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Best bluff country camping - Great River Bluffs State Park - 2015 Best of MN

May 14, 2015 at 2:54PM
You must get out of the car to truly explore Minnesota Bluff country. Here Coleen Nelson and her grandson Talen, 7, had Great River Bluffs State Park to themselves during a mid-week visit in October. ] Minnesota State of Wonders travel Project - South East Minnesota Bluff Country. BRIAN PETERSON • brian.peterson@startribune.com Winona, MN 10/13/14
At Great River Bluffs State Park, campers can explore the wooded bluffs rising hundreds of feet above the Mississippi River. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Elevate your camping experience at one of 31 sites tucked into the wooded bluffs about 20 miles southeast of Winona and rising several hundred feet above the Mississippi. Watch for rare patches of "goat prairie" and keep an eye out for eagles and migratory birds that soar along the bluffs. 43605 Kipp Dr., Winona; 1-507-643-6849; dnr.state.mn.us

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