- Estimated Cost: $30
- Deposit: $30
- Max Trip Size: 25 people
Join us at beautiful Lake Carlos State Park, near Alexandria. We have the Lakeview group camp, which is right next to the lake with a shelter, flush toilets and a potable water spigot.
“Sculpted by ancient glaciers, Lake Carlos State Park contains a tamarack bog, marshes, woodland ponds, and lakes. A variety of recreational activities revolve around the clear and deep, Lake Carlos.”
Possible activities:
- Over 20 miles of hiking trails in the park https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00211#homepage
- Swimming beach – 5-minute walk from camp
- Paddling on the lake or Long Prairie River State Water Trail. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watertrails/longprairieriver/index.html
- Biking on the Central Lakes State Trail. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_trails/central_lakes/index.html
- Breweries, wineries, museums etc. in Alexandria area. https://explorealex.com/
- Visit the Trolls of Detroit Lakes (one hour away) https://visitdetroitlakes.com/explore/discover-trolls-in-detroit-lakes/
- Sharing stories around the campfire
The cost of the trip covers camping and firewood – which is a great price whether you attend four nights or less. We will have a potluck supper on Friday night, but other meals will be on your own, unless someone wants to volunteer to organize a group meal.
Carpooling is strongly encouraged for economic and ecological reasons and we’ll provide a Google doc to facilitate this.
Four spots will be reserved until August 1 for new Rovers who have joined in the last year.
You need to be a current member and pay the deposit to be on the trip.
Park is approximately 2 hours from the Twin Cities at 2601 County Road 38 Northeast, Carlos, MN 56319. Check out the “360° virtual tour”. https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/destinations/state_parks/virtual_tours/lakecarlos/vt_lakecarlos.html
Email us with any questions.