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    St. Croix State Park

    4.5 (8 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Main entrance off Hwy 48.
    John S.

    This is a large park that sprawls in different directions with many different side roads and amenities. The overall map is a jumble of lines and trails and the road signs are not always complete. The word is I'll have to return and be organized myself and pick out a few of the unique sites I want to explore. There are many paved trails from the few I saw and those unpaved appeared easy. There are trails made for bikes, horses and hikers.

    Kettle River Overlook
    Margie A.

    I splurged and got a MN park pass this year so wanted to explore a new state park last weeked! St Croix is only an hour and a half from Minneapolis so felt out of the cities but not too far. Campsites: They are so-so. The sites are pretty close to each other and some don't even have coverage from your neighbors. Pros include plenty of drinking water stations & flushable toilets. Cons include less privacy and noise. They allow dogs in this state park so unfortunately the night was punctuated by barking. It feels more like you're group camping even though you didn't book a group site. Trails: There are 2 things worth doing. Go to the top of the firetower. It's the one unique thing about this park. It's exciting aka terrifying going up and was pretty windy at the top. Note that you won't be rewarded with an amazing view though after climbing like 14 flights of stairs. Instead it's just a bunch of tree tops & burning calf muscles. It might of been better if we timed it at sunset. The second thing worth seeing is Kettle River Outlook. It has a good view of the river. The walk along the river is nice but short and pretty high traffic on the weekend. Overall, it is convenient being fairly close to the cities and has nice restroom facilities but I probably will check out a different park next time that feels more like I'm in nature. If you have a dog that likes joining your camping adventures though, I'm sure you'd appreciate that option here.

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    Straight Lake State Park - Chipmunk.

    Straight Lake State Park

    5.0(3 reviews)
    25.8 mi

    I literally had the entire state park to myself yesterday, Tuesday, in the middle of summer. I was…read morehiking and there were no other cars there. The night before it was me and one other camper in 10 sites. We have 10 walk in tent sites. You need a reservation. It's $15 a night for up to six people per campsite. There's a picnic table in a fire at each site. There are pit toilets. There is no electricity anywhere in the park including no lights even in the parking lot. It's awesome. Great to see the night sky. On the east side of the park there is a picnic pavilion and several picnic tables with a charcoal grill On rainbow lake. Straight Lake has a boat access so does rainbow lake, but you have to carry the boat from the parking lot. Non-motorized boats only Like canoes and kayaks. Several miles of singletrack hiking trails as well as the Ice Age national scenic Trail which transects the park. I had trouble finding firewood in the area so I could not have a campfire. You're supposed to bring it in from only 10 miles away and the gas station in Frederick and Luck did not have any and I didn't see any roadside stand selling wood. If you want tranquility this is your place

    Beautiful state park. Enjoyed a picnic by the lake, hiking on two trails, and seeing a variety of…read morewildlife. It was so quiet with only a few other people at the park. We plan to go back again and do some more hiking on the same and other trails.

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    Straight Lake State Park - Trillium. One of many of these beautiful native wildflowers that covered huge areas throughout the park.

    Trillium. One of many of these beautiful native wildflowers that covered huge areas throughout the park.

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    Straight Lake State Park - There were lots of wildflowers throughout the park.

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    There were lots of wildflowers throughout the park.

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