Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota
Rice Lake State Park
Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota, United States
- Sites
- 40
- Hookups
- 17 electric, 23 no hookups
- Season
- April 1 to October 24
- Max RV length
- 55 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,280 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Rice Lake
- Nearest town
- Owatonna
- Address
- 8485 Rose Street
- Phone
- 507-414-6191
49 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
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About
Rice Lake State Park is a Minnesota State Park campground offering 40 sites (17 electric) on Rice Lake near Owatonna.
Fees
Minnesota DNR (dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fees.html) publishes the same statewide camping rate bands on its own fees page (a real, confirmed statewide schedule, not a per-park guess; tax is additional): Drive-in campsites $20-$35/night; cart-in/walk-in campsites (under 1/2 mile from parking) $20-$25/night; backcountry campsites (backpack/watercraft over 1/2 mile) $20-$23/night; equestrian campsites $22-$25/night; wall tents $35-$40/night; yurts $80/night; group campsites $50-$300/night. Electric hookup adds $10/night; water and sewer hookup (where available) adds $8/night; an EV charging site adds $7.50/night. A non-refundable reservation fee applies per site reserved in advance: $8 online, $10 by phone (no fee for same-day reservations). Minnesota residents with a qualifying physical disability receive a half-price campsite rate Sunday-Thursday. A separate statewide vehicle permit is required: $35/year; $7/day; $26/year for an additional vehicle; $30/year motorcycle permit; $12/year for persons with disabilities; $5/day for groups of 10+ vehicles. Pets are allowed in campgrounds. For the comfort and safety of your pet, other visitors, and wildlife, pets must be attended at all times and restrained on a leash or in an enclosure. (Minnesota DNR statewide policy, published on multiple state park pages, e.g. Itasca, Lake Bemidji and La Salle Lake SRA.)
Minnesota DNR says its drive-in campsites are available from late spring through mid-autumn, with some campgrounds staying open year-round, and asks campers to check with the park. Reservations run April 16 to October 24 on reservemn.usedirect.com. Camping is CLOSED for the season. The anticipated open date is 4/1/2027, weather permitting. The campground and shower building are CLOSED for the season. The closing day is the reservation service's; the page states the reopening.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 0° | -25° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 8° | -29° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 26° | -12° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 35° | 12° | 81° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 49° | 31° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 60° | 46° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 64° | 54° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 62° | 52° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 59° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 42° | 24° | 79° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 29° | 5° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 19° | -18° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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