Kayak and canoe the Minnesota River

Upper Sioux State Park

Relax with a fishing pole...

Play in Granite Falls!

Granite Falls offers a wide variety of recreational pursuits for all seasons, from fishing to camping, live music to art.

Partake in the Sports -

• Richter Baseball Field - Home of the Kilowatts and YME Sting baseball teams
• Granite Run Golf Course offers an exciting 9 hole regulation course
• Kilowatt Community Center offers the community an indoor pool, gym, and meeting facilities
• Granite Bowl great bowling and food
• Minnesota Heartland Preserve has 1800 acres of hunting land
• Upper Sioux Agency State Park trails which are ideal for horseback riding, hiking, skiing, and snowmobiling
• Lee-Mar Ranch Equine Center affordable, accessible, and effective equine-facilitated activities with an exceptional learning environment
• Rivers Edge disk golf at Rice Park

Enjoy the Minnesota River -

• Fish the river you will enjoy catching walleye, sauger, northern pike, bass, muskellunge, catfish, sunfish, crappies and sturgeon
• Canoe on the river and check out some Class I rapids and dams

Explore the Arts -

• Granite Area Arts Council believes strongly that art enhances life
• Arts Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl is a self-guided tour of artist studios featuring 45 local artists from the Upper Minnesota River Valley
• K.K. Berge Building filled with events, idea sharing, connecting, and lots of fun

Play in our Parks -

• Memorial Park located on the Minnesota River
• Upper Sioux Agency State Park covers 1,280 acres and offers diversity: open prairie knolls, bluffs, and cool, wooded slopes
• Prairie View RV Park & Campground
• Skalbekken Park - part of the Renville County park system
• Timm Park in Wood Lake offers family camping, picnic shelter, swimming area, boat ramp and docks
• Oraas Park is a relaxed setting for gatherings, camping, and wayside rest for travelers
• Chippewa County Park in Wegdahl is now offering first come, first serve cabins for $50 per night
  

See other great local travel fun in the 2017 Southern Minnesota Travel Guide

Art fun by the river!

ACTHA ride at the Upper Sioux State Park

Upper Sioux Wacipi Celebration