Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota
Father Hennepin State Park
Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota, United States
- Sites
- 103
- Hookups
- 51 electric, 52 no hookups
- Season
- late April to October 18
- Max RV length
- 60 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,280 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Isle
- Address
- 41294 Father Hennepin Road
- Phone
- 320-676-8763
107 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
107 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Father Hennepin State Park is a Minnesota State Park campground offering 103 sites (51 electric) near Isle.
Fees
Minnesota DNR (dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fees.html) publishes the same statewide camping rate bands on its own fees page (a real, confirmed statewide schedule, not a per-park guess; tax is additional): Drive-in campsites $20-$35/night; cart-in/walk-in campsites (under 1/2 mile from parking) $20-$25/night; backcountry campsites (backpack/watercraft over 1/2 mile) $20-$23/night; equestrian campsites $22-$25/night; wall tents $35-$40/night; yurts $80/night; group campsites $50-$300/night. Electric hookup adds $10/night; water and sewer hookup (where available) adds $8/night; an EV charging site adds $7.50/night. A non-refundable reservation fee applies per site reserved in advance: $8 online, $10 by phone (no fee for same-day reservations). Minnesota residents with a qualifying physical disability receive a half-price campsite rate Sunday-Thursday. A separate statewide vehicle permit is required: $35/year; $7/day; $26/year for an additional vehicle; $30/year motorcycle permit; $12/year for persons with disabilities; $5/day for groups of 10+ vehicles. Pets are allowed in campgrounds. For the comfort and safety of your pet, other visitors, and wildlife, pets must be attended at all times and restrained on a leash or in an enclosure. (Minnesota DNR statewide policy, published on multiple state park pages, e.g. Itasca, Lake Bemidji and La Salle Lake SRA.)
Minnesota DNR says its drive-in campsites are available from late spring through mid-autumn, with some campgrounds staying open year-round, and asks campers to check with the park. Reservations run April 16 to October 24 on reservemn.usedirect.com. Lakeview, Maple Grove, and Group Camp Campgrounds close at 4 pm on Sunday, October 18th, 2026. ATTENTION VISITORS: Campgrounds are now closed for the fall/winter season. Campgrounds will re-open in the spring, starting in late April, 2027. Day use and foot travel are welcome year-round, however vehicle access to much of the park will be restricted by a locked gate, starting November 15th. Winter The ranger station is closed and roads are unplowed. The park is open to foot travel only.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 0° | -21° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 23° | 7° | -25° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 23° | -8° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 32° | 15° | 76° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 48° | 34° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 60° | 49° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 65° | 56° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 64° | 56° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 59° | 42° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 42° | 26° | 70° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 28° | 7° | 60° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 17° | -15° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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