National Park Service · Wisconsin
Middle St. Croix
National Park Service · Wisconsin, United States · in Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
- Sites
- 57
- Cost
- Campsite Fees: free. No fees. Campsites are first come, first served.
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
- Phone
- (715) 483-2274
About
57, primitive, Leave No Trace campsites are located on the St. Croix River from Riverside Landing to Highway 8 at St. Croix Falls - Taylors Falls. All sites are free. No permit required. Camp only in designated sites marked with brown camping sign and metal fire ring. Sites are available first-come, first-served.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 1° | -27° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 9° | -30° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 24° | -9° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 34° | 10° | 79° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 49° | 34° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 60° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 65° | 54° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 63° | 54° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 59° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 44° | 27° | 74° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 30° | 9° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 15° | -17° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- St. Croix Family Campground · State Forest · 0 mi · 31 sites
- Snake River Campground · State Forest · 3 mi · 28 sites
- James N. McNally Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 4 mi · 68 sites
- Trade River Equestrian Campground · State Forest · 12 mi · 40 sites
- St. Croix State Park · Minnesota State Parks · 15 mi · 211 sites
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