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Minnesota State Parks cancellations

Sold out on Minnesota DNR reservations? People cancel all the time, and the site goes straight back on sale with no notice. Pick a park below and your dates. We check it around the clock and email you when a site opens. You book it yourself, in your own Minnesota DNR reservations account.

Our emails link to the campground's site grid on Minnesota DNR reservations; pick the night there (its pages don't take a date from a link).

Minnesota State Parks cancellation policy for campsites

• Booking fee: $8 online or $10 by phone, never refunded.
• 14 or more days before arrival: no cancellation fee.
• Less than 14 days, but more than 48 hours before check-in: $6 online or $7 by phone.
• Less than 48 hours before check-in: $6 online or $7 by phone, plus one night's camping fee.

How far ahead: up to 120 days before arrival.

From Minnesota DNR's reservations FAQ, read Oct 4, 2026. Cabins, yurts and group sites often have their own rules; this is the one for campsites.

Every park we watch on Minnesota DNR reservations

71 parks; each campground or loop is its own alert. Or search for one on the alert form.

• Afton State Park: Backpack Campground · Camper Cabins and Yurts · Group Camp · Hike In · Wall Tent
• Bear Head Lake State Park: Bear Head Lake Campground · Camper Cabins · Group Camp - tents only, no campers/RV's allowed · Guest House
• Beaver Creek Valley State Park: Beaver Creek Campground · Camper Cabin
• Big Bog State Recreation Area: Big Bog Campground · Camper Cabins
• Big Stone Lake State Park: Meadowbrook Area Campground
• Birch Lakes State Forest: Birch Lakes Campground
• Blue Mounds State Park: Blue Mounds Campground · Group Camp
• Buffalo River State Park: Buffalo River Campground · Coneflower Group Camp
• Camden State Park: Group Camp · Lower Campground · Redwood Lodge · Upper Campground
• Carley State Park: Carley Campground · Group Camp
• Cascade River State Park: Cascade River Campground · Group Camp
• Charles A. Lindbergh State Park: Group Camp · Lindbergh Campground
• Cloquet Valley State Forest: Indian Lake Campground
• Crow Wing State Park: Camper Cabin · Crow Wing Campground · Group Camp
• Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area: Group Camp · Portsmouth Campground · Yurts
• Father Hennepin State Park: Group Camp · Lakeview Campground · Maple Grove Campground
• Finland State Forest: Finland Group Campground
• Flandrau State Park: Camper Cabins · Cottonwood Group Center · Rustic Campground · Semi-Modern Campground · Stone CCC Cabin
• Forestville Mystery Cave State Park: Camper Cabins · Equestrian Campground · Group Camp · Main Campground
• Fort Ridgely State Park: Enhanced Group Camp · Equestrian Campground · Farm House · Fort Ridgely Campground
• Franz Jevne State Park: Franz Jevne Campground
• Frontenac State Park: Backpack Campsites · Cart-In Campground · Frontenac Campground · Group Camp
• General C.C. Andrews State Forest: Willow River Campground
• George H. Crosby Manitou State Park: Backpack Campsites
• Glacial Lakes State Park: Backpack Campsites · Camper Cabins · Equestrian Campground · Group Camp · Lower Campground · Oak Ridge Campground
• Glendalough State Park: Camper Cabins · Canoe-In · Cart-In Campground · Group Camp · Remote Yurt Camp (Canoe-In)
• Gooseberry Falls State Park: Gooseberry Falls Campground · Group Camp
• Great River Bluffs State Park: Bike-In Campground · Cart-in Campsites · Great River Campground
• Hayes Lake State Park: Camper Cabins · Hayes Lake Campground
• Interstate State Park: Group Camp · Interstate Campground
• Itasca State Park: Bear Paw Cabins · Bear Paw Campground · Bear Paw Guesthouse · Bert's Cabins (1 to 3 Bedroom Cabins) · Clubhouse · Douglas Lodge Cabins · Douglas Lodge Fourplex · Douglas Lodge Rooms · Elk Lake Group Camp · Four-Season Suites · Historic East Cabin · Lake Ozawindib Cabin · Lake Ozawindib Group Center · Pine Ridge Campground: Maple Loop · Pine Ridge Campground: Oak & Spruce Loops · Pine Ridge Campground: Pine & Poplar Loops · Remote Campsites · The Headwaters Inn
• Jay Cooke State Park: Camper Cabins · Group Camp · Jay Cooke Campground
• Judge C. R. Magney State Park: Judge C. R. Magney Campground
• Kilen Woods State Park: Kilen Woods Campground
• La Salle Lake State Recreation Area: La Salle Lake Cabins · La Salle Lake Campground
