Carley State Park Campground

This park was great. I site 6 is large enough for two tents and has soft flat ground. Not footy or rocky. They trees are way out so it is not an ideal spot for hammock camping. It was a small park you can hike it in about 4 hours. Some of the trails are overgrown. The river crossing can be a little tough you might get wet. But the hike is worth it. We hung our hammocks in the little open field by the river during the day. It’s really close to white water so we hiked their day 2. At night the fireflies come over the river and it is amazing. Absolutely beautiful. It rained most of the weekend and was still a great trip.

A very small, but great state park right by the more-touristy-Whitewater state park. We lucked out with booking a group site for Labor Day weekend at the last minute. There are two group sites that share one vault toilet. Site #2 is further down a path with 4 picnic tables and room for 4-5 tents. The site is right at the park border, with farm land/prairie just on the other Side of the trees.

Hiking was great with plenty of hills along the whitewater river, as well as a few places to jump in the VERY cold river. Highly recommend this park - and only 1.5 hours from Mpls! Only downside is there is no firewood within the park, so plan ahead there.

Nice spots fairly wooded sites seemed small more fit for tents versus rvs. Quiet campground some interesting spots on the hill