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Approximately 1/2 mile north of Watson on U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 7, then west on Chippewa County Road 13.
Lax qui Parle Upper campground is a relatively new prairie camp ground. Modern camp sites great for tent, trailer or RV parking. This campground has camper cabins with air conditioning. There is some swimming at the lower camp, but an easier option is driving a few minutes to Appleton to the outdoor aquatic center, which is also a great place to swim.
Nice State Park. A little open for my tastes, but it is an R.V Park for sure.
We stayed in one of their cabins over Halloween weekend. Thankfully it had great heat!
I wish my camera could have done the night sky justice. It was so dark and you could see every star. Absolutely stunning!
Nice campground (someday) right now it is mostly an open field. The upper campground is relatively new and it looks like they are setting it up to have nice privacy in the sites. The shower room is a bit small for the number of sites. There is only 2 toilets for the guys, but those 2 rooms are also unisex and have showers in them - so if you're a guy, be prepared to use the vault toilets on busy weekends. The sunset sky is amazing here overlooking the waterway. The hiking trails are more walking than hiking right now, but the old lower campground (that is permanently closed for camping) is still open for day use and has some nice trails - if you don't mind a short drive to get there. If you go to the lower camp you have to visit the map room - you truly get the scale of how huge the waterway is when you see it laid out like that.
