NOTICE: Many states are discouraging or banning movement of firewood to control spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Not bringing wood from home to your campsite and not taking unused wood you procure while camping home with you is recommended -- required in some states. Check the following website to learn more: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

See the Traverse Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Wheaton, MN go 4 miles north on US 75, 4 miles west on County Road 10.

Lake History

Factoid: The Lake Traverse Project is a multipurpose project located on the Minnesota/South Dakota border. The project consists of two dams, one dike and two lakes, Traverse and Mud. The main purpose of the project is to control flooding along the northward flowing Bois de Souix River, which joins the Ottertail River to become the Red River of the North. The significant feature of the project is the Browns Valley Dike on the south end of Lake Traverse, keeping it separate from Big Stone Lake. The dike sits on the continental divide, which marks the outlet of Glacial Lake Agassiz. Waters on the north side of the dike flow into Hudson Bay, and on the south, waters flow into the Minnesota River and on to the Mississippi River.

Age & Disability Discount Passes

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

3 Recreation areas at Traverse Lake

	Area Status
Browns Valley Recreation Area								A
Reservation Dam Recreation Area								A G	X
White Rock Dam Recreation Area							C	A G	X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected