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Year-round
Cell
No Service
Pets
No Pets
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Learn more about alerts →Families and RV campers who want a full-amenity base for biking to the Mississippi Headwaters will find this hard to beat in summer. Grab a higher-numbered site for natural tree buffer between you and your neighbors, book early, and the paved loop trail does all the work.
Sites run tight, and one shared dump station means waits during peak weekends. Large motorhomes will feel the squeeze on tighter loop turns. No cell service and no camp store, so arrive provisioned and mentally offline.
Context for the broader area surrounding Pine Ridge Campground: Oak & Spruce Loops, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Lake Minatare is a feature of the <A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=363">North Platte Project</a>. Managed as a State recreation area by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Lake Minatare, with a surface area of 2,158 acres and about 12 miles of shoreline is a part of the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge. Available species include channel catfish, crappie, small mouth bass, white bass, walleye (15 inch minimum), wipers, and yellow perch. Walleye, channel catfish, and gizzard shad are stocked in the reservoir annually. Motorized boats are permitted. The area is open to the public from Jan. 15 to Sept. 30. A number of Civilian Conservation Corps structures dating to the 1930's exist at Lake Minatare. Included among them is a stone picnic shelter designed to look like a lighthouse. Minatare Dam, constructed between 1912-1915, is a historic structure determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
North from Scottsbluff, Nebraska off State Hwy. 71.
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Summer brings warm days perfect for swimming and trail exploration, while autumn transforms the forest into a spectacular show of golds and crimsons—both seasons draw campers eager to experience Itasca at its finest. Keep in mind that this is genuine north-woods country, so some amenities follow seasonal schedules (potable water typically runs May through October, and flush toilets may have limited availability outside peak season). Plan accordingly, and you'll be rewarded with an authentic Minnesota camping experience.
Summer is peak season; warm days, beach access, paved trails, and busy weekends.
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Multiple restroom and shower buildings, potable self-serve purified water, picnic tables and fire rings at sites, on-site dump station, electric and water hookups at many sites, self-serve ice and recycling/trash drop-off noted by visitors.
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