Summer on the St. Croix: Choose your own river adventure

Via the St. Croix Valley Interpretive Association:

Summer is officially here and the St. Croix Valley Interpretive Association partners have many outdoor activities for people of all ages to enjoy this summer from fishing to paddling to nature hikes. Get outside and recreate in the Riverway this summer and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway with us.

Afton State Park

• Geocaching 101 (July 3)
• Fishing for Fun (July 4)
• Geocaching 101 for Women (July 14)d
• Universe in the Park (July 14)
• Archery (July 15)
• Learn more »

Carpenter Nature Center

• Yoga on the Bluff (June 27, July 11)
• Pioneers Day Camp (July 9)
• Fishing Day Camp (July 11)
• Learn more »

Friends of Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Park, Inc.

• Long skinny snakes and totally turtles (July 1)
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Bird Feeders (July 7)
• Yoga in the Park (July 14)
• Falcons of the Driftless (July 14, 28)
• Geocaching in the Park (July 15)
• Beginner Kayak Lessons (July 16)
• Family Yoga (July 21)
• Willow River State Park Geology (July 28)
• Learn more »

Friends of Wisconsin Interstate Park

• Eagle Peak Hike (July 4)
• Red, White & Blue Birds (July 4)
• Shakespeare in the Park (July 14)
• Flashlight Hike (July 28)
• Learn more »

Minnesota Interstate Park

• Guided Glacial Pothole Tours (Almost daily)
• Make and Take a Grindstone (July 4)
• A Truly Patriotic Bird (July 4)
• Stealthy Hunters of the Night (July 7)
• Become a Bug Sleuth (July 7)
• L is for Lightening Bug (July 11)
• Young Scientists: Go Geocaching (July 12)
• T is for Turtle (July 16)
• S is for Sand (July 23)
• W is for Water (July 30)
• Learn more »

St. Croix National Scenic Riverway

• Junior Ranger Angler Program
  July 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29
• Become a Junior Ranger
  Thursdays at the Namekagon Visitor Center
  Saturdays at the St. Croix River Visitor Center
• Vets on the River Honor Cruise
  July 16, 23
• Vets on the River Paddle
  July 21, Aug 4, Aug 10
• Learn more »

St. Croix River Association

• River Week at the St. Croix Falls Public Library (June 25 – 28)
• Paddle with a Ranger: Members Geology Paddle (June 29)
• Wild River Adventure Easy Paddle (June 30, Aug 25)
• Wild Women of the Woods Paddle (June 30)
• Kayak the Namekagon (Most Thursdays)
• Fly Fishing and Fly Casting Basics (Most Tuesdays)
• Workshop on the Water (July 11)
• Teachers on the River (July 19, 26, Aug 2)
• Wild and Scenic River Cruise (July 22, Aug 19)
• Seniors on the Namekagon (July 25)
• Sunset Paddle (July 27)
• Learn more »

William O’Brien State Park

• Bluebird Trails (July 1, 8)
• Skull Detectives (July 2, 7)
• Ask a Naturalist! (July 3, 6)
• Universe in the Park (July 7)
• Archery (July 14, 15)
• Geocaching in the Park (July 21, 22)
• Learn more »

Wild River State Park

• Snakes Alive (June 30)
• St. Croix River Cleanup (July 14)
• Archery (July 21)
• Learn more »

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. From this Act, the St. Croix and the Namekagon rivers became the country’s first wild and scenic river national park—the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The St. Croix River Association (SCRA) is the official partner for the Riverway.