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Approximately 1.5 miles north of LeRoy on County Road 14.
Being at the State Park is my favorite place to be I especially enjoy the paths and their diversity. There are so many hiking paths to travel with your dogs that you won't be bored.
We had a fun time camping and hiking at Lake Louise State Park.
Mosquitoes: were not bad at all in late-July.
Hiking: Not the most scenic trails... basically walking through prairie fields and next to a farm, but good enough if you want to stretch your legs
Swimming: The lake is dirty and the bottom is gross. The bottom was extremely muddy, like sink into marshmallow mud up to your mid- to upper-calf muddy. The gas bubbles that bubbled to the surface with each step in the muddy bottom smelled like sewer gas. Like I said... gross.
Firewood: Somewhat wet
Campsite: Clean and well-kept. No bushes between sites. No one enforced any kind of “turn of the lights on your travel trailer” at night policy, so we got the neighbor’s outdoor light shining into our tent all night.
Bathrooms/showers: Clean and nice!
Wouldn’t go out of our way to go back.
Beautiful little park that's well kept just across the southern state line from Iowa. It's so remote, it's quiet enough to hear the birds at a distance in the 1000+ acres of meadows and woodlands. It has over 100 species of birds! It only has about 20 campsites, half of those with electricity hookup (some tent sites) but it's worth the drive because it's on a 25-acre lake that's perfect for kayaks, canoes, or fishing. It also has an area designated for horses, both trails and a space for tying them up, if you own a horse. Hats off to Mr. Anderson, the host, for taking good care of everything.
The only state park in Mower County, near Minnesota’s southern border with Iowa. Truly beautiful park. Nice waterfall on a beautiful lake. The swimming beach is small but it’s not bad. There is a shaded picnic table area. There’s a lot of beautiful flowers and wildlife throughout the park and the trails are pretty cool, lots of trees. There was no staff at the park and there were only a couple other people there.
Great mix of wood, prairie, & riparian landscape with well-kept trails & good signage. If you like easy hikes & nature photography, this is a great spot. I can't speak to the camping. Obviously, the car fee means it's $5-7 a day, unless you have a year pass for MN state parks.
