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Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

Landings and campsites are open year round. There are no fees for camping. Outfitters are available who rent watercraft or you can bring your own. Some landings and campsites have water available on a seasonal basis.  Wells are normally open late May through September and closed the rest of the year.  

The St. Croix River Visitor Center in St. Croix Falls, WI, has exhibits, a park movie and a bookstore and is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.  It will be closed on these Federal Holidays: November 11, November 27, December 25, January 1, January 19 and February 16.  In March we will post the summer hours for the Visitor Center.  Typically we are open seven days a week May through September.

A Visitor Center in Trego, WI, with exhibits, a park movie, and a bookstore,  is now closed for the winter. It will reopen next summer.  Look for the reopening date and schedule in March.

There is one Riverway Passport stamp and it is available at the visitor centers when they are open.

A new 18 minute park movie:  "St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey" is now being shown at our visitor centers.  The movie captures beautiful river views, wildllife, history and some personal observations on the river.

Park Headquarters in St. Croix Falls, WI is the Riverway's business office and is open 9 - 4 Monday-Friday and closed on Federal Holidays. 

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Need to rent a canoe or kayak?
Outfitters will rent canoes for a few hours or a few days
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Need directions-here are the maps
Maps of the Riverway both large and small scale
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Did You Know?
A new species of dragonfly, the St. Croix Snaketail, was discovered within St. Croix NSR in 1989. It has only been found to reproduce in one other river in Wisconsin. It prefers large streams with fast flow and clean water, abundant cobble and gravel with sand bottoms in forested watersheds.
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Last Updated: November 18, 2008 at 08:41 EST