Whitewater State Park is opening a new campground with camper cabins, group sites and RV and tent sites. The hills of Whitewater State Park are seen June 19, 2010.

ELBA — About 30 people showed up Tuesday night at Whitewater State Park to hear details about a proposal to shift a popular campground away from the river due to flooding concerns.

Whitewater State Park manager Brent Anderson stood by a campground that the DNR is planning to turn into a day-use picnic area, partly because of the threat of spring and summer flooding.

Campground hosts Jim and Pat Parlin relax at their campsite on Friday, July 1, 2022, at Whitewater State Park Camping Grounds in Altura.

Ony 10 miles apart with the Whitewater River connecting them, Whitewater State Park and Carley State Park give visitors ample opportunities all year to find joy outside in nature.

The 2,700-acre park ranks No. 2 in overnight camping visitors among 72 state parks and recreation areas, drawing about 300,000 people annually. Hundreds of campers with reservations are getting ...

A camper leans against a tree at a Whitewater State Park campground. Daily News File Photo Campers and baots at Whitewater State Park were damaged due the flooding and the ground collapsing in 2007.

Owen and Leah Hoegh of Byron, Minn., try to bring their family to Whitewater State Park a few times each year for hiking. This time, they’re camping with their children: Clara, 12, Elsie, 10 ...

Whitewater State Park received a $754,000 grant toward its ongoing improvement projects, a park official said Friday. Acting park manager Colin Wright said the grant came from the federal Land and ...

WINONA, Minn. — Long after retaining walls, bridges and roads have been repaired, Whitewater State Park is still seeing changes from the 2007 flood.