• Lac qui Parle State Park: Camper Cabins · Group Camp · Upper Campground
• Lake Bemidji State Park: Camper Cabins · Group Camp Basic- Bass Creek · Group Camp Premium- Lavinia · Lake Bemidji Campground
• Lake Bronson State Park: Remote Campsites · Two Rivers Campground Not accessible to large RV's
• Lake Carlos State Park: Camper Cabins · Equestrian Campground · Group Camp · Hidden Lakes Group Center · Lower Campground · Upper Campground
• Lake Louise State Park: Equestrian Campground · Group Camp · Lake Louise Campground
• Lake Maria State Park: Backpack Campsites · Camper Cabins · Group Camp
• Lake Shetek State Park: Camper Cabins · Group Camp · Oak Woods Campground · Park Lake Campsite · Prairie Campground · Sunrise Campground (Full Hookups) · Zuya Group center
• Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park: Backpack Sites · Camper Cabins · Group Camp · Pyrite Campground - Off Highway Vehicle Rec Area · Vermilion Ridge Campground
• Maplewood State Park: Backpack Campsites · Boat-in Sites · Camper Cabins · Equestrian Campground - Horse camping · Grass Lake Campground: Hollow Loop · Grass Lake Campground: Knoll Loop · Grass Lake Campground: Main Loop · Group Camp · Lake Lida Campground
• McCarthy Beach State Park: Beatrice Lake Campground | Rustic Campground · Group Camp · Side Lake Campground
• Mille Lacs Kathio State Park: Backpack Campsites · Camper Cabins · Equestrian Campground · Group Camp · Mille Lacs Kathio Petaga Campground · Ogechie Campground
• Minneopa State Park: Camper Cabin · Group Camp · Red Fox Campground
• Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area: Equestrian Campground
• Monson Lake State Park: Monson Lake Campground
• Moose Lake State Park: Group Camp · Moose Lake Campground
• Myre-Big Island State Park: Backpack Camping · Big Island Campground · Camper Cabin · Group Camp · New York Point Group Center · Wall Tent · White Fox Campground
• Nerstrand Big Woods State Park: Cart-In Campsites · Group Camp · Nerstrand Campground · Walk In Campsites
• Old Mill State Park: Old Mill Campground
• Paul Bunyan State Forest: Gulch Lake Campground
• Red River State Recreation Area: Red River Group Camp · Sherlock Park Campground
• Rice Lake State Park: Group Camp · Rice Lake Campground · Rice Lake Rental Equipment
• Sakatah Lake State Park: Bike-In Campground · Camper Cabin · Group Camp · Sakatah Lake Campground · Wall Tent
• Sand Dunes State Forest: Ann Lake Campground · Bob Dunn Horse Camp
• Savanna Portage State Park: Camper Cabin · Group Camp · Guest House · Savanna Portage Campground
• Scenic State Park: Chase Point Campground · Lodge Campground · Remote Campsites (Backpack, Canoe/Boat-in) · Scenic Cabin · Scenic Guest House Facilities · Scenic Lake of the Isles Group Camp
• Schoolcraft State Park: Group Camp · Schoolcraft Campground
• Sibley State Park: Camper Cabins · Equestrian Campground · Group Camp · Lakeview Campground · Oakridge Campground · Sibley State Park Group Center
• Split Rock Creek State Park: Cart-in Campsites · Prairie Lake Campground
• Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Cart-In Campground · Remote Campsites · Shipwreck Creek Campground
• St. Croix State Park: Backpack Campsites | 5-6 mile hike in · Equestrian Campground · Group Camp · Guest Houses - Norway Point · Head of the Rapids Group Center · Housekeeping Cabins - Riverview Campground · Norway Point Group Center · Old Logging Trail Campground · Paint Rock Springs Campground · Riverview Campground · St. Johns Landing Group Center
• Temperance River State Park: Lower Campground · Upper Campground
• Tettegouche State Park: Baptism River Campground · Finland Group Camp · Group Camp · Illgen Falls Cabin · Lake Superior Cart-In Campground · Tettegouche Camp - Remote Cabins
• Whitewater State Park: Camper Cabins · Cedar Hill Campground · Gooseberry Glen Cart-In Campground · Group Camp · Minneiska Campground
• Wild River State Park: Backpack Campsites · Camper Cabins · Equestrian Campground · Group Camp · Wild River Campground
• William O Brien State Park: Camper Cabins · Group Camps · Riverside Group Camp · Riverway Campground · Savanna Campground
• Zippel Bay State Park: Anglers Campground · Birch Campground · Group Camp · Lady's Slipper Campground · Ridge Campground

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