The best family-friendly campgrounds near Waconia, Minnesota

Looking to escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and reconnect with nature? Hipcamp has you covered with over 60 camping options near Waconia, Minnesota. Whether you're a family looking for a fun-filled adventure or an outdoor enthusiast seeking thrilling activities, we've got the perfect spot for you. From the serene Prairie Creek Forest Campground (202 reviews) to the picturesque Bluff Hollow Camp on the Root River (157 reviews), and the charming Stone Creek Farm (116 reviews), you'll find a range of family-friendly campsites to choose from. With prices starting as low as $25 per night and an average price of $40 per night, camping has never been more affordable. Enjoy popular amenities like pet-friendly sites, potable water, and clean toilets. And for those seeking adventure, indulge in off-roading, wind sports, and hiking. Book your camping getaway near Waconia, Minnesota with Hipcamp today!

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Top-rated campgrounds

Looking to escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and reconnect with nature? Hipcamp has you covered with over 60 camping options near Waconia, Minnesota. Whether you're a family looking for a fun-filled adventure or an outdoor enthusiast seeking thrilling activities, we've got the perfect spot for you. From the serene Prairie Creek Forest Campground (202 reviews) to the picturesque Bluff Hollow Camp on the Root River (157 reviews), and the charming Stone Creek Farm (116 reviews), you'll find a range of family-friendly campsites to choose from. With prices starting as low as $25 per night and an average price of $40 per night, camping has never been more affordable. Enjoy popular amenities like pet-friendly sites, potable water, and clean toilets. And for those seeking adventure, indulge in off-roading, wind sports, and hiking. Book your camping getaway near Waconia, Minnesota with Hipcamp today!

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. Whippletree Farm & Nature Trail

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45mi from Waconia · 4 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging · Lake Elmo, MN

Welcome to Whippletree! This is our sixth-generation family farm, and while it's more of a hobby farm now, it has been in continuous agricultural production since 1869! Besides tillable farm land, we are stewards of native prairie, small wooded areas, a remnant of an oak savanna and wetlands, with trails throughout. We consider this our sanctuary and enjoying sharing it with others looking for a place of retreat to connect with the natural world. Stop by for a visit!

2. The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

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40mi from Waconia · 3 sites · Tents, RVs · Oak Grove, MN

Enjoy 10 acres shared between 2 sites! The two campsites are large and can accommodate approximately 6 tents comfortably at each. If more is needed let us know we have room and can accommodate. There is a shared bathroom/changing room and trash/recycling between the sites. There is a water point in the barn if you need to fill up on drinking water just make sure you have a container for it. Site includes a picnic table and firepit and many acres with downed trees to salvage. Bundles of firewood can be purchased if needed. This area includes a back pasture and woods with trails throughout for walking/mountain biking. There are many horse trails in the area, if you want to bring your horses that is fine as long as you bring containment for them and clear it with us first. We are approximately 1 mile from a rum river access. There are multiple river trip options from our property. We are also 3 mins from lake george and the Rum River Regional Park for swimming, biking, fishing, boating, and more paddling. There is a Bills gas n grocery as well as a G-will liquors less than a minute from the property. The Ponds golf course is about 4 mins away as well. If you are looking to hit downtown Anoka that is a straight shot and approx 12 mins away. This site is on an active hobby farm that has dogs, cats, horses, chickens, goats, turkeys, and multiple gardens. We have a farm stand by the road where we sell items such as fresh roasted coffee, eggs, BBQ sauce, pickles, maple syrup, hot sauce, and more! We are very pet friendly and like to meet new furry faces, so feel free to bring them along!

3. Pearsons Century Farm

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45mi from Waconia · 16 sites · Tents, RVs · Grove City, MN

Homesteaded more than 100 years ago this farm is somewhat stuck in time. Once this was a prosperous dairy operation. Location location location, this place is my slice of heaven on earth. Located in the corner of 4 townships on an extremely quiet road. Our farm now raises grass fed beef and wooly pigs pastured along driveway along with the usual cast of a farm, dogs, cats, chickens, guineas and goats

4. Rasset Family Farm

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30mi from Waconia · 3 sites · Tents, RVs · Maple Lake, MN

We are a working farm. We raise cattle and grow crops.

Stories from the community

The view of our campsite, which was bigger than the picture displays.

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Marion

November 2025

16 ft car

1 night at Rasset Family Farm

Helpful, friendly hosts with a great place to park. Were quick to respond to my request on short notice. Would use again! Big thanks for your accomodations!

