Wild River State Park Campground Minnesota

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4 Comments on “Wild River State Park”

1. Shelly says:

   Jul 23 2017 at 1:54 pm

   I really liked this campground. The sites were very large. Most of them were very secluded. The bathrooms were a little dark.

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2. Veronica Kowalewski says:

   Oct 10 2019 at 11:17 am

   Got some nice hikes in but didn’t think the river area was all that pretty. Shower/restroom floor always covered in wet sand. Stayed in Site 22 in September. HIGHLY recommend this wide open site for spring/fall camping if you want to see the stars right from your campsite. The deer are pretty fearless. Not too far from the bathroom. Plenty of room for travel trailer and a cornhole game. Lots of trees/brush/grass separating this site from others.

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3. Jeff H says:

   Jun 21 2022 at 10:40 am

   Loved the park itself! Camping experience was great at first but turned south after interacting with Park Manager Kris Backlund and her associates. Over Memorial Day Weekend, my significant other and I visited with two other couples and their dogs (6 people & 2 dogs). When making the 2-night reservation we selected Drive-In #11, which only stated Max Occupancy 6 & Max Vehicles 2 – so we thought, great, perfect for our 6-person crew! We set up our 3 tents, one for each couple and enjoyed our first evening until our neighbors across the way moved in. They rolled in around 8pm and setup camp across the path from our site – they setup 3 tents and began to party. The party lasted through the night with blaring music, loud voices, and consumption of alcohol and drugs (including weed and mushrooms). We saw the park ranger truck drive by at least 3 times during all of this without stopping once. None of us got more that 3-4 hours of sleep that night and were miserable the next morning and all contemplated leaving. We made breakfast and while we were just digging in, Park Manager Kris Backlund rolled up, parked, and walked into our site. We thought at first, she might be coming to apologize about the disturbance caused by the other campsite but, NO, she was there to tell us that we had 1 too many tents setup in our site and that we would need to take one down or move one to another site. Kris came across very rude and condescending and was surprised that we were unaware of the rule that only 2 tents were allowed per site. We had a day planned full of hiking, exploring, and visiting a nearby winery – so we decided to leave the tents up and if it came an issue would just pay more money or whatever the fine might be. We returned to the campsite after all of this and were visited again by the Park Manager Kris! She said we needed to take down the tent immediately. We explained our case stating that never once during the reservation or confirmation process there was any indication on limit to number of tents per campsite. We also explained our disappointment in the park ranger not doing anything about or very disrespectful neighbors. Kris brought me a copy of my reservation which still stated nothing about the policy regarding tents. She blamed it on the company the outsource to manage reservations. When asked, why the policy existed, she just said “it’s just the rules.” I think that rule is ridiculous, and you should be able to do as you please within the confines of your campsite. I would visit again but pray to God I don’t have to deal with Kris Backlund and her goons again. There are many other negative reviews online regarding the park manager. It seems like unless you are a family the management staff has it out for you – they want to keep WHO is going to the park a very specific clientele.

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   • Campsite Photos says:

     Jun 21 2022 at 2:38 pm

     Thanks for the review Jeff, and sorry to hear about your experience. Certainly had the ‘party campers’ experience before so I can relate.

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