Upper Sioux Agency State Park
Upper Sioux Agency State Park
Location:8 miles southeast of Granite Falls on State Highway 67.
Facilities:34 drive-in campsites (14 with electrical hookups), 3 walk-incampsites, showers (é), flush toilets (é), 33 horsemen's campsites,2 tipis, picnic area, picnic shelter, playground, volleyball court,horseshoe pits, hiking trails (18 miles), self-guided trail (2 miles),horse trails (16 miles), ski trails (2 miles), snowmobile trails (14miles), sliding hill, warming house, snowshoe rentals, canoe rentals,boat launch, visitor center, interpretive exhibits, historic site, giftshop.
Activities:Camping, river fishing, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, snow sledding, snowshoeing, birdwatching.
Special Features:An 1851 treaty moved the Dakota Indians from Iowa and Minnesota to areservation 20 miles wide along the Minnesota River Valley, and theUpper Sioux, or Yellow Medicine, Agency was established to administerthe terms of the treaty. In the summer of 1862, the Agency wasdestroyed during the US-Dakota Conflict. The park exists today topreserve the old agency site, and to provide recreational opportunitiesin the scenic Minnesota River Valley.
Address:5908 Hwy 67
Granite Falls, MN 56241
Phone:320-564-4777
Fax:320-564-4838
Web: www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/upper_sioux_agency
Size: 1,281 acres.
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