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Jinksi's Cabin in the Woods

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This is a Boondockers Welcome host in Taylors Falls, MN

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    < 35 (ft)

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    1

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I live on 2 acres, surrounded by 3 ponds. It is a dead end road with little traffic. I am the 3rd house from the dead end. There is privacy as you are parked at the front of the yard with the trees on both sides of you. It is 3 minutes to downtown where there are a couple of bars, bead shop, pizza and ice cream shop and old fashioned 50's drive inn burger & home made root beer restaurant. Eat in your car or grab an outdoor table and watch families mini golf. There is also a cafe and coffee shop. If you cross the river into Wisconsin there is Walmart, Marketplace, Tractor Supply and Menards. There is also an organic store-Fine Acres, a vegetarian restaurant and other bars and steak houses. Suggested Local Attractions: Downtown has the Frost Top Drive Inn & mini golf, The Goat bar, and Romaynes bar. In St Croix Falls there is the Dallas house bar restaurant and fine dining, definitely try their popovers! Fon Da Rosa - animal park with deer and other animals that you can feed and pet past the Walmart on the left of hwy 8. Further east on hwy 8 is the mini golf and go carts, which is about 1/2 mile east from the Menards round-about on the left. The 17th hole is our favorite and we try to play that hole at least 3 times. Interstate Park - MN and WI sides, Wild River State Park, William O'Brien state Park. Taylors Falls scenic boat tours on a large paddleboat down the St Croix River. Boats run anywhere from 1-4 excursions per day depending on which day of the week. Downtown Taylors Falls offers: The Bead store, Coffee Talk, Schooney's pizza, Tangled in Blue restaurant, and Juneberry cafe. In Balsam Lake, which is another favorite small town near me is the Thirsty Otter for on the water dining from their deck, (their Otter burger is a fav and Tuesday is Shrimptastic, Wed is Bingo, or for a very nice old fashion supperclub dinner check out IndianHead Supper club. If you are a beer connoisseur try the new Balsam Lake Brewery & Market. Balsam is about 20 minutes from Taylors Falls. They also have a beach there with playground at the lake for fun with your little people. If you are here on a Thursday, Doc's in Balsam Lake has great food and they have Karoake night. Go sing your heart out! If you are here to golf you can check out Chisago Lakes Golf Course and right over the river into WI is Crooked Creek Golf Course in Osceola as well as the Luck Golf Course in Luck.

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Vehicle Suitability Information

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Pets Welcome

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Electric Hookup: 15A

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Separate Tow Vehicle Parking

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Offleash Area for Pets

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Generators Allowed

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Water Hookup

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Slideouts Allowed

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Outdoor Cooking Allowed

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House Rules

No smoking on property, Make sure all garbage is picked up, Be mindful if you have small pets that we have bears, coyotes and Eagles. Enjoy your time in Taylors Falls!

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Location

Access Road Conditions: The road is a dead end with a turn around area between the last two driveways. The road is a small curvy road that is a 1/2 mile long, speed is 20-25mph since the road is narrow. I am near the end of the road on the left. As you can see in the pictures my driveway is a single driveway with a bit of a sloped drop off on the other side of the driveway. I have a large parking area at the top of the driveway, but not enough room to turn around with a camper hooked up. Please make sure to check out my pictures so you are comfortable getting into the space with your rv/trailer. Tow Vehicle Parking Details: I have off-street parking. You can park on the street or in the yard or driveway.

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host Profile

Hosted By Jinksicabin

Age:

45-55

Loving the river valley Details: Hello, I live in a small river valley town along the St Croix River. I was born in St. Paul, moved to Tempe, AZ during 2nd grade, came back to MN at the end of 6th grade, and then moved to Blunt, SD for my last two years of high school. I have worked for a medical device company for the last 18 years. I am looking forward to RV'ing in my future, maybe sooner than later with our world today. I love the country life and also being by the river. It takes less than 5 minutes to get to WI. I am surrounded by many lakes and state parks on both sides of the border. It is a beautiful area with lots to do and see for everyone. My military daughter and SIL bought a large pull behind and dually truck to start their adventures with their two small children. They have been traveling now for almost two years and love it. Home Town: My home town currently is Taylors Falls, MN. It is a beautiful little river town with about 1000 people. On the weekends it is probably more like 3000 as everyone comes up north to hike, go to the lakes, and enjoy the state parks here. I live on a dead end road up on the hill that is pretty quiet. We have neighbor get togethers and we all know each other. We have an old fashioned root beer drive inn downtown. There is a bead store downtown that has many treasures. There are crystals/rocks, salt lamps, beads, jewelry and all kinds of things that you will want to check out. We have two bars that both have great food and a pizza place as well as a wonderful little cafe that is all made from scratch and fresh from the garden food. There are also many other lakes and little towns that are worth a visit within 30min drive. I am about 45 miles north of the cities so any and all amenities are not far. There is a BP station about 10 miles away that has a dumping station for RV's in Center City. Favorite Boondocking Locations: I don't have any yet but I hope to find some in SD, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado to start. Skills or Expertise to Share: I am a people loving person that wants to share a little slice of my heaven for those that may be traveling through. I am looking forward to meeting genuine good people that can enjoy what is here as they travel through this beautiful area.

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References for this location from other RVers

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    ArtBunnyVoyager

    5 months ago

    The ground is sloped on the left side of the driveway. That makes maneuvering into the parking spot difficult.

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    Boondockers Welcome Member

    5 months ago

    We stayed at Jinksi’s for one night and we were very impressed. Her house is located on a very quiet dead end street and offered us much privacy. We were able to walk the dog in the neighbourhood which worked out very well. Kim was a very gracious hostess, she was friendly and responsive and gave us great travel and food advice for the area. We would highly recommend a stay at Jinksi’s!

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    kseliskar

    5 months ago

    The host, Kim, was very friendly and helpful. The spot was quiet, shady and on grass. It was great for our 24' Class C which we backed in from the road. The driveway is a bit narrow with a bit of a drop off on one side, so it may be harder for a larger rig to maneuver. The area was lovely to explore.

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    OldGoldwing

    7 months ago

    It was nice to meet host Kim who was very welcoming. Its a very quiet spot well off the main road but still easily accessible. Definitely not for travel trailers over 35' as its a tight s-turn to park.

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    BoopnBorch

    7 months ago

    We thoroughy enjoyed Kim as she was very accommodating and we had great conversation. Hope to stay again in the future.

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