Established Camping

South Dutch Charlie Creek

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Closed For the Season

This campground is closed for the season from November 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024.

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Amenities: Shelter house, primitive bathroom, water pump, water hookups & 50 amp electrical hookups for $20.00 per night. No reservations required (envelopes provided at entrance of park).

*Remember that the park is open from May 1-October 31. Hunting is not allowed.

South Dutch Charley offers a variety of landscapes within 24 acres - the entrance leads to flat grounds that turn into slight slopes at three percent to intense slopes at fifty-three percent. The creek enters the park area from the west and meanders almost three thousand feet through the southwestern and northern portions of the park. This aesthetically pleasing park hosts an important historical presence because it was the home of Charley Zierke, also known as Dutch Charley. Zierke was the first settler of Cottonwood County.

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No reservations - self serve pay station with envelopes. $20

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William S.

Ranger

Reviewed Oct. 15, 2021

Tucked away for the fall

October in the heart of Minnesota, I arrived at this county park to find that while I had the place to myself, it was still beautifully well-maintained and perfect for a cozy night's camping.

South Dutch Charlie is an open park with discrete campsites that are not secluded from each other, with picnic tables and at least one fire ring (of varying sizes) at each location.

The building with the two pit toilets was clean, and there are water pumps at several of the sites. The abundant trees are spaced close enough for hammocking, and there's a small playground for kids.

There's a large picnic shelter for groups, and a wooden bridge leads to a back area (with no apparent campsites) with a path that leads along the small creek that runs along the site.

The nearest grocery and liquor stores are about a fifteen minute drive away, so plan ahead. There's a paybox at the entrance, however when I arrived, there were no envelopes, but a call to the number listed resulted in a quick callback from a very polite woman who apologized and informed me that I could use an envelope (which I had) to make a check out to Cottonwood County.

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