![]() Tip: It’s good practice to check your park map online, print or load it into your phone before heading out on your adventure. It became designated as a State park in 1961 and is divided into 3 units: The Meadowbrook, Overlook and Bonanza Area, each featuring restored prairies, wooded trails and views of the massive lake. In 1923, the area that is now known as Big Stone Lake State Park was identified as a potential location to bring more state Parks to the Southern MN region and preserve the lakeshore. The 26 mile long 12,610 acre lake is the source of the Minnesota river, providing for humans for thousands of years and attracting anglers and boaters as its main recreation source. MAIN FEATURES Big Stone Lake is a State Park in Western Minnesota, located on the ancestral lands of the Dakota people and the Minnesota and South Dakota border. This region is also known for tall grass and ticks – so stay on the trail, learn about tick prevention and check yourself after your hike. The campgrounds typically have campground hosts that sell firewood and signs are posted regarding burning restrictions, mask requirements and other pertinent information about the park. Many parks have reduced staffing during the pandemic, so check before you go if you want to get a patch or access the visitor center. Upper Sioux and Big Stone Lake visitor centers were closed, with reduced hours when we visited. ![]() This has been working great, keeping the campers and non-campers happy and getting to see more of our beautiful state. Much like last month’s State Park Tour, the plan was to park the camper and use it as a home base while hiking the Minnesota State Parks that were a bit of a further drive from home. We had the park to ourselves on Thursday night and it was nice to have some quiet before the rest of the campers rolled in for the weekend. April and I decided we could just figure it out on the way. It went surprisingly well and I was very thankful for a short, wide campsite driveway without any trees. I was my first time driving it – forward OR backward! I know how to connect it to the hitch and set it up, but my husband usually drives it. We arrived at Scenic State Park on Thursday night and set up our camper just before dinner. Check out give it a follow if you want the latest! I started an art account on Instagram this week and will be posting my art from both on and off the trail. Stay tuned on the Wandering Pine Instagram to hear how you can get a chance to score one for yourself.ģ. It features a portrait of her yellow Big Agnes tent, painted by yours truly! How sweet is that? You can read more about my limited print kula from our Art Hike at Theodore Wirth Park here, and I’ll let you know if they become available for purchase on the Kula site. I’m so stoked that I got to give April her very first Kula Cloth. Here’s a list of dates from the MN DNR, and a video showing why I’m more intentional about this now, aka how my Superior Hiking Trail thru hike went out with a bang (8:10).Ģ. Friendly reminder to wear your bright colors during small game hunting season. The colors are poppin, and so are the rifles. I’m back home from hiking FOUR more Minnesota State Parks with my first hiking buddy, April! In 2014, we started hiking the Minnesota State Parks Hiking Club trails together and even though we live in different states now, we still manage to pull off one or two camping trips a year! Read her trip report from our Moose Lake State Park Snowshoe hike and more about last year’s adventure to Ledges State Park in Iowa, where the racoons are hungry and bold!ġ. When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you.
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