| Location | Waskish, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Nightly rate (listed) | $24–$85/night |
| Maximum RV length | 75 ft (longest listed site) |
| Hookups | electric |
| Pull-through sites | Yes |
| RV sites | 31 |
| Pets allowed | Yes |
| Book on | Minnesota State Parks |
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Closest stays by type. Distances are straight-line from Big Bog State Recreation Area, not driving.
Available Oct 30 – Nov 1 · 2 nights7 sites open for every night
Available Oct 30 – Nov 1 · 2 nights17 sites open for every night
Available Oct 30 – Nov 1 · 2 nights3 sites open for every nightThis weekend · Available Oct 30 – Nov 1 · 2 nights32 sites open for every night · from $24/night
Big Bog State Recreation Area is a Minnesota State Parks campground in Waskish. It lists 31 RV or RV/tent sites and 6 cabin or glamping units for rigs up to 75 ft. 32 sites have electric. Pets are allowed per the listing.
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Availability checked Oct 26 on Minnesota State Parks. Rates are the provider's nightly rates; totals are estimates before taxes & fees.
Minnesota State Parks has no page per site: this opens the park page, then choose site CC1.
Minnesota State Parks has no page per site: this opens the park page, then choose site CC2.
Minnesota State Parks has no page per site: this opens the park page, then choose site CC3.
Minnesota State Parks has no page per site: this opens the park page, then choose site 25E.
Minnesota State Parks has no page per site: this opens the park page, then choose site 29E.
Minnesota State Parks has no page per site: this opens the park page, then choose site 1.
Minnesota State Parks has no page per site: this opens the park page, then choose site 2.
Minnesota State Parks has no page per site: this opens the park page, then choose site 3.
You book with the provider. Each row shows that provider's lowest open option for your dates, and which provider our main button uses.
Availability checked Oct 26 on UseDirect.
| Site | Fr 30 | Sa 31 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 1 big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 2 big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 3 big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 4 big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 5E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 6E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 7E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 9E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 10E big bog campground | ✓ |
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Longest RV site listed: 75 ft. Unsure if your rig fits? Check it in the Rig Fit tool
55716 Highway 72 Ne
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Big Bog State Recreation Area has been called Minnesota's last true wilderness. This two-part recreation area includes a northern unit and a southern unit. The 500-square-mile peat bog, the largest in the lower 48 states, is located in the northern unit. A mile-long boardwalk, completed in 2005, enables visitors to get a first-hand look at the unique plant and animal life of this rare resource. The bog, which has long been a source of medicinal plants for the Ojibwe Indians, represented a barrier to European settlers who tried in vain to drain it. Today, many of the native plants, including yellow-eyed grass, bog rush and two kinds of sundews, are on Minnesota's endangered or threatened species list. From orchids to carnivorous plants to rare birds, visitors will see a mixture of fascinating and rare resources. The southern unit includes a campground with 31 campsites (26 electric sites) winterized camper cabins, a sandy beach, picnic grounds, and great fishing. Geology The underlying bedrock of Big Bog State Recreation Area is Precambrian (Late Archean) in age, and includes gneiss, amphibolite, undifferentiated granite and metamorphosed mafic to intermediate volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Of particular interest is the sedimentary association of Big Bog's geologic history. The majority of the Northern Unit has a peat sediment association. Ludlow Island is composed of lacustrine sediment deposited from Glacial Lake Agassiz. The Southern Unit rests on lacustrine sediment from Glacial Lake Agassiz as well, and is characterized by beach ridges that have formed over time due to the geologic movement of Upper Red Lake to the west. Landscape Plant communities that exist within the boundary of Big Bog State Recreation Area include open sphagnum bog, fen, boreal conifers, boreal hardwoods, conifer swamp forest and hardwood swamp forest. The boreal conifers in the southern unit include a stand of jack pine. Boreal hardwoods in the northern unit include trembling aspen. The stand also includes Balm of Gilead and dogwood shrubs. The conifer swamp forest areas in the northern unit include tamarack and black spruce. In the southern unit, the hardwood swamp forest includes back ash and ground cover of wet grasses and sedges plus a hazel shrub layer. History Big Bog State Recreation Area was established in 2000. It was the result of a grassroots effort to create a sustainable tourist attraction in Waskish, whose economy was devastated when the Red Lake walleye population crashed in the 1990s. Wildlife This largely wilderness area is home to moose, white-tailed deer, black bear, gray wolves, fox, bobcat and other mammals. The bog also provides habitat for more than 300 species of birds. The great gray owl and Connecticut warbler are two species of particular interest that make their home in the Bog. A number of reptiles and amphibians also inhabit the patterned peatlands of the area, including the snapping turtle, gray treefrog, western painted turtle, blue-spotted salamander and northern leopard frog.
| Agency / operator | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Booking | Online via reservemn.usedirect.com (booking listing; window not listed) |
| Max RV / trailer length | Not listed |
| ✓ |
| $34 |
| 11E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 14E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 15E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 16E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 19E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 24E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 25E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 26E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 27E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 29E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 17E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 8E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 28E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 12E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 13E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 18E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 22E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 23E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| 30E big bog campground | ✓ | ✓ | $34 |
| CC2 camper cabins | ✓ | ✓ | $85 |
| CC3 camper cabins | ✓ | ✓ | $85 |
| CC1 camper cabins | ✓ | ✓ | $85 |
| 20E big bog campground | X | X | $34 |
| 21E big bog campground | X | X | $34 |
| CC5 camper cabins | R | R | $85 |
| CC4 camper cabins | R | R | $85 |
| CC6 camper cabins | R | R | $85 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
| Bear storage | Not listed |
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| Season | Not listed |
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| Hookups | Not listed |
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"Not listed" means no source we use states it.
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