Camden State Park
The narrow, steep Redwood River Valley is blanketed with dense woods, blessed with free-flowing spring water and provided refuge for Native Americans, settlers and travelers. The powerful prairie winds still blast across the open land and barrel up the river valley and in present-day Camden State Park, visitors come to explore and learn about the history of this place. Camden State Park is located three miles southwest of Lynd in Minnesota’s Lyon County.

View of the Redwood River Valley

Park Office

The Camden Regional Trail connects the park to Marshall
Trails
People visit Camden State Park to go hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Hikers like to explore about 16 miles of trails ranging from relatively flat walks in the restored open prairie to more challenging and rugged paths in the river valley. The park has about 5 miles of trails available for mountain biking and 10 miles of horse trails and most trails are shared use with each group. There’s also 1.7 miles of self-guided trails at Camden, including a prairie interpretive trail. A paved one-mile trail connects to the 9-mile paved Camden Regional Trail into nearby Marshall.
Read about a trip to Marshall and a ride to the park

The edge of the woods marks the beginning of the valley
Camping

Campsite at the upper campground
History

The Jones Mill site
More photos

Jones Mill Trail in the lush river valley

A short interpretive trail in restored prairie

Purple Coneflower on the prairie walk

Playing in the Redwood River

The swimming beach and changing house

Hiking through the prairie in the spring

Spring landscape on top of the river valley
Winter
The park is open to hiking and snowshoeing and skiing, but no groomed trails are available.