Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway

National Scenic Byway 241 mi in Minnesota.

Find camping along it Drive to one end Byway page on America's Byways

About the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway

The Minnesota River Valley is rich with stories of American Indian lifestyle changes entangled with the struggles of Euro-American immigrants making a home in this unfamiliar land. The establishment of agricultural cooperatives, railroad and river transportation, and land stewardship practices make this one of the most productive agricultural civilizations anywhere.

Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.

Designations: National Scenic Byway, Minnesota State Scenic Byway.

Camping along the byway

on the roadLac qui Parle State Park · State park · 43 sites · reservable
on the roadFort Ridgely State Park · State park · 33 sites · reservable
on the roadBig Stone Lake State Park · State park · 37 sites · reservable
on the roadRiverside Park-Mill Pond Municipal Campground · City, county or regional park · 16 sites
on the roadFranklin City Campground · City, county or regional park
on the roadLake Washington Regional Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 31 sites · reservable
on the roadMemorial Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 12 sites · reservable
on the roadVicksburg County Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 11 sites · reservable
on the roadMack Lake County Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 5 sites · reservable
on the roadMinneopa State Park · State park · 61 sites · reservable
on the roadRiverside Park Campground · City, county or regional park
on the roadLand of Memories Campground · City, county or regional park · reservable
0.6 mi offSkalbekken County Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 14 sites · reservable
0.6 mi offLagoon Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 14 sites
0.9 mi offHartford Beach State Park · State park · 89 sites · reservable
1.0 mi offBeaver Falls County Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 20 sites · reservable
1.8 mi offBirch Coulee County Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 7 sites · reservable
2.3 mi offFlandrau State Park · State park · 72 sites · reservable
2.5 mi offRamsey Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 31 sites
2.6 mi offMinnesota Valley State Recreation Area · State park · 6 sites · reservable
4.1 mi offAppleton Municipal Campground · City, county or regional park · 24 sites

Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, nearest the road first (this stretch is in several separate pieces); each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.

Every byway in Minnesota Byways by state Minnesota on the camping map

About this page's facts

The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.