Pick up in Hastings
| Location | Altura, Minnesota |
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| Nightly rate (listed) | $25–$250/night |
| Maximum RV length | 65 ft (longest listed site) |
| Hookups | electric |
| Pull-through sites | Yes |
| RV sites | 112 |
| Pets allowed | Yes |
| Book on | Minnesota State Parks |
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Picks are 65 ft or shorter: the longest RV site listed here. Pickup area: Minneapolis (Minneapolis-Saint Paul International (MSP)), about 81 mi straight-line from Whitewater State Park. RV rentals in Minneapolis
Whitewater State Park is a Minnesota State Parks campground in Altura. It lists 28 RV or RV/tent sites and 12 tent sites for rigs up to 55 ft. 3 sites have electric. Pets are allowed per the listing.
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| Site | Fr 30 | Sa 31 | Price |
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| 48 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 49 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 52 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 54 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 55 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 57 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 60 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 61 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 62 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
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Picturesque limestone bluffs and deep ravines make Whitewater a very popular southeastern state park. The 2,700 acre park is an angler's paradise with brown, brook, and rainbow trout swimming in the spring-fed Whitewater River and Trout Run Creek. Visitors enjoy a sandy swimming beach, a year-round visitor center, easy-to-challenging hiking trails, camping, a group camp, and a modern group center. Come in the winter to enjoy cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, and stay at the group center in rustic, winterized cabins. All through the year, discover the natural and human history of the area at one of the many interpretive programs, visitor center exhibits or self-guided trails. Naturalist Park naturalist programs are year-round. Wildlife Nearly 50 kinds of mammals and 250 kinds of birds use the Whitewater River Valley during the course of a year. Wild turkeys are in the valley and bald eagles can be found year-around. In the spring, listen and look for the rare bird, the Louisiana waterthrush. Of Minnesota's rare animals and plants, 43 percent live in the Blufflands. History The Dakota named the river Whitewater because it turned milky white in the spring as high water eroded light-colored clay deposits along its banks. As whites moved into the area they removed much of the native vegetation in order to farm and graze the land. In 1900, flooding related to land use began. In 1919, local citizens lobbied successfully to establish Whitewater State Park to protect some of the most beautiful parts of the valley. Due to land use practices that were unsuited to the Blufflands rough landscape, flooding increased through the 1920s and 1930s leading to the abandonment of valley farms and towns. Starting in 1933 state utilized Civilian Conservation Corps and Work Progress Association labor to plant shrubs and trees on the slopes. On the uplands runoff retention structures were built and dikes forming ponds. The burning of hillside forests was also banned. The hope was these efforts would curb the erosion and flooding In 1938 the nearby town of Beaver flooded 28 times, marking the worst year of flooding in Whitewater Valley. In the early 1940s, state and federal conservation officials worked with local landowners and implemented sweeping conservation measures like contoured fields and terraces. Richard Dorer of the Minnesota Department of Conservation (now the Department of Natural Resources) designed a plan for the revival of the Whitewater River Valley. Some erosion prone lands were purchased, which now makes up the 28,000 acre Whitewater Wildlife Management Area adjacent to Whitewater State Park. Today, through the Whitewater Watershed Project, citizens and conservation staff are working together to create a healthier future for the land, water, and people of the Whitewater watershed. Whitewater State Park is also one of only two state parks to house German prisoners of war during World War 2. These prisoners worked in the surrounding countryside and at the local canneries. They remained until the close of the war in 1945. Landscape When settlers arrived, they found a great diversity of plant life in the Blufflands Landscape Region. In the valleys, they discovered a rich, bottomland forest with clean, spring-fed streams teeming with native brook trout. Oaks grew on some slopes with maple and basswood trees on other slopes. South facing hillsides were covered with prairie. Much of the uplands contained oak savanna, gently rolling prairie with scattered oaks. This Southern Oak Barrens Landscape Region is one of the rarest vegetative community types in Minnesota. Geology Nearly 450 million years ago, shallow seas covered most of North America, including southeastern Minnesota. On its bed, sediment accumulated that turned into rock hundreds of feet thick. When the sea withdrew, erosion carved through the bedrock, creating the original valleys and bluffs found in what is now Whitewater State Park. More recently, glacial meltwaters sculpted the cliffs and valleys. Learn more about the unique geology of the park: download this PDF from the University of Minnesota .
| Agency / operator | Not listed |
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| Booking | Online via reservemn.usedirect.com (booking listing; window not listed) |
| Max RV / trailer length | Not listed |
| Bear storage | Not listed |
| Season | Not listed |
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Pick up in Cottage Grove| ✓ |
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| $25 |
| 66 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 68 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 69 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 56 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| CI 3 gooseberry glen cart-in campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 50 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 59 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 64 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| W242 minneiska campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| W243 minneiska campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| W244 minneiska campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 46 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 47 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| CI 7 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| CI 8 cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $25 |
| 1E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 2E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 5E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 7E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 8E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 9E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 12E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 13E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 14E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 18E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 20E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 23E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 25E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 26E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
| 28E cedar hill campground | ✓ | ✓ | $35 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
| Hookups | Not listed |
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Closest stays by type. Distances are straight-line from Whitewater State Park, not driving.
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