Whitewater State Park

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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.

Tell me more about this park's wildlife, history, geology and landscape.

Park Notes

Flooding History

View video on the 2007 Whitewater State Park flood.
Read the article Fishing After the Flood.

Gift Cards:

Purchase a Minnesota State Parks Gift Card.

Firewood Restrictions Information:

Minnesota has enacted legislation that restricts firewood being brought to or used on DNR lands. Learn more and review vendor lists.

Birders:

Bird Checklist at Whitewater State Park.

Park Highlights

Rugged Hiking Trails to Scenic Bluffland	Noticeable Lack of Mosquitoes
Excellent Trout Fishing summer and winter	Year-round Interpretive Programs
Visitor Center	Spectacular Spring Wildflowers

Events

Find more State Park events on the DNR Events Calendar!

05/24/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstration
05/25/12	Whitewater State Park	Minnesota Frog and Toad Survey
05/25/12	Whitewater State Park	Minnesota Frogs and Toads Survey
05/26/12	Whitewater State Park	Exploring Along the Root (trail series)
05/26/12	Whitewater State Park	Snakes Along the Root River State Trail
05/26/12	Whitewater State Park	Fossil Field Trip
05/26/12	Whitewater State Park	Orchids of Whitewater State Park
05/26/12	Whitewater State Park	Fossil Field Trip
05/26/12	Whitewater State Park	Mini Monsters at the Beach
05/26/12	Whitewater State Park	Ghost Town Cemetary Visit
05/27/12	Whitewater State Park	I Can Fish - Trout Fishing Sundays
05/27/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstrations
05/27/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstration
05/27/12	Whitewater State Park	Return of the Peregrines
05/27/12	Whitewater State Park	Biking to Save the Turtles
05/28/12	Whitewater State Park	Snakes of the Blufflands
06/02/12	Whitewater State Park	Digital Bridge to Nature Teacher Workshop
06/03/12	Whitewater State Park	I Can Fish - Trout Fishing Sundays
06/03/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstrations
06/04/12	Whitewater State Park	Nature Time at the Beach
06/08/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Sundays
06/10/12	Whitewater State Park	I Can Fish - Trout Fishing Sundays
06/10/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstrations
06/11/12	Whitewater State Park	Nature Time at the Beach
06/15/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Sundays
06/16/12	Whitewater State Park	Make A Walking Stick
06/16/12	Great River Ridge State Trail - Elgin	Shift Gears Saturdays - Bicycle Program Series
06/17/12	Whitewater State Park	I Can Fish - Trout Fishing Sundays
06/17/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstrations
06/17/12	Whitewater State Park	Pioneer Music - Bluegrass Jam
06/18/12	Whitewater State Park	Nature Time at the Beach
06/22/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Sundays
06/23/12	Whitewater State Park	Fossil Field Trip
06/24/12	Whitewater State Park	I Can Fish - Trout Fishing Sundays
06/24/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstrations
06/25/12	Whitewater State Park	Nature Time at the Beach
06/29/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Sundays
06/30/12	Whitewater State Park	Exploring Along the Root (trail series)
06/30/12 - 07/01/12	Whitewater State Park	I Can Camp!
07/01/12	Whitewater State Park	I Can Fish - Trout Fishing Sundays
07/01/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstrations
07/02/12	Whitewater State Park	Nature Time at the Beach
07/08/12	Whitewater State Park	I Can Fish - Trout Fishing Sundays
07/08/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstrations
07/09/12	Whitewater State Park	Nature Time at the Beach
07/15/12	Whitewater State Park	I Can Fish - Trout Fishing Sundays
07/15/12	Whitewater State Park	Bird Banding Demonstrations
07/15/12	Whitewater State Park	Pioneer Music - Bluegrass Jam
07/16/12	Whitewater State Park	Nature Time at the Beach

Hours

Best time to contact the park:

Daily, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact

19041 Highway 74
Altura, MN 55910

tel: 507-932-3007

email: whitewater.statepark@state.mn.us

Getting There

Located 3 miles south of Elba on State Highway 74.