We were here for two nights, arriving on September 13, 2017. We found our happy place in Fairmont, MN! We scored an end site with a super huge “lawn”!
Behind us is nothing but trees – yay! Unfortunately everywhere else there are seasonal RVs but… we are far away from them, the RV owners aren’t here since its post-Labor Day and midweek. It occurred to me that my house in Vegas actually has closer neighbors (although we’re separated by concrete walls). But with selective vision, I can enjoy my space.
And with selective vision, I can even see the lake from here.
We took a walk around the park and could get a close-up, unobstructed view of the lake. (Not a pond here but a lake!)
This is our view of the embankment from the lakeside… lots of green space for anyone to enjoy, including a couple of glider swings.
Walking back to our site, it’s so nice to have a big space.
And then, just when we were enjoying what we had at our site, the owner paid us a visit. Dean makes so many friends and this time was no exception. The owner told us where to enjoy some lake time at sunset just steps away from our site. I think this is information not normally shared with the average visitor here. So of course we investigated and are even happier with this place!
Just a beautiful place to hang out and feel like we have the place to ourselves!
Lately, I’ve decided that my metric for liking a campground is whether I would stay there a week if I didn’t have to be there for other reasons. Very few places on our trip reach that level but this is one that I would definitely try to return to in the future.
That said, I think the timing is key. High Summer probably wouldn’t make me happy here due to crowds, but it’s a very chill vibe right now because hardly anyone is here. Yet the weather is summery. 87 degrees- Had to turn on A/C! First time in weeks!
Lakeside Dining
The owners of the campground recommended The Marina Lodge for lunch. (Ooh, they have canoe rentals!) It was such a lovely day for outside dining. We were even visited by a hummingbird.
