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Minnesota | Mankato Area
Minnesota RiverLand of Memories Park to Riverfront Park
Short Mankato big-river connector that fills the public-access gap between the Judson-to-Land-of-Memories and Riverfront-to-Seven-Mile route cards, using DNR Map 5 access context and the direct Mankato interpreted gauge.
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Route overview
Trip details
Access rules, camping and seasonal notes.
Permits, camping and season
Access and shuttle
Launch at Land of Memories Park and take out at Mankato Riverfront Park for a short Minnesota River connector. Compare the live Mankato gauge with DNR guidance and check local depth and mud at both landings.
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Put-in
Land of Memories Park public water accessLand of Memories Park resolves in Minnesota public-water-access context near river mile 105.0 and has city-park campground and boat-landing support.
Take-out
Minnesota River, Riverfront Park Public Water Access SiteRiverfront Park resolves as WAS01018 at DNR Map 5 river mile 102.5.
Road shuttle
Stage Riverfront Park first, then drive back to Land of Memories Park. Walk both city landings before launch because muddy footing, park activity, and river level can change the short trip quickly.
Additional access notes
- This route ends at Riverfront Park. Continuing to Seven Mile Creek requires the separate downstream route plan and shuttle.
More route and safety guidance
- Land of Memories and Riverfront Park are the selected public landings. Do not assume informal city banks or sandbars are legal backup exits.
- The route stops at Riverfront Park before the separate Riverfront-to-Seven-Mile card; continuation downstream needs its own shuttle and conditions check.
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| Gauge site | Minnesota River at Mankato, MN |
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| Preferred range | 4,550 cfs to 17,900 cfs |
| Low threshold | 567 cfs |
| High threshold | 22,500 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | MN DNR river-level interpretation bands for Minnesota River at Mankato |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Route shapeLand of Memories RM 105.0 to Riverfront Park RM 102.5
The selected route connects the mapped public landing at Land of Memories Park to the Riverfront Park public access used by the downstream Seven Mile route.
- Public access recordsLand of Memories Park to WAS01018
Minnesota public-water-access GIS resolves the Mankato landings with coordinates and water-trail river-mile context.
- Official DNR bands566.9 / 4,550-17,900 / 22,500 cfs
MN DNR interprets the Mankato gauge as Scrapable below 566.9 cfs, Low from 566.9 to 4,550, Medium from 4,550 to 17,900, High from 17,900 to 22,500, and Very High above 22,500.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-242,540 cfs at 2026-07-24 06:30 CDT
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- Camping postureEndpoint campground only
Land of Memories Park has campground context, but the route itself is a short day connector with no assumed informal riverbank camping.
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