Ojiketa Regional Park

A great hidden gem of a park in Chisago Lakes. The beach is pretty nice, and there are a lot of hiking areas too. It's usually not very busy during the weekdays. Weddings can take over the prime weekends in summer. The city rents cabins and tenting spots, and you're very close to town. Beautiful views that feel like you are a lot further out than you are. Restrooms are older campground style, but... A great hidden gem of a park in Chisago Lakes. The beach is pretty nice, and there are a lot of hiking areas too. It's usually not very busy during the weekdays. Weddings can take over the prime weekends in summer. The city rents cabins and tenting spots, and you're very close to town. Beautiful views that feel like you are a lot further out than you are. Restrooms are older campground style, but usually clean. Many places for lunch or picnic. PS. Bug spray is a really good idea for most days during the summer. You are parking in a dirt lot and walking to the beach. It's a short walk, less than 1/4 mile one way, but worth mentioning.

The place was beautiful, especially the Chapel with its floor to ceiling windows almost all the way around. It is wooded but also with plenty of open space overlooking the lake. The cabins were beautiful but most of them very rustic. The more rustic ones were quite cold at night for a May 30th wedding, as the windows do not seal shut. Some of the cabins have a 🔥 fireplace, including the cabin we... The place was beautiful, especially the Chapel with its floor to ceiling windows almost all the way around. It is wooded but also with plenty of open space overlooking the lake. The cabins were beautiful but most of them very rustic. The more rustic ones were quite cold at night for a May 30th wedding, as the windows do not seal shut. Some of the cabins have a 🔥 fireplace, including the cabin we stayed in (Tamarack), but unfortunately it smoked up the whole cabin. (Yes, the vent was open.) The mattresses were also extremely firm. If you are going to get married here, I would suggest getting a room at a nearby hotel instead of staying in a cabin. If you do decide to stay in a cabin, I would recommend bringing a mattress pad and lots of blankets. The cabins were all very cheap, however, we did have an issue with the cabins. Not all were cleaned and ready for us by our check-in time which was 3pm. The last cabin was not ready until 6pm and our rehearsal was supposed to start at 5pm. Later, we realized that the bridal cottage (for getting ready) had not been cleaned. I called to complain because I had paid for it and had been looking forward to getting ready there for a year and a half. It wasn’t until I mentioned that I am part of a large Facebook group with thousands of brides from MN and that I was going to leave reviews for ALL my vendors, GOOD or BAD, that he got it figured out. It was cleaned by 10 am on Saturday. I was pleased that he made it right but wish I didn’t have threatened him with a bad review to get him to do so. The only other thing was that we ran out of available Fire wood (the rest was locked in a cage). Overall, beautiful, and a dream wedding.