Three from the Road – no. 7
During our September 2013 trip, we camped at Minnesota’s Upper Sioux Agency State Park in the Yellow Medicine River Campground. The park landscape encompasses grasslands, wetlands, woods, open prairie knolls, old fields, and meadows. The park includes the historic site of the Upper Sioux or Yellow Medicine Agency.
The campground has 34 developed sites, 12 with 30 amp electrical and 2 with 50 amp. There also 3 walk-in site along the Yellow Medicine River. Three 18-foot diameter canvas tipis are available.
The Upper Sioux Agency Horserider Campground has 45 sites and there are 6 sites available in the Riverside campground in a mowed area without specific campsite demarcation.
More inf0:
- Upper Sioux Agency State Park website
- The US-Dakota War of 1862
- Dakota War of 1862 – Wikipedia
- Upper Sioux Agency State Park: Tipi Camping – Uniquely Minnesota
