Discovery Sites
How to get there: 73715 County Road 6, Renville, MN 56284. Located 15.6 miles from Morton. From Morton, head north on US-71 for .7 mile, then turn west on Co. Rd 15 for 5 miles. Turn north on Co Rd 1 and then turn west on Co Rd 15 right away. Travel on Co. Rd 15 for 10 miles, then turn west on Co Rd 6.
What you will find: A beautiful park along the Minnesota River offering camping, fishing, a shelter, and water. There is an interpretive panel at an overlook where there is a view of Rice Creek Village, where talks led to the start of the U.S. – Dakota War of 1862.
Services at this site: Limited
Vicksburg County Park is named after a town that was nearby from the 1860s until 1905. The park is home to the county’s first businesses: a trading post by French fur traders back in 1783, a fur trading post in 1833 run by Joseph Renville after whom the county was named; and a freight- line company from the mid-1800s. The park features ancient granite and gneiss outcrops, a large sandbar, and oxbow ponds. Thanks to the outcrops, Vicksburg is home to the Five Lined Skink and many other reptiles, and Juniper Hairstreak Butterflies. The river is great for fishing, as well as canoeing and playing in the sandbar.
Things to Do: Discovery Site, Outdoor Activities, U.S. - Dakota War of 1862
