Description: Red River State Recreation Area Campground - this was formerly an East Grand Forks residential neighborhood which was destroyed by floodwaters during the Red River of the North flood in spring of 1997. Polk County was one of 66 counties declared for disaster assistance on April 8, 1997. This neighborhood was acquired through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and transformed into a recreational area. The outline of the park was digitized from this MN DNR map: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/red_river/index.html