Afton State Park

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	About

	Ownership


	Links
	Minnesota DNR

	Overview


	History


	Management


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	Location

	Maps
	Summer Map Winter Map

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	Size
	1,620 acres

	Parking
	6959 Peller Avenue South Hastings, MN 55033 N44 50.801, W92 47.482

	Hours
	Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.

	Fees
	Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35


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					Washington County
					Metro Area


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	20 miles ¾ mile interpretive 0.6 mile handicapped accessible

	Hunting
	The park may hold one or more managed hunts in the fall.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Ecological Subsection			St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines
	Land Type Association			Afton Bedrock Hills Stillwater Alluvial Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland Red Oak - White Oak - (Sugar Maple) Forest Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features


	Visitor Photos

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	Robert Briggs

	Park office and visitors center


	A bright tree in the upper picnic area


	Southern River trail


	Dock near the beach area, North River Trail


	Path




	Kirk Nelson

	Off the Prairie Loop Trail in the northern part of the park




	MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos

	Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland


	Prairie




	St. Croix River Inlet


	Deer Valley Loop


	Prairie Loop Trail


	Prairie Loop Trail Shelter

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	Slideshows


	Afton State Park Sharon Somero




	Hiking Club: Afton State Park, June 2012 Carey

	About 16 JUN 2012; Park #11, 2.5 miles



	Afton State Park, MN - fall 2005 Michael David Myers

	About afton state park



	Afton State Park 10-12-2012 Michael David Myers




	Afton State Park Brett Whaley




	Afton State Park Richard Sanders

	About Afton State Park, MN



	Day hike to Afton State Park August 22, 2011 FEDS91

	About Uploaded on Aug 22, 2011 Afton State Park. They have 20 miles of hiking trails. I only covered a little over 6 today.

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	Afton State Park mnwithkids

	About Published on Jun 4, 2013 Backpacking at Afton State Park (in Minnesota) with my good friend Kari. There is a nice 1-mile hike in to their backpacking campground. About half of the sites are shaded and private, and the other half are out in the open for the world to see. Thankfully our site was very private. Beware — there are raccoons, despite the park rangers telling us otherwise. After an early evening invasion, we ended up hanging our food between trees. There is wood, water and vault toilets at the campground, though the toilets can be a bit of a walk depending on the site.



	Afton State Park Shakedown 2010 SpriteHikes

	About Uploaded on Oct 10, 2010 No description available.



	Hammocks and hiking at Afton State Park w/ Hillbilly Deluxe (READ DESCRIPTION) Ryan Viney

	About Published on Oct 28, 2013 REDONE DUE TO CAMERA ISSUES... Temps, down to the low 20 deg. F. just a ittle footage of Afton State Park, hiking and commentary on the park, sorry for the shake and rattle, it's definitely time for a new camera Thanks for watching.. SUBSCRIBE. AND LIKE, THANKS



	Afton solo trip Part 1 tjk8881

	About Uploaded on Apr 9, 2011 A solo overnighter at Afton State Park in Minnesota. I go through some of my backpacking gear and show off my hammock. I also get serenaded by some obnoxious wild turkeys!!!



	Afton solo trip Part 2 tjk8881

	About Uploaded on Apr 9, 2011 A solo overnighter at Afton State Park in Minnesota. I go through some of my backpacking gear and show off my hammock. I also get serenaded by some obnoxious wild turkeys!!!

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Robert Briggs

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Visits

8/14/2004

4/28/2009

9/30/2009

10/15/2014

4/17/2015

11/4/2015

Amphibians

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata)

Birds


Seven bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii)
Special Concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist

eBird Field Checklist

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)

Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens)

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

Fishes

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

Fungi and Lichens

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungus List

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichen List

Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)

Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

bracket fungus (Trametes pubescens)

Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)

False Tinder Fungus (Phellinus igniarius)

False Turkey Tail (Stereum ostrea)

Flowery Blewit (Lepista irina)

Hoof Fungus (Fomes fomentarius)

Late Oyster (Sarcomyxa serotina)

Pear-shaped Puffball (Apioperdon pyriforme)

Thin-Walled Maze Polypore (Daedaleopsis confragosa)

Insects and Arachnids


One insect species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
Special Concern	Pawnee skipper (Hesperia leonardus pawnee)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)

Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)

differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

soldier beetle (Silis percomis)

Mammals

American beaver (Castor canadensis)

American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

coyote (Canis latrans)

eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)

eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius)

thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants


Five plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	butternut (Juglans cinerea) hairy forked nailwort (Paronychia fastigiata var. fastigiata)
Threatened	kittentails (Veronica bullii)
Special Concern	arrowhead rattlebox (Crotalaria sagittalis) white wild indigo (Baptisia alba var. macrophylla)