Blue Mounds State Park

Category: State park

Address: 1410 161st St, Luverne, MN 56156, USA

Phone: +15072836050

Opening hours

Sunday: 8AM–10PM

Monday: 8AM–10PM

Tuesday: 8AM–10PM

Wednesday: 8AM–10PM

Thursday: 8AM–10PM

Friday: 8AM–10PM

Saturday: 8AM–10PM

Reviews

Joey

May 30, 2022

A park full of all kinds of adventures. A decent drive from the Twin Cities but an easy drive. I would definitely recommend staying at the park's campsite (make sure to reserve ahead!). We did the full ~7 mile hike that combines a few shorter hikes. It was an easier hike that would be accessible to many people. I would definitely recommend this. Make sure to spend some time in Luverne nearby. It's a fun little town with lots going on. Check out Take 16 brewery! I would recommend Blue Mounds State Park to everyone!

Gretchen Gosnell

Apr 9, 2022

I loved hiking at this park. It’s beautiful and full of history. I was able to see the Buffalo herd and camped overnight. The campsites are clean and well maintained. You can even stay in a teepee here. The rocks are nothing short of stunning.

Robert Lee

Aug 24, 2021

Interesting park on the border of MN and SD. A herd of 50 buffalo roam a large area of the park. There is a prairie walk that is awesome as the sun is going down. The climbers area is a spectacular view and provides some bouldering opportunities. Camp sites are pretty open- the RV camp culture was pretty evident in any park I went to in the area. Good stop off point if going further west. Lots of people stayed one night and continued their journey while I was here. Close to Garretson and Pipestone Monument as well as Lewis and Clark Trail.

Scott Freburg

Aug 15, 2021

We camped here for the first time with 3 other campers. 8 of us had a great time. Loved the hiking trails, family camping atmosphere and the beautiful park with Buffalo. Cliff line quarry is awesome! Make sure you yell and listen to your echo! Great for families 👪

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Questions & Answers

For camping, do they require permits or is it just drive in, walk, and camp at the designated spots?

Peter | Jun 14, 2018
Peter | Jun 15, 2018

Are they online? Also, do they close any gates of we were to get there later at night? And thank you very much! That would have been a bummer to get there with no permit haha

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Do they have teepee for rent there?

Sweet Melissa | Jun 13, 2020
Angel Ingles | Jun 14, 2020

Tipi#2 has a smaller door.

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Is there an entrance fee?

Brian “Dirk Digler” Craven | Jun 13, 2020
Jay Forcelle | Jun 14, 2020

Yes

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Is there a place to Kayak or are there bike trails?

Jaden Milner | Jun 14, 2019
cjinge | Jun 15, 2019

There is a 6 mile bike trail leading through the park and into Luverne. There isn't a place to kayak in the park, but is good kayaking nearby on the Rock River.

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Is there horse camping at Blue Mounds State Park?

Eric Drenckhahn | Jul 18, 2021
Chance T. | Jul 19, 2021

I don't know if they make tents big enough for horses

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Is there WiFi available at this park/campground?

Aaron Bridley | Jun 13, 2021
cjinge | Jun 14, 2021

Yes. The campground has free wifi- pretty good coverage throughout the campground, but the signals come from the bathroom buildings, so the closer you are to those the better the strength. There's also free wifi at the park office.

Im in town with the fair and we`re trying to go fishing. Is that a good spot?

Brian “Dirk Digler” Craven | Jun 13, 2020
Katy Vos | Jun 14, 2020

Luverne has a man-made lake in town called "The Lake" for fishing and swimming.

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What about the resevior.

Brian “Dirk Digler” Craven | Jun 13, 2020
John Schaenzer | Jun 14, 2020

I know nothing about a reservoir unless you are talking about the little lake and dam. The lower lake was not open for swimming when I was there earlier this summer. They were doing some earth moving down there.

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Can you camp here during the winter?

Dawne Olson | Jun 14, 2019
Jessica | Jun 15, 2019

I think you can, but I would recommend checking with the check in office.

Are the campgrounds and hiking trails dog friendly?

Samantha Jones | Jun 14, 2018
Aaron Moerke | Jun 15, 2018

Yes. We've brought ours there many times

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Where is the visitor's center?

Sandra Wieneke | Jun 14, 2018
Josh Nath | Jun 15, 2018

There is not a open visitors center. Just the gate by the camping area to the north west side.

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How many bison

Dreama Reed | Jun 14, 2018
Donna Graham | Jun 15, 2018

When I visited, I saw at least 20 but there were probably more.

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