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Outdoor Adventure Winter camping could provide the peaceful paradise you crave.
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inter camping may be just the vacation adventure you need to reconnect with nature. Serene scenes of fresh snow and a crackling fire are the stuff of peaceful dreams. If you dress for the weather and plan accordingly, you can enjoy a unique travel experience without traveling far. Afton State Park in Minn. and Willow River State Park in Wis. are open yearround for camping and other seasonal activities. Afton State Park has rustic backpack campsites, camper cabins with heat and electricity and two 7-person yurts with firewood, indoor wood stoves, skylights, bunkbeds, tables and chairs.
Willow River State Park has 30 unplowed walkin campsites; 12 have electrical hookups. A few winter camping tips from the Sierra Club: • Dress in layers • Stay dry • Bring a cold weather rated sleeping bag and pad • Steep coffee grounds in boiled water, then tap the pot to settle grounds • Pack extra containers for late night bladder relief (gross, but useful) —Angela Johnson
AFTON STATE PARK 6959 Peller Ave. S. Hastings, Minn. dnr.state.mm.us WILLOW RIVER STATE PARK 1034 County Highway A Hudson, Wis. dnr.wisconsin.gov
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