Thank you so much Barb and Pete! We had such a memorable experience this past weekend at Big Woods Campground! We are all already talking about coming back next year!
First, we were able to reserve all 15 sites (14 are electrical), since we had a relatively large group. We had a lot of questions, and Barb was very prompt in responding!
When we first arrived, we were very impressed with how clean the bathrooms were, including the outhouses. They had 2 outhouses, 2 flushable toilets and 2 pay-by-Quarter to shower, also a port-a-potty on the other end of the campsite. Barb and Pete came by once or twice a day to clean the bathrooms, fill the toilet paper, and refill our firewood ($5/bundle).
Because we reserved the whole campsite, we were able to utilize the picnic shelter. It was really useful because we had a rainy Saturday morning. My only suggestion would be to possibly have a large fire pit by the shelter.
The phone service isn't great. Mainly AT&T had service. But that was a blessing because everyone was off electronics and were able to spend quality time together!
We highly recommend camping at Big Woods Campground! It's 2 hours from the Twin Cities, far enough for an escape, and not too dragging of a drive home.