“Attracts a Variety of People”
Wild River State Park is located along 18 miles of the beautiful St. Croix River. The park attracts people who enjoy camping, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, interpretive programs, self-guided trails, and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Day visitors can enjoy a leisurely paddle down the St. Croix River from the Sunrise river access to the southern park river access. The park provides opportunities for semi-modern camping, group camping, equestrian camping, backpack camping, and canoe camping. Visitors who want modern amenities can reserve the guest house which provides a living room, dining room, kitchen, and fireplace. The park also has six camping cabins which include bunkbeds, a table, and benches. An all-season trail center is a great spot to relax after hiking or cross-country skiing on the 35-mile trail system. A visitor center with exhibits and environmental education programs is open year-round. Wild River provides habitat for a variety of wildlife. Hawks, owls, eagles, and a diversity of songbirds are common. The tracks of beaver, raccoon, fox, coyote, otter, mink, and deer are often seen in the soft earth or snow. Northern pike, walleye, and smallmouth bass are found in the St. Croix River. Squirrels and other small mammals thrive in oak forests and savannas. Prairie restoration sites are increasingly used by meadowlarks and grassland sparrows. Wild River's varied landscape was created by the events of the last Ice Age. Over one million years ago, glaciers up to a mile in depth moved into the region. Ten thousand years ago the melting of the last glacier formed both the Duluth and Grantsburg Glacial Lakes. These lakes supplied the water power that created the present St. Croix River Valley. Wild River State Park lies within the Anoka Sand Plain and Mille Lacs Uplands subsections. This region is on the southern edge of the transition zone of pine forest, hardwood forest, and oak savanna. Once covered by Glacial Lake Grantsburg, this area today is a smooth and sandy plain. The few ridges may represent islands that stood above the lake level. Prescribed burns are conducted annually to better manage and restore oak savanna and prairie areas.
Reviews of Wild River State Park
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Ratings Summary
Cell Coverage
Verizon 4G
Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on June 20, 2023AT&T 4G
Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on June 20, 2023T-Mobile 5G
Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on June 20, 2023Reviews
Large site was able to easily back in a 25 foot trailer.
We actually saw a deer walking through our campsite.
Stayed during the week and it was quiet, not sure about weekends. There’s a lot of space between camp sites.
Nightly Rate: $35.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 48
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
AT&T 4G
Nice State Park campground with large, wooded campsites. Electrical available and T-Mobile cellular was okay (1 bar). Nice trails and plenty of wildlife.
Nightly Rate: $37.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 66E
Cell Coverage Rating
T-Mobile 5G
Stayed 3 nights on site 58e (electric only). Site had picnic table and fire ring.
Short Walt to shower/bath house.
Deer walking through campsite several times.
We have an Aliner pop-up and a small dog.
Park staff was very nice.
Camp hosts were gone during our stay.
Nightly Rate: $34.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 58
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
AT&T 4G
T-Mobile 5G
Wild River State Park is located along 18 miles of the St. Croix River. The Park offers plenty of outdoor activities for summer or winter including kayaking/canoeing, horseback riding, camping, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, hiking, biking, fishing and wildlife viewing. The Park also has a large campground, cabins, equestrian camping, backpack camping and canoe camping.
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Wild River State Park
Hours
- Sun, Sat: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Affiliation
- State park or forest
- Back In RV Sites Count
- 15
- Last Nightly Rate
- 34.0
- Lowest Nightly Rate
- 25.0
- Max Length
- 60 ft
- Max Stay
- 14
- Pull Through RV Sites Count
- 2
- Sites Count
- 94
- Standard Tent Sites Count
- 16
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Age Restricted
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Firewood
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