Campervan Sites Near Mankato, Minnesota: Best Mankato Campervan Sites 2025

Set up your campervan in Mankato, where over 430 spots cater to road-trippers who want easy access to biking trails, river bends, and open spaces. You’ll find everything from riverside pull-ins to shaded forest clearings, with average nightly rates around $50 and some places dipping as low as $15. Top picks like Prairie Creek Campground (339 reviews), Bluff Hollow Camp on the Root River (238 reviews), and Belle Creek Bluff (190 reviews) get consistent praise for clean sites and easy hookups. Traveling with pets or need a spot to toss your trash? Most sites have you covered. Pull in, park up, and hit the trails—or launch your boat and see the area from the water. Horseback riders will find trails winding through the region’s rolling hills and forests. Mankato’s campervan scene balances convenience with wide-open spaces, perfect for a quick stop or a week of exploring.

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Top-rated campgrounds

Set up your campervan in Mankato, where over 430 spots cater to road-trippers who want easy access to biking trails, river bends, and open spaces. You’ll find everything from riverside pull-ins to shaded forest clearings, with average nightly rates around $50 and some places dipping as low as $15. Top picks like Prairie Creek Campground (339 reviews), Bluff Hollow Camp on the Root River (238 reviews), and Belle Creek Bluff (190 reviews) get consistent praise for clean sites and easy hookups. Traveling with pets or need a spot to toss your trash? Most sites have you covered. Pull in, park up, and hit the trails—or launch your boat and see the area from the water. Horseback riders will find trails winding through the region’s rolling hills and forests. Mankato’s campervan scene balances convenience with wide-open spaces, perfect for a quick stop or a week of exploring.

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

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35mi from Mankato · 6 sites · Tents, RVs · Blue Earth, MN

Learn more about this land: Start your morning with a perfect view of the sunrise (site 2), or a more shaded, sleep-in a bit (site 1) along with your favorite morning beverage. Take a walk on our country road or into town, approximately a mile and a half to restaurants, visitors center at the Jolly Green Giant Statue, hardware stores, Shell gas station & food mart or access to miles of paved trails around the town. Explore and have fun locating the dozens of "Little Sprouts" (baby Green Giants) around town. Very easy entrance and exit to Blue Earth, site is located at the intersection of Interstate 90 & HWY 169.

2. Stadings Farm & Ranch

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18mi from Mankato · 3 sites · RVs · Lake Crystal, MN

Enjoy a peaceful campsite alongside a prairie lake in Southern MN, where towering oaks shade and fill the landscape. Sit by the lake with a campfire as you watch for Bald Eagles and Swans. We have a paddle boat and canoe available to explore the lake or bring your kayak or paddle board. Our farm is designed for RV's, Campers, any thing that is self contained. Water and electricity are available for an additional $25 per day for both. We offer firewood to purchase $10, place payment donation box. Pick your own veggies, please place payment in our donation box. With a mile of lake shore, you can camp in secluded Grass fields, to Oak Savanna.

3. Mn River Valley Sanctuary

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47mi from Mankato · 6 sites · Tents, RVs · Franklin, MN

Welcome, we have a small flock of waterfowl and chickens and a herd of goats to interact with, volunteer some time in our organic garden, peer up into endless night skies or use us a s a base camp to go exploring the several county and state parks, Natural and Scientific areas, hiking trails and local communities. We are located about 5 miles from either Franklin or Fairfax and less than 20 minutes to Redwood Falls, Jackpot Junction and New Ulm.

4. field view campsite

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42mi from Mankato · 3 sites · Tents, RVs · Northfield, MN

Learn more about this land: You"ll camp right next to the pasture and on our field drive with wonderful views and sunsets. The field is surrounded on three sides by Rice County Wilderness Park so it is very private and quiet.if you have a tent or small vehicle park down next to fire ring. If you have an RV park on the field drive next to the site

5. Champion Valley

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43mi from Mankato · 4 sites · Tents, RVs · Lakeville, MN

Champion Valley is a 150-acre outdoor adventure park in Lakeville, MN featuring ax-throwing, airsoft, paintball, escape rooms & archery tag. We are located 5 minutes off of Interstate 35W. It is situated on 150 acres of beautiful hills and waterways covered with thousands of trees.

6. Marks the Spot

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24mi from Mankato · 6 sites · Tents, RVs · Amboy, MN

We live on a 10 acre property with many mature trees and a walking path cut through the middle. We do not have any farm animals but there are some in area so the normal farm smells blow through on occasion. We have a 7 hole disc golf course on the property. We have six 30 amp/110 electric hook ups and 2 water hook ups. There is plenty of room to play yard games. The historic Dodd Ford bridge just 3 miles away. The small town of Amboy is just 4 miles away. There is a Casey's gas station in town and a couple different dining options. The stars are amazing at night out here.

Public campgrounds near Mankato

If you venture off the beaten path , you may end up here , with views of the breathtaking waterfall . You can get close enough to touch it , if you wish .

