We stayed one night - October 4, 2021. We had a quiet, lakeside site. Enjoyed a hike up to a beautiful overlook of Lake Lida.

We had a waterfront site it was big, private, shade and electric. There are 4 good waterfront sites and others with a water view. We filled with water when we entered the park. There is a dump station. This park is great for kayaking, fishing, hiking and relaxing in a beautiful place. There is a nice fish cleaning station very clean. There are 8 lakes in this park with kayak access to 4 of them. There is a 5 mile loop drive around the lakes with birds, otters, beavers, swans, loons, deer and more. We had a Chipmunk that would lay on this tree in our site and warm up in the sun every morning, it was fun to watch it. We fished the lakes in our kayak and did pretty good. Crappie, bass and panfish. The drive into Pelican Rapids is nice needed groceries and gas. The do sell firewood also a place heading into town off the side of the road sells bundles. There is a boat-in- site on Beers lake that’s nice and private. Good fishing on this lake and smaller motor boats are allowed. Lida lake is the biggest lake, bigger fish yet lots of boats. There is a horse camping area and nice horse trails around the lakes. Love this park we will go back and stay longer.

First MN state park we’ve been to in the “shoulder” season (weekday before Memorial Day) that was staffed and had boat rentals available. Very spacious sites; the best ones in the main campground (with electric) are along Grass Lake (7,8,15,16) but all would be decent sites. Well marked hiking trails. Clean restrooms and showers. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. However, if you take the figure 8 hike around Cataract and Grass Lakes, it IS longer than the two miles advertised! The only warning (we were warned upon arrival) is to watch for tics. I found two on me.

We've been staying here every year since about 2010. We always stay in the Grass Lake Main Loop. The little lake is beautiful and our grandkids usually catch enough fish to make it exciting. We go each year for a family get together that we have at Lake Lida. We're just a quick 10 minute drive away. The park is well maintained as are the bathrooms.