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1300 Summit Avenue, New Ulm, MN 56073
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Learn more about alerts →Families wanting a cabin base with a real swimming pond, trail access, and a historic park feel will get the most out of this place. The 6–8 miles of valley, bluff, and prairie trails keep things interesting beyond the beach, and New Ulm is close enough for a dinner run.
Pet owners can't bring their dogs, and the swimming pond can close or get extremely crowded on hot July and August weekends. No hookups of any kind means this is purely a cabin stay, and the cabins book fast, so last-minute planners often find nothing available.
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Context for the broader area surrounding Camper Cabins Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Located in South central Idaho within the <A HREF="http://www.fws.gov/Refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=14614">Minidoka Wildlife Refuge</a>. Lake Walcott is administered by the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. Created by <AHREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Minidoka+Dam">Minidoka Dam</a>, which is part of the <AHREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Minidoka%20Project">Mindoka Project. </a> Boat fishing on Lake Walcott is permitted from April 1 through September 30 in designated areas. Approximately 5 miles of shoreline are available for year-round bank fishing. Available species include rainbow trout, largemouth bass, crappie, and yellow perch. Reservoir acre feet and total reservoir capacity and cubic feet/second release rates for rivers below <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/burtea.html">Upper Snake River Basin</a> reservoirs and select river locations are updated daily and graphically provided. Site offers: dump station, flush toilets, drinking water, hiking, pull-through camping sites, barrier-free access. <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/ramps/walcott/walcott.html"> Boat ramp elevations.</a> Historic Walcott Park, located on the west end of Lake Walcott, once housed an experimental farm, housing for Bureau of Reclamation workers, a resort, and a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. Stone retaining walls built by CCC workers still stand. A kiosk on the park's south end describes the park's history with a series of interpretive panels.
Directions: Located 13 miles northeast of Rupert off Interstate 86.
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Summer is peak season. Daytime highs run mid-70s to mid-80s°F, the pond is open for swimming, and families pack the beach on weekends. Expect crowds in July and August; reserve cabins early. Spring and fall are quieter. Foliage changes color on the bluffs, trails empty out, and bird migration is strong. Winter brings groomed cross-country ski and snowshoe trails through frosted bottomlands; the stone beach house opens as a warming shelter. Check ahead on pond status and equipment-rental availability before any visit.
Reviews note it's a 'great place to see fall colors.'
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Park amenities called out on the official page include a sand-bottom swimming pond, beach house/enclosed picnic shelter, shaded picnic areas, playground and rental equipment for winter trails. Secondary sources note a park office with a small nature store and common campground features (restrooms, showers, drinking water, fire rings and picnic areas).
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