Quiet smal park not far from I90. Good spot to avoid the crowds. Camp sites and grounds look very nice, bathrooms are exceptional. Park wood be a good home base for bigger parks in the area or for traveling down the Des Moines river. Trails need more signage and are in rough shape and severely neglected. Maybe the worst I've seen at a MN park. All the park markers are outdated and fading. I did see a ton of wildlife for a small area. A little TLC by the state and this park could become so much better.

We were pleasantly surprised by how much this state park has to offer! Quiet campground (as typical, some campsites are more private than others), large oak trees, fantastic showers, beautiful hike (trail is well maintained), gorgeous views of the Des Moines River, and a nice loop for kiddos to ride their bikes. This is a relaxing park, and we will be back! There is no dump station, but the park has a list of nearby (sort of?) dump stations. We caught the park ranger only because there was a wedding at the park during our stay. He said the park is in a transitional phase and merchandise will be available to purchase online hopefully in a year or so. The office did not have anything for sale.

Absolutely enjoyed this little park! We decided to take a surprise camping trip here and got a couple great spots (#8 and #9). Since no electric spots were open, we just tent camped. However, we will for sure be back with our camper since we are only an hour away. They do not have a dump station though! We might just have to fill up in Mankato or find a campground nearby. The hiking trails were very nice. Kind of up and down with some hills so be prepared for that. Lots of different birds to spot as well. The entire area (including campground) is also very buggy. Make sure to bring some head mosquito nets. You may look silly, but it seriously helps a bunch!

Bortle 3 skies, and if you enjoy astronomy you know what that means. Smaller, clean, quiet campground with well-maintained facilities and trails. Did I mention the skies? Great place.

We went RV camping in the middle of September. Very nice state park. New clean bathrooms and showers. Great place for stargazing. Lots of trails with pretty overlooks and through woods. A couple of trails were closed for maintenance and a bridge was out but overall things were maintained. Campsite was set up backwards, very close to the road and felt like we were sharing it with the neighbor. No water or dump station.

Took the hiking club trail. We traveled through gnarled oak tree woods along the Des Moines River. Crossing over small creek bridges we climbed Dinosaur Ridge to a lookout over the river. In the prairie that followed orange butterfly weed and purple loose strife were in full bloom. Bright yellow butterflies (orange sulfurs) were flitting over the grassland. There were pastoral views back down to the woodland. Varied walk in a beautiful little park.

Very nice, only seen one couple on the trails. Trails were a little sketchy for a 60 year old with a bad knee. On one of our rest stops we heard whistles all around us, we could not identify what bird it came from. I'm thinking it may have been some Squatches checking us out.

Small park but worth the trip great views the trails were good not a lot to do there as far as a park for the kids or anything g like that just simple camping and hiking what we all love.