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Old 05-15-2012, 07:10 AM   #1
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Smile Sand Dunes state forest, MN.

We needed a hike and didn't have much time to spare, so we drove to the cloest state forest to Plymouth, MN.

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The campground is very nice. The sites are well separated and heavily wooded so we didn't see the campers next to us at all.

Our preferred site didn't have a grate on the fire ring, so we had to take second-choice to get the steaks grilled. (We now have a simple over-the-fire grate we can use anywhere there's no grate.)

The campgrounds have ample vault toilets and solar-powered wells for drinking water.

We hiked south of the Ann Lake campgrounds in the Uncas Dunes Science and Nature Area (SNA). Lots of the trails were horse-trails which makes hiking a little difficult, but we went "off-road" into the SNA on a deer trail and that was FANTASTIC!

The next day, we drove to the Sherburne Wildlife Refuge Area and parked along South Sand Dunes Forest Road and hiked North along a fire road into the Refuge. (We later read a sign saying we can't go into the refuge from April 1 through Sep 1).

We also hiked south of the road around the Larson slough. It was incredible.



You'll need a GPS to get around. The maps are poor and wrong and the "trails" are created by animals, so it's narrow at times.

It was a very nice 1-night stay and we'll certainly be back.
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Old 05-15-2012, 08:15 AM   #2
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We'll have to go there... 'specially since I got a park pass when I renewed with MPR this year.
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Thanks for pointing out this area. We never knew about it.

Hope you can make it to the Bemidji Gathering June 14-16. You would love Lake Bemidji State Park trails.

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@Nancy - next year! On that weekend we'll be making plans on our trip to Florida to pick up our new (to us!) Scamp. Woot!
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Gary,

You should be all set up to join us in Duluth Sept 19-22. Have a safe trip to Florida in the heat. Better you than me. The Bemidji gathering is a one time thing. Unless people want to do it again.
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Wow! I want to go! This is a beautiful place and dinner ain't too shapbby either.
Happy Camping!
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I agree with Diane on both counts
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@Nancy - on the list for this fall! We'll only be a little while in Florida...the Dot wants to take a quick shot down to the Harry Potter thingie in Orlando (well, heck I want to see it, too!), and then it's up the coast and back home. I figure we'll do a mosquito study on the way back. I mean...seriously...I doubt those east coast bugs can hold a candle to our State Bird.
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nice,,, when i drove threw minn. to get our scamp i saw so many great looking places to camp. hope to come back and spend some time there some day.
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