Camp Ripley Training Center
Camp Ripley, located near Little Falls, Minnesota, is a 53,000-acre regional training center hosting numerous ranges and state-of-the-art facilities to support the training requirements of military and civilian agencies. The training center provides service, resources and facilities that empower organizations to conduct essential training. Supporting a wide range of customers, from local law enforcement agencies to all branches of the Department of Defense, Camp Ripley is a primary training facility for Minnesota National Guard units.
2025 Accomplishments
Throughout 2025, Camp Ripley Training Center balanced year-round training for a variety of Department of War personnel, supporting 606,315 person-days of training for service members and civilian agencies, and continued support for interagency partners. These mission standards supported individual Guard member readiness, integrating overall wellbeing through the Holistic Health & Fitness Program. This collectively fostered successful education and operation of several new pieces of equipment adhering to the Army’s modernization plan.
The development of Camp Ripley’s infrastructure included additions to the Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer capability at building 10-151, facilitating continued modernization efforts across the force. Camp Ripley’s recreation and hunting opportunities improved through the iSportsman program. Additionally, the installation received the fiscal year 2025 Army National Guard Environmental Security Award for best natural resource conservation team and formalized a partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a Veteran Conservation Corps member to conduct shared conservation objectives.
2026 Objectives
In 2026, Camp Ripley will sustain the focus of partnerships and cooperation locally, nationally, and globally. It will host international allies through the State Partnership Program. Camp Ripley will welcome distinguished visitors and officials from the state and federal government while nurturing existing relationships with the surrounding communities.
The installation will continue to advance it’s ongoing objectives of increasing customer base, developing infrastructure, and exploring a potential designation as a mobilization site. Continued support of state and federal missions, including partnerships with NATO allies will remain a priority. As in previous years, Camp Ripley will emphasize the Minnesota National Guard’s priority of people first by improving the morale, welfare, and recreation.