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Sara

November 2025

24 ft travel trailer

With pets

3 nights at Rasset Family Farm

Nice, quiet place to camp. Easy to get to and Sarah was kind and accommodating.

Samuel

November 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

They are wonderful hosts, the lots are private and secluded. Direction are clear, everything is always nice. Highly recommended.

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Alyssa

November 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

Super nice spot! Very easy to find and instructions were really clear. The welcome information was really nice to have with good recommendations for the area and what to know about the property.

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Tracy

November 2025

Weekend Trip to Whippletree Farm & Nature Trail

Such a unique place to get away for a day or 2. Love the farm and the animals. We had the opportunity to meet the property owners, they were super nice too. We had a unique request for this retreat and we were accommodated. Would definitely return and recommend.

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Ryan

October 2025

Group trip

1 night at Whippletree Farm & Nature Trail

Peter was an amazing host!! We loved the cabin. It was old timey which we really liked and the indoor fireplace was awesome.

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Charlotte

October 2025

Tent

2 nights at Whippletree Farm & Nature Trail

We had a great time at this site! They have a nice fire ring and picnic table set up. We also enjoyed our mornings beginning with the goats and the cat came to say hello as well. Very enjoyable and wished we had more time.

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Dennis

October 2025

20 ft travel trailer

2 nights at Whippletree Farm & Nature Trail

Everything was as we expected and the property is very conveniently located to the family we were visiting. We will be back. Thanks

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Chris

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Whippletree Farm & Nature Trail

Peaceful small campsite with nice fire ring and cooking grate available to use. The big tire wagon available to use and compost restroom were both nice to have!

Roxanne

September 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

We had a great time tent camping here! It was private and close to nice parks and stores for anything we needed last minute. It fit all 7 of us and 3 cars comfortably.

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Ella

September 2025

Tent

1 night at The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

Tent camped on site one and it was lovely! We got in pretty late so we didn’t get to enjoy the nice fire pit as we were just setting up to sleep. Got up in the AM and took a short walk to see the pretty horses, chicken, and turkeys. The turkeys have pretty big personalities! 10/10

Kristin

September 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

We had a fun time at the Shady Hideaway site! My husband and I, unfortunately, had a rainstorm roll in the first day of our weekend trip, but we still had a lovely time just relaxing in the tent and listening to the rain. The site is very private and a great location to relax and enjoy a weekend out of the cities. We also got to see some super cute goats down the path!

Claudette

September 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

Beautiful spot on a working farm with plenty of space. Well kept and very private---we set up camp at site 2 and were very pleased with the space. Thank you

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Matt

August 2025

19 ft campervan

With pets

Weekend Trip to The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

We had a great time here. It’s a really nice setup. The camp sites are well laid out and our kids had a lot of fun checking out the animals and exploring.

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Julia

August 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

I tent camped with my kids and loved it! The toilet was clean and it was so fun to see the animals! Highly recommend!

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Alex

August 2025

16 ft car

Weekend Trip to Rasset Family Farm

Had a relaxing and peaceful 1 night stay. Next to the barn is an accurate description and a line of trees gives you privacy. Charming property and Spot the dog is such a sweetie!! Sarah is very responsive and a great host.

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Nathan

August 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to The Oaks at Oakwood Farm

Other campsite was having karaoke night with a bunch of people past midnight and Jon took care of our so we could get some sleep! Campsite 1 is on a slope so choose your tent pad wisely. Really enjoyed camping so close to the twin cities and we visited Lake George (lovely beach) and Rum River Regional Park for some biking and running through the woods on great paved trails. Water source is in the wood cabinet directly to your left through the red barn’s main door.

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Bob

August 2025

14 ft travel trailer

1 night at Whippletree Farm & Nature Trail

Whippletree Farm was exactly as described. We stayed one night after a long couple of days of driving. It was peaceful, quiet, and beautiful. The farm is particularly well taken care of and obviously loved. We enjoyed the goats and chickens, We will definitely stay again when we are in the Minneapolis area.

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Katie

August 2025

16 ft car

Weekend Trip to Rasset Family Farm

We enjoyed on stay on Sarah’s land. We were just passing through and needed a place to stay and her spot was perfect for what we needed. She was great at communicating as we had a couple of questions and even came out to show us where the toilet was. We loved seeing all of her animals on her land, especially her little baby kitten JellyBean.