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Red Fox Campground

5.4mi from Mankato · 68 sites · Tents, RVs · in Minneopa State Park

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Sakatah Lake State Park Campground

22mi from Mankato · 69 sites · Tents, RVs · in Sakatah Lake State Park

Flandrau Campground

26mi from Mankato · 92 sites · Tents, RVs · in Flandrau State Park

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Fort Ridgely Campground

42mi from Mankato · 22 sites · Tents, RVs · in Fort Ridgely State Park

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Nerstrand Big Woods Campground

45mi from Mankato · 54 sites · Tents, RVs · in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

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Rice Lake Campground

46mi from Mankato · 50 sites · Tents, RVs · in Rice Lake State Park

Stories from the community

Leo

3 weeks ago

20 ft travel trailer

Weekend Trip to Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

Charming host and quiet area. Great place to stop along your jorney and get a snapshot of the Green Giant.

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Jenna

October 2025

25 ft Class C

With pets

1 night at Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

Chelsey has a great set up and is conveniently located right near the highway and local restaurants. She was very helpful upon our arrival and ensured we had what we needed. If ever in the area again, I would definitely stay at Chelsey's farm if available.

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Donnay

October 2025

32 ft travel trailer

With pets

2 nights at Marks the Spot

Nice place with great view. Wonderful host. Space for the dogs to run and play.

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Deb

October 2025

25 ft travel trailer

Weekend Trip to Stadings Farm & Ranch

Great location- awesome land- fantastic host - great way to enjoy the fall colors peacefully- close to winery too!

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Rachel

October 2025

24 ft travel trailer

With pets

Weekend Trip to Stadings Farm & Ranch

Extremely charming place in the country with very responsive host!

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Tony

October 2025

16 ft travel trailer

1 night at Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

Beautiful spot with large shade trees. Amazing sunrise view from property. Whimsical outhouse facility gave it a homey vibe. We were greeted by the owner’s two very friendly and sweet dogs. One sat with us while we had our coffee and just wanted some head scratching. It made us feel good since we were missing our dogs that couldn’t come with us on this trip.

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Cori

October 2025

23 ft Class B

1 night at Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

Chelsey’s hospitality was awesome! Loved the quaint wooded area and was able to take a run in the morning. A great start to our RV adventure- thanks again Chelsey⭐️⭐️

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Joe

October 2025

45 ft Class A

With kids

1 night at Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

A great place to stay. Close to the highway and a very nice farm and the host was great.

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Emily

October 2025

20 ft pop-up camper

With kids

2 nights at Mn River Valley Sanctuary

My littles loved it here! Plenty of room to roam, their animals were friendly but not too friendly, and lots to explore. We’ll definitely be back.

Charles

October 2025

21 ft campervan

1 night at Mn River Valley Sanctuary

Nice quiet experience and enjoyed all the animals.

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Donnay

October 2025

33 ft travel trailer

With pets

1 night at Marks the Spot

Wonderful little campground. Cute, peaceful, the host are wonderful.

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Bob

October 2025

20 ft campervan

1 night at Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

Super host, cute place, convenient location. Composting toilet was fine.

Eric

October 2025

23 ft campervan

1 night at Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

We really enjoyed our stay here. Chelsey was so warm and welcoming (and her pups too!). Yes there’s some road noise but it didn’t bother us a bit. Easy to find and the space was wonderful.

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Shirlee

September 2025

30 ft Class C

With kids

1 night at Mn River Valley Sanctuary

Awesome stop over and sweet host! We really loved the farm, the animals and the vibe. Great place if looking for a convenient stop for the night..

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Elijah

September 2025

16 ft car

Weekend Trip to Stadings Farm & Ranch

10/10 veggies were super fresh very friendly host no noises once so ever just peaceful nature would recommend

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MS

September 2025

10 ft pop-up camper

With pets

29 nights at Champion Valley

Great Place to stay and would stay again. Love the serene scenery and the peace and quiet

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Abby

September 2025

32 ft Class B

With pets

Weekend Trip to Stadings Farm & Ranch

Such a beautiful spot to spend a weekend! Kind & helpful hosts.

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Harrison

September 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Champion Valley

Down a nice country road, flat land for me to set up my rooftop tent. Matt was very responsive and nice!

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Jake

September 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

First off, the host was wonderful. Her and her family are very friendly and make you feel at home. They have two nice dogs, a few barn kitties (also friendly), a couple chickens, and a rooster. The rooster is actually quieter than most when crowing in the morning. The campsite was clean and close to the outhouse. There was a big fire pit and a nice picnic table. There was enough space for four tents (two big and two small) and an 8x8 canopy. We brought four dogs with us too and didn't have any issues. The farm was very cute and quaint. There were a couple other folks camping on the property too but lots of space between sites. We loved our stay at the farm and would come again. Keep in mind, this is not your typical camp in the woods setup - this is on a farm with more field than tree. It is beautiful in its own right and was a great way to mix up our camping experience.

Jessica

August 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Happy Camping Snapshot Farm

Very private, beautiful property. The host was friendly and very hospitable— offering firewood, providing a citronella candle, and got an extra digger out for the sand box. This is a good beginner campsite — close to help, but enough privacy to enjoy your time. We had a small fire the first night, unfortunately, though we struggled to enjoy it. For some reason, the mosquitos were the worst we have ever experienced. They swarmed us even with the citronella candles and bug spray. A member of the host’s family did say that this was very unusual to have them this bad though. So, hopefully, it won’t be a hindrance to future campers, because it really is a great, convenient site— especially if you are just popping up a tent for the night and heading into town to see the green giant as we were doing. After camping at 8 different sites, this site is the one we felt most safe at too!