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EL RANCHO MANANA CAMPGROUND & RIDING STABLES
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August 12-15 2010
El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN
Nominated IBMA Event of the Year 2005 & 2007!
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 The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival (August) and the Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff (June) are held each year at El Rancho Mañana Campground & Riding Stables in Stearns County, about 20 minutes West of St Cloud. The naturally shaded concert seating area and a beautiful new main stage facility, designed and built by MBOTMA with the assistance of dozens of volunteers in 2003, make the site one of the most beautiful in bluegrass.
El Rancho Mañana is Minnesota's largest campground and riding stable. The campground itself covers approximately 208 acres. 25 miles of hiking and riding trails meander through over 1200 acres of beautiful rural Minnesota landscape. El Rancho Mañana has been owned and operated by the Ward family since 1963.
Location & Directions
El Rancho Mañana is located about 90 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is about 20 miles west of St Cloud. From either city follow I-94 west to exit #153 at Avon. Drive eight miles south on County Road 9 and then turn left on Manana Road. The towns of Richmond and Cold Spring are just a few miles to the south. El Rancho Mañana is close to the geographic center of the state, easily accessible to folks from anywhere in Minnesota.
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Facilities
 The facilities for camping at El Rancho Mañana are excellent. There are many reserved grassy, shaded, sites, most with electric (30 and 50 amp) and water available, and some with sewers. There is also ample space for first-come first-serve unimproved camping, both in open field and in wooded areas.
El Rancho Mañana has two new shuttle vehicles to help folks get around, and the concert area has been centrally situated between the various camping areas.
 There are two fully modern bathhouses with a total of fourteen showers. There are also laundry facilities, a dump station, and a general store. Alternative activities for the family include a swimming beach (the campground is on Long Lake), boat rentals, horseback riding, and bike riding on 25 miles of wilderness trails.
Reservations
Reservations for sites with electric and water must be made through the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association (MBOTMA), not the campground, for both the Kickoff (June) and the MBOTMA Festival (August).
You must be a member of MBOTMA in good standing to have a reserved site or be on the waiting list. If you currently have a site or are on the waiting list, you should receive information by mail asking about your site needs. You can get your name added to the waiting list by calling the MBOTMA information line at 800-635-3037.
Area Motels
The Pillar Inn (bed & breakfast), Cold Spring, 320-685-3828
Riverside Inn, Cold Spring, 320-685-4539
Americinn, Avon, 320-356-2211
Super 8, St Joseph, 320-363-7711
Country Inn & Suites, Albany, 320-845-2145
Comfort Inn, St Cloud, 320-251-1500
Country Inn & Suites, St Cloud, 320-259-8999
Super 8, St Cloud, 320-253-5530
Fairfield Inn, St Cloud, 320-654-1881
Holiday Inn, St Cloud, 320-253-9000
Holiday Inn Express, St Cloud, 320-240-8000
Days Inn, St Cloud, 320-253-4444
Motel 6, St Cloud, 320-253-7070
Gateway Motel, St Cloud, 800-431-4050
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