Father Hennepin Camping

Father Hennepin Campgrounds

Our first camping trip of the year was at Father Hennepin on Lake Mille Lacs.
Due to a layover in St. Paul, we didn't arrive at our campsite till nearly 9:00pm Friday evening. The mosquitoes were TERRIBLE. Troy bought a backyard fogger and we were much more comfortable after that - check out the first photo of Sam's back to see the damage they did to my babies :( Poor kids were itching all weekend.

Glad to get back to tent camping for the weekend and looking forward to more s'mores and hot dogs on the fire this year.

Father Hennepin State Park Camping

June 5th we went camping at Father Hennepin State Park.

Father Hennepin State Park is located on the south east corner of Lake Mille Lacs. The area was absolutely beautiful and our campsites were nice and big. Unlike Sakatah Lake State park there was plenty of tree canopy to ensure privacy.

Our campsite was just a few hundred yards from Lake Mille Lacs. I loved being so close to the water and surrounded by so many trees. With all of the trees, it felt a good 15 degrees cooler at the campsite then in the city.

We knew this weekend was supposed to be rain-filled. Luckily we got in a good day of camping before calling it quits around 3pm on Saturday.

Troy and I may go without the kids next time and get our a bit more of our nature on.

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