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Zumbro RiverZumbro Falls to Hammond Village Park
Official MN DNR Map 2 Zumbro day trip from Zumbro Falls to Hammond, filling the missing split above the existing Hammond-to-Theilman route with the direct Zumbro Falls DNR gauge.
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Trip details
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Zumbro Falls and finish at Hammond Village Park for the missing upper half of the DNR Map 2 Zumbro day-trip chain. The direct Zumbro Falls DNR gauge is current, but today is below the preferred medium band.
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Put-in
Zumbro River, Zumbro Falls Public Water Access SiteZumbro Falls and Hammond are both source-backed public accesses, but same-day parking, ramp, and storm-cleanup conditions still matter.
Take-out
Zumbro River, Hammond Village Park Public Water Access SiteDo not use roadside shoulders, farm banks, or private crossings as assumed exits just because the highway follows the river.
Road shuttle
Stage Hammond Village Park first, then drive back to the Zumbro Falls public access. The highway parallels the route, but use only signed public accesses or legal stops.
Additional access notes
- This is upstream of the existing Hammond-to-Theilman card; do not continue downstream without daylight, shuttle, and gauge margin for the longer route.
More route and safety guidance
- The highway follows this route, but do not assume informal roadside banks are legal or safe exits; use the named public accesses.
- Low water can mean scraping through riffles, while rising water can make the same riffles pushy and add fresh wood.
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| Gauge site | Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, MN |
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| Preferred range | 7.00 ft to 9.00 ft |
| Low threshold | 5.20 ft |
| High threshold | 10.50 ft |
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| Main source behind this score | MN DNR river-level interpretation bands for Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
These notes cover the access details, route quirks, and source caveats most likely to matter once you get there.
- Official routeZumbro Falls RM 46.0 to Hammond RM 39.0, 7.0 miles
MN DNR recommends Zumbro Falls to Hammond as a seven-mile Map 2 day trip with lively current, easy riffles, limestone cliffs, and tall hilltops.
- Public access recordsWAS02916 to WAS00253
Minnesota public-water-access GIS resolves Zumbro Falls and Hammond Village Park as public Zumbro River access sites with coordinates, administrators, launch data, and river miles.
- Official DNR bands5.2 / 7.0-9.0 / 10.5 ft
MN DNR interprets Zumbro Falls as Scrapable below 5.2 ft, Low from 5.2 to 7.0, Medium from 7.0 to 9.0, High from 9.0 to 10.5, and Very High above 10.5.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-235.68 ft at 2026-07-23 00:30 CDT
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- Camping contextNearby downstream state-forest campgrounds only
DNR Map 2 points to Kruger and Zumbro Bottoms campground units farther downstream; this short split should be treated as a day trip, not an on-route camping card.
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