Whitewater State Park has a deeper history in the area than Carley State Park does, as Whitewater State Park dates back to 1919, according to the DNR. Citizens in the area lobbied the legislature ...

Jeremy Darst, an interpretive naturalist at Whitewater State Park, goes over how to spot a fossil during a fossil hunting program Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, near Eyota.

If you go Whitewater State Park is located approximately 3 miles south of Elba, Minn., on State Highway 74. The 2,700-acre park is open year-round. Some facilities are seasonal.

Whitewater State Park Naturalist Sara Holger gives a presentation at the Winona County Historical Society on Wednesday afternoon about the 100-year history of Whitewater State Park.

Whitewater State Park manager Brent Anderson stood by a campground that the DNR is planning to turn into a day-use picnic area, partly because of the threat of spring and summer flooding. The park ...

Whitewater State Park is opening a new campground with camper cabins, group sites and RV and tent sites. Campsites are often at a premium at the popular southeastern Minnesota state park, which ...

MINNEAPOLS (WCCO) -- At Whitewater State Park in Winona County, it doesn't matter if it's above or below 30 degrees -- people show up for one particular snow activity. Even with the ground covered ...

Jeremy Darst, naturalist at Whitewater State Park, walks on one of the new bridges that was rebuilt after the 2007 flood. The bridge sits high over the water. Darst says it’s the best way to ...

ELBA — In nearly 38 years as Whitewater State Park naturalist, Dave Palmquist has been the go-to man for countless nature-related questions from hundreds of thousands of park visitors.

Ony 10 miles apart with the Whitewater River connecting them, Whitewater State Park and Carley State Park give visitors ample opportunities all year to find joy outside in nature.