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Baker Park Reserve & Campground
2309 County Road 19Maple Plain, MN 55359
20 miles west of Minneapolis on County Road 19. From Highway 12, take County Road 29 north to County Road 19, and follow 19 north to the main park entrance. From Highway 55, turn south on County Road 19, and follow 19 to the main entrance.
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Located on Lake Independence, Baker Park Reserve's 2,700 acres offer diverse outdoor activities in natural surroundings. You can golf at Baker National Golf Course, explore a creative play area, picnic and swim, or bicycle on paved trails that wind through meadows and forest. Visit for the day, stay overnight in the campground or plan a retreat to the Baker Near-Wilderness Settlement, a secluded log-cabin village. In the winter, the park offers 12.9K of cross-country ski trails.
203 sites, including 98 with electricity. Rental cabins also available. Showers and flush toilets (wheel chair accessible). RV dump station. Trails, beach, picnic and play areas provide recreation.
Five 12’x16’ cabins, each featuring a screened-in porch and furnished with a table, benches and wooden bunk beds with mattresses. Equipped with electricity, heat, overhead lighting, ceiling fans and outlets. Located near a modern restroom facility that includes showers, changing rooms and dishwashing sinks. A drinking fountain and water spigot are located near the restroom facility.
Three cabins sleep up to six people. Two cabins sleep five and are accessible for people with disabilities.
Dates
5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Ski Pass required 12 and older from Dec. 1 through March 31.Rates
$7.50 fee for advanced reservations required. There is no reservation fee for drop in campers. Free parking. $6 boat trailer parking pass required, or $45 season boat trailer pass. Winter: Three Rivers Park District ski pass required. $6 Daily Ski Pass; $
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Seasonality
- Open in fall
- Open in winter
On-Site Facilities & Services
- Located on a lake or river
On-Site Recreation
- Bicycle rental
- Bike trail
- Canoes or kayaks available
- Cross-country ski rental
- Cross-country ski trail (groomed)
- Fishing boats available
- Golf course
- Hiking trail
- Lake/river access (boat ramp)
- Playground
- Snowshoes available
- Swimming beach
Attraction Attributes
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
Number/Type of Campsites
- Number of camping cabins: 5
- Total number of campsites: 205
Campground Features
- 50 amp
- Camping accessible to people with disabilities
- Electric
- Flush toilets in campground
- Group camp facilities
- Hot showers in campground
- Pets allowed in campsite
- Sanitary dump station
Campground Type
- City / County / Municipal Campgrounds
Length of Stay
- Daily site rental