Best camping with a twist - tepee camping at Upper Sioux Agency State Park - 2014 Best of MN

April 20, 2015 at 3:35PM
PHOTO BY LISA MEYERS McCLINTICK Wildflowers bloom around the tipis on the prairie at Upper Sioux Agency State Park.
Wildflowers bloom around the tipis on the prairie at Upper Sioux Agency State Park. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

If you want a more traditional way to camp, try one of the tepees at Upper Sioux Agency State Park near the Upper Sioux Indian Reservation by Granite Falls. Three are available to rent due west of the Twin Cities. If you want an even more remote prairie experience, tepee camping is newly available at Blue Mound State Park in far southwest Minnesota. 1-866-857-2757; mndnr.gov

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