We stayed at Minneapolis Northwest KOA Journey in Maple Grove, Minnesota. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A KOA on the way. Been here before; last time we had full hookups, but the site was so short that we had to untoad; this time, we didn’t have a sewer hookup, but the site was plenty long enough; for a one-night stay, the latter is usually preferred.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-08-17
• Check out: 2025-08-18
• 1 night

Weather:

• Partly sunny, thunderstorm overnight
• High temp 77°F, low 70°F
• Some wind, gusts to 26 MPH, but sheltered by trees

Noise:

• Some road noise
• No train horn noise
• Little neighbor noise

Site:

• #58, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
• Somewhat level site; used air leveling, since only one night
• Gravel driveway about 80 feet long by 8 feet wide
• 20 feet to neighbor on passenger side
• 5-14 feet to neighbor on driver side
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• No trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 950 feet, front facing NE

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, somewhat conveniently located (and in a locked compartment on the back of the neighbor’s 30 amp pedestal)
• Didn’t hook up to water, conveniently located
• No sewer

Internet (in usage priority order):

• RoamLink: 12-23 Mbps down, 10-13 Mbps up, 270-340 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
• AT&T: 275-333 Mbps down, 3-7 Mbps up, 60 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Pool

See our previous review on Campground Reviews.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site; a buddy site (passenger sides facing), which we normally dislike, but don’t really care when only a one night stop:

Other sites; we were over there last time:

Dog park and more sites:

Fine for a one night stop. Wouldn’t want to stay here longer.

We stayed at The Pines of Kabetogama Resort in Kabetogama, Minnesota. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Convenient to Voyageurs National Park, with a view over Kabetogama Lake. The northernmost place we have stayed.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-08-10
• Check out: 2025-08-17
• 7 nights

Weather:

• Mix of rain and partly sunny
• High temps 70-79°F, lows 55-65°F
• Some wind, gusts to 25 MPH

Noise:

• No road noise
• No train horn noise
• Little neighbor noise

Site:

• #Clifftop 11, back-in, concrete (would be better as a front-in site)
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
• Somewhat level site; a little high in front and passenger side (people really should learn how to pour flat concrete pads!); used hydraulic leveling
• Concrete pad about 33 feet long by 11 feet wide
• Drop-off on either side of pad, and big bump up onto it; expert backing skills required!
• 35 feet to neighbor on passenger side
• 52 feet to neighbor on driver side
• Grass and short retaining wall between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• A few trees behind site
• Clean site
• Elevation 1,180 feet, front facing NE

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located behind site
• 55 PSI water, inconveniently located behind site on passenger side
• Good sewer connection, inconveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 140-217 Mbps down, 17 Mbps up, 44-60 ms ping
• RoamLink: 6 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 137 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
• AT&T: 23 Mbps down, 0.5-1.5 Mbps up, 85 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage bins
• Waterfront & marina

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Beautiful Voyageurs basecamp

We stayed here for a week while exploring Voyageurs NP. The staff were all very friendly and helpful, escorting us to the office and back to our coach at check-in, then guiding us to our site. The road up to the clifftop sites is a little sketchy (steep and narrow), especially in a big rig, but once you’re up there, the views are lovely. We were in site 11, which we’d hoped would have a view, but unfortunately, it was blocked by the occupants of the site downhill from us. Sites 18, 10, 8, and 7 would probably have better views. The concrete pad on our site was just long enough for our 40′ motorhome, but you do need to have good aim when backing up, as there are sharp drop-offs (of several inches) on all sides of the pad. Overall, this was a nice campground and we’d be happy to stay here again. We camped at The Pines of Kabetogama Resort in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

A peep of water when the adjacent site is empty:

Other sites:

Mini bathroom:

Pedestrian path down the hill:

Office:

We received lots of packages from Amazon, fetched up the hill in our folding wagon:

Marina:

A decent campground; the road to the top of the hill was rather sketchy, but the sites were decent. If we went back, we’d choose site #18, or 10, 8, or 7. We’re not likely to visit this area again, but if we did, we’d be happy to stay here again.