be on your list of top places to visit.