Reviews

Wen Martínez Horsch

Visited during spring when everything was dry still it was ok. But probably should come back on summer.

Christopher Haynes

A fairly small campground at 39 sites. But sites 20-39 are all fairly large. Some are more private than others, but overall a nice area. The main bathroom building is very new, clean and modern, but small. Only four toilets, but each is a large private room. Two of them house the only two showers available, so it's possible to make a shower unavailable by using a toilet. Hiking and horseback riding are about the only activities available here, with some trails and a foot bridge along the river. The trailer dump station is off site a couple miles away at the horse camp. It is off the main road along some dirt roads. Not convenient at all.

samantha Mata

Beautiful place! Lots of trails, gorgeous flowers, lots of wildlife. Perfect place for a good hike! Can even horse back ride and camp! Love it. Will return!

Lindsay S

We had a great time here. We had wonderful company and the trails were decent. A good park for us has a good amount of trails. There are a couple here that are good. And horse friendly we saw a lot of horses actually here. However with that meant lots of horse poop. Because apparently the horses can just poop on the path no problem. The campground was a straight shot in and then had a roundabout at the end. We were on the river side and the kids loved to play in the creek. They even found a deeper spot and swam for a bit. The dogs had so much fun too. The lookout points were nice and had pretty meadows to look at. The campground had very large campsites very roomy. There is historical sites too where you can go read about the war that took place here. A cemetery you can check out if you want. The kids found a guy named pickel. The ranger station was small but had shirts, books, maps, stickers and some more things to buy. We did find their is a chalet we can rent year round and may look into that this winter.

Jordan Wilson

We stayed at walk-in campsite W1 and it was amazing! The campsite was very secluded from the campground, we never heard a single screaming child or barking dog. If you are parking in the main campground area the walk-in campsites are at the top of a substantial hill which is good because it acts as a deterrent for most people and makes the site feel even more private. We camped there on a Thursday night/Friday morning we saw very few people on the trails, in the campground, and the entire park in general. There are several extensive prairie restorations, wooded floodplain areas, and beautiful overlooks. Plenty of interesting botany and birding to be had here.

Emily Anderson

I am always too optimistic about ice melt but it's still a lovely park to go to, wishing the bottom of the Chalet was open like it was supposed to be per the sign. We had a kid that needed to use the bathroom. Still a great place for a hike with history.

mytruebliss

Tucked away along the Minnesota River area south of Fairfax, Mn. is the historic Fort Ridgley State Park, which boasts lots of activities. When I was younger, we’d have family reunions in the park area & tour the historic fort area. I ridden horseback trails over there & we’ve been there with Star Gazing groups. The picture I posted was of our Classic 69’ Camaro parked down by the Campground ⛺️ area, when we met up with some friends for a campfire one night.

Eric F Heins

There was NO SHOWER in the regular campground. We had to drive about 3 miles to the S.P. horse camp to shower. Maybe that explains why there were just a few campsites in use the week before labor day weekend 2021. It's still a state park and as such is generally a great destination.

Tom Walker

No cell service for TMobile. None at all, otherwise a nice enough place. :)

D F

Interesting ruins.