Big Island
Big Island is a campsite in Hennepin, Minnesota. Big Island is situated nearby to Point Charming Beach, as well as near the islet Mahpiyata Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Galpin Lake and Allemarinda and James Wyer House.
Galpin Lake
Galpin Lake is a lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, in the United States. The northern part of the lake is in Excelsior and the southern part is in Shorewood. Galpin Lake is situated 2½ miles south of Big Island.Allemarinda and James Wyer House
Apartment building
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Allemarinda and James Wyer House is a Victorian cottage beside Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1887 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Allemarinda and James Wyer House is situated 2 miles south of Big Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minnetonka Beach and Greenwood.
Minnetonka Beach
Village
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minnetonka Beach is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Located on Lake Minnetonka, the population was 546 at the 2020 census.
Greenwood
Village
Greenwood is a community on Saint Albans Bay on Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States just northeast of the community of Excelsior, Minnesota. The population was 726 at the 2020 census.
Deephaven
Village
Deephaven is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,899 as of the 2020 census. Situated roughly 13 miles west of Minneapolis, it is a western suburb of the Twin Cities. Deephaven is situated 1½ miles east of Big Island.
Big Island
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Campsite
- Categories: tourism and camping
- Location: Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.9325° or 44° 55′ 57″ northLongitude
-93.55654° or 93° 33′ 24″ westOpen location code
86P8WCJV+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6722270994OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=camp_site
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