Willow River State Park - Recreation

Recreation

  • Boating: A boat ramp provides access to Little Falls Lake for non-motorized watercraft.
  • Camping: There is a shaded campground with 72 sites (19 with electrical hookups). The park also has 50 new campsites in a natural prairie area 28 of which are electric and 6 of which are pull through sites for large RVs
  • Fishing: Stocked and naturally reproducing trout are found throughout the Willow River.
  • Rock climbing: There are several bolted sport climbs on the gorge walls, ranging from 5.9 to 5.14c in difficulty. The rock is a mixture of limestone and dolomite. There are some restrictions on climbing; there's no climbing allowed on Saturday or after noon on Friday or Sunday. These are enforced year-round. Leaving fixed gear is prohibited, and rappelling from the top of the gorge is not allowed.
  • Swimming: There is a beach along the southern shore of Little Falls Lake with picnic tables, a beach house and extensive parking.
  • Trails
    • Hidden Ponds Nature Trail (hiking, accessible): Guides are available at the head of this paved loop around a wetland (0.6 mi).
    • Little Falls Trail (hiking, biking, rollerblading): Follows the developed shoreline from the campground to the dam (0.9 mi).
    • Willow Falls Trail (hiking): Follows the shoreline from the campground to Willow Falls (0.9 mi).
    • Willow Falls Hill Trail (hiking): A steep shortcut to the falls from a separate parking lot (0.3 mi).
    • Trout Brook Trail (hiking): A level out-and-back route along the river below the dam (1.1 mi).
    • Oak Ridge Trail (hiking): A forested path between the lake parking and the campground (0.9 mi).
    • White Tail Trail (hiking): A loop off the Oak Ridge Trail through forest meadows popular with white tail deer (1.6 mi).
    • Knapweed Trail (hiking): Passes through fields being restored into prairie and forest (0.9 mi)
    • Pioneer Trail (hiking): Leads past the gravesite of early European settlers to an overlook of Willow Falls (0.9 mi).
    • Burkhardt Trail (hiking): A network of trails above the falls with several overlooks (3 mi)
    • Mound Trail (hiking): Follows the Willow River in the undeveloped northeastern part of the park, past a glacial mound (1.1 mi).

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