IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO ESCAPE CITY LIFE, Amazing or just everyday life, look no further than the Places to CAMP St. Croix Valley’s campgrounds and parks. in the St. Croix Valley 4 WILLOW RIVER STATE PARK State Parks Located in Hudson, WI, the park offers a trout stream, sand beach, prairie 1 WILD RIVER STATE PARK remnants and a nature center on almost 3,000 acres of rolling countryside with the Willow Falls and Willow River Gorge. A Located along 18 miles of the beautiful St. Croix River, campground and remote camping provide a variety of the park offers camping, hiking, horseback riding, 1 popular sites. Sites include – 4 group tent sites, 55 Wild River St.S Croix River canoeing, interpretive programs, self-guided State Park t. C standard electric sites and 95 non-electric sites. Learn r trails, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. o ix more: www.dnr.state.wi.us or call 715-386-5931. R 87 Day visitors can enjoy a leisurely paddle down iv 95 e the St. Croix River from the Sunrise river access to r I 5 AFTON STATE PARK the Southern park river access. Grand oaks and delicate prairie flowers grace the TAYLORS Take advantage of opportunities for semi-modern FALLS rugged, rolling landscape of Afton State Park. ST. CROIX 65 camping, group camping, equestrian camping, 2 FALLS Campsites include - 28 rustic back pack sites, 1 canoe CENTER backpack camping, and canoe camping. Visitors MN Interstate r site, 2 group camp sites and 4 year round camper Park e 8 CITY iv 3 wanting modern amenities can reserve the guest R cabins with heat and electric. Trails, in Afton State 8 ix WI Interstate ro Park house with a living room, dining room, kitchen, C Park, traverse remnant and restored prairies, wind Wildwood RV t. DRESSER and fireplace. Six camping cabins with bunk Park & Campground St.S Croix River down deep ravines and rise up to the grassy ridge 35 beds, a table, and benches, are also available. 243 tops and bluffs overlooking the scenic St. Croix River. Learn more: www.dnr.state.mn.us or call 651- M The trails are perfect for hikers, horseback riders and 583-2125. OSCEOLA cross-country skiers. Learn more: www.dnr.state.mn.us 2 INTERSTATE PARKS 95 or call 651-436-5391. 6 KINNICKINNIC For more than 100 years, the rock faces, 97 scenic trails, cliff climbing, riverside camping, SCANDIA STATE PARK and canoeing/kayaking have kept visitors COPAS Located south of Hudson, WI, the park offers an William O’Brien M STAR coming back to the twin Interstate Parks in State Park PRAIRIE overlook of the sandy delta where the “Kinni” river, Taylors Falls, MN and St. Croix Falls, WI. a world-class trout stream, meets the St. Croix. MARINE-ON- ST. CROIX Boat camping on the river is very popular as is the MINNESOTA River’s Edge Campground & Water Park stretch of sandy beach. Learn more: Interstate State Park is located just outside Taylors Hatfield Park www.dnr.state.wi.usor call 715-425-1129. Falls, MN, on the beautiful St. Croix River. Pick from a 9 64 r e variety of campsites – 37 drive in sites (available iv NEW R SOMERSET ix Regional Parks ro RICHMOND C 35 year round), 22 electric sites and 4 group t. St.S Croix River64 camp sites. Campers and visitors can 96 7 LAKE ELMO climb the cliffs of the St. Croix River STILLWATER PARK PRESERVE OAK PARK 4 Willow River Dalles, canoe the flat-water, and watch State Park 36 HEIGHTS Offering 2,200 acres of rolling prairie and kayakers’ rush through the rapids, or relax 65 forest, the park has 80 campsites suitable for LAKE BAYPORT on an excursion boat. During the summer, ELMO 5 tents, trailers, and RVs plus equestrian and group hike the trails and explore the glacial 95 12 7 campgrounds and primitive campsites. Enjoy 20 potholes, lava flows, and traces of old HUDSON Lake Elmo miles of trails groomed for Cross-country skiing, streams, which make this park unique. Park Reserve 94 12 94 hiking, equestrian use and biking. The park also Learn more: www.dnr.state.mn.us or call offers a beach and picnic area. Learn more: LAKELAND LakeLake 651-465-5711. St.St. 65 www.co.washington.mn.us or call 651-430-8370. CroixCroix 35 8 WISCONSIN F ST. CROIX RIVER BLUFFS Interstate is Wisconsin’s oldest State Park. RIVER FALLS Nestled between Afton and Hastings with Located near St. Croix Falls, WI, Interstate Park AFTON expansive valley views, the park offers campgrounds, 95 5 has two campgrounds with 82 family Afton picnic shelters, trails, playground, boat launch and a State Park r e v campsites and 2 primitive campsites. At i fishing pier on the river. Learn more: call 651-430-8240. R

x 21 i scenic, glacial-formed Lake O’The Dalles, there o 6 r or visit: www.co.washinton.mn.us 61 C 8 . t F Kinnickinnic 29 are picnic areas, shelters, swimming beach St.S Croix River 10 St. Croix Bluffs State Park 35 and beach house. Scenic overlooks and nine Regional Park Private Campground miles of trails provide spots to watch wildlife PRESCOTT 10 9 THE APPLE RIVER and explore the river bottom. Learn more: 55 35 The Apple River, tributary of the St. Croix in www.dnr.state.wi.us or call 715-483-3747. HASTINGS Somerset, WI, is known for river tubing and camping. 3 61 WILLIAM O’ BRIEN Spend a night camping under the stars, at Apple River STATE PARK Family Campground after a day traversing the rushing rapids Near Marine-on-St. Croix, MN, the park has or floating the quiet reaches of the river. Learn more: Tent and Vehicle Camping two campgrounds with a variety of sites, www.appleriverfamilycampground.com. including 77 electric sites and 120 drive-in sites, Primitive Camping shown below is accessible from the river only For more information on camping in the St. Croix Valley along with 4 group camp sites. Hiking trails offer Primitive Shoreline Camping visit: www.saintcroixriver.com quiet exploration of the park’s rolling, wooded hills. For anglers, the river’s channels have Primitive Island Camping northern, walleye, bass and trout. Ideal for For more information on canoeing, the river is also a migratory pathway and perfect for birders. In the winter, the park has 10 miles of ski trail which is groomed for both camping in the St. Croix Valley classic and skate skiers. Walkers, snowshoers, and skijorers can use the 2.5 miles of packed River Trail. Learn more: www.dnr.state.mn.us or call 651- visit: www.saintcroixriver.com 433-0500. www.saintcroixriver.com27 2015 Wild and Scenic St. Croix Valley