Cottonwood River

Location South Central Minnesota; Brown County DNR Parks and Trails Southern Regional Office 507-359-6067

• The canoeable portion of the river begins at Springfield and ends when it empties into the Minnesota River near New Ulm, a distance of about 58 river miles. The steep slopes, carved out some 10,000 years ago, are today saturated with maple, basswood, and hackberry trees while the sunny slopes are dotted with oak and red cedar.
• For more information on the Cottonwood River, please refer to section three of the Minnesota River series: 3: State Hwy 4 to LeSueur
• No major rapids - River rapids ratings.