Banning State Park

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Area and County

Pine County

 

 

 


Size

6,098 acres

 
 
Maps

Minnesota DNR Summer Map

 
Park Office

N46 10.410, W92 50.976

 
Hiking Trails

17 miles
1.8 miles interpretive
0.1 miles handicapped accessible

A 1 mile paved bike trail connects the park to The Willard Munger State Trail.

 
Hunting

No hunting


Ecological Classification

Province

Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

Ecological Classification

Section

Western Superior Uplands

Subsection(s)

Mille Lacs Uplands

Land Type Association(s)

Finlayson Till Plain

Willow River Sand Plain

 
Native Plant Communities1 None or no information available
 
Natural Features

Hardwoods, wetlands, conifers, tamarack wetlands and aspen-birch forests


Ownership

 
Links

Minnesota DNR


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Visitor Observations

   

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Amphibians

 

 
 

wood frog (Rana sylvatica)

wood frog


Birds

Four bird species with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Threatened – Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)

Special concern – Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla), Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist

 
 

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)

American Robin

 

 

 

 

Black-capped Chickadee

 

 

 

 

Brown-headed Cowbird

 

 

 

 

Pileated Woodpecker

 

 

 

 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

 


Fungi

 

 
 

Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata)

Scorched Bracket (Bjerkandera adusta)

True Tinder Polypore (Fomes fomentarius)

Black Knot


Insects and Arachnids

 

 
 

Canadian tiger swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)

common whitetail (Plathemis lydia)

eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)

fifteen-spotted lady beetle (Anatis labiculata)

forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria)

four-spotted skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)

gall midge (Harmandiola cavernosa)

giant crane fly (Tipula abdominalis)

goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

goldenrod spindle-gall moth (Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis)

green-faced clubtail (Gomphus viridifrons)

Hobomok skipper (Poanes hobomok)

Illinois river cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis)

linden wart gall midge (Cecidomyia verrucicola)

little wood satyr (Megisto cymela)

multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis f. succinea)

northern pearly eye (Lethe anthedon anthedon)

orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

racket-tailed emerald (Dorocordulia libera)

river jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis)

ruby meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum)

white admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)

white-striped black (Trichodezia albovittata)

common whitetail

 

 

 

 

forest tent caterpillar

 

 

 

 

four-spotted skimmer

 

 

 

 

goldenrod gall fly

 

 

 

 

little wood satyr

 

 

 

 

orange sulphur

 

 

 


Mammals

 

 
 

American black bear (Ursus americanus americanus)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

American black bear


Plants

Seven plant species with protected status in Minnesota and three tracked species are found here:

Endangered – blunt-lobed grapefern (Botrychium oneidense)

Threatened – bog bluegrass (Poa paludigena)

Special concern – rough bentgrass (Agrostis scabra), American marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle americana), butternut (Juglans cinerea), creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis), cliff goldenrod (Solidago sciaphila)

Tracked – matricary grapefern (Botrychium matricariifolium), intermediate sedge (Carex media), necklace sedge (Carex ormostachya)

University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List

 
 

Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)

American basswood (Tilia americana)

American black currant (Ribes americanum)

American hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata)

American starflower (Trientalis borealis)

American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana)

balsam fir (Abies balsamea)

balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)

beaked hazel (Corylus cornuta var. cornuta)

bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)

bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis)

black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina)

black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii)

bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)

bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis)

bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)

bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa)

butternut (Juglans cinerea)

Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis)

Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)

Canadian honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)

Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis)

cleavers (Galium aparine)

climbing false buckwheat (Polygonum scandens)

common agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala)

common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

common burdock (Arctium minus)

common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex)

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale)

common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum)

common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus)

common polypody (Polypodium virginianum)

common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

common winterberry (Ilex verticillata)

common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

cream pea (Lathyrus ochroleucus)

dotted hawthorn (Crataegus punctata)

downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea var. arborea)

early figwort (Scrophularia lanceolata)

early horse-gentian (Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum)

early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum)

eastern prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)

eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

falsegold groundsel (Packera pseudaurea var. semicordata)

field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

giant chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum)

golden alexanders (Zizia aurea)

gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa)

grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus)

green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)

green carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata)

hairy honeysuckle (Lonicera hirsuta)

hairy-stem gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum)

interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana)

ironwood (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana)

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus)

large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

large-thorned hawthorn (Crataegus macracantha)

late goldenrod (Solidago altissima)

Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica)

Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii)

narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)

nodding chickweed (Cerastium nutans)

northern bedstraw (Galium boreale)

northern blue flag (Iris versicolor)

northern bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)

northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum)

northern red oak (Quercus rubra)

orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum)

ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica)

oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)

paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera)

Parlin’s pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax)

Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus)

pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Desmodium glutinosum)

prairie blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium campestre)

prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)

quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

red baneberry (Actaea rubra ssp. rubra)

red clover (Trifolium pratense)

red maple (Acer rubrum var. rubrum)

red pine (Pinus resinosa)

reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)

round-leaved dogwood (Cornus rugosa)

round-lobed hepatica (Anemone americana)

sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)

silky dogwood (Cornus obliqua)

silver maple (Acer saccharinum)

skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

small-flowered forget-me-not (Myosotis laxa)

smooth carrionflower (Smilax herbacea)

speckled alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa)

spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis)

spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata)

spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)

starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum)

stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis)

sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum)

tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris)

tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)

upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata)

Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum)

water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)

western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum)

western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)

white ash (Fraxinus americana)

white avens (Geum canadense)

white clover (Trifolium repens)

white rattlesnake root (Nabalus albus)

white spruce (Picea glauca)

wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)

wild ginger (Asarum canadense)

wild leek (Allium tricoccum)

wild oats (Uvularia sessilifolia)

wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)

wild yam (Dioscorea villosa)

woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)

woodland horsetail (Equisetum sylvaticum)

woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana)

yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

American black currant

 

 

 

 

American hog peanut (var. bracteata)

 

 

 

 

American vetch (var. americana)

 

 

 

 

black cherry

 

 

 

 

bloodroot

 

 

 

 

blue cohosh

 

 

 

 

bur oak

 

 

 

 

Canada anemone

 

 

 

 

Canada mayflower

 

 

 

 

common false Solomon’s seal

 

 

 

 

common mullein

 

 

 

 

common yarrow

 

 

 

 

early meadow rue

 

 

 

 

eastern prickly gooseberry

 

 

 

 

golden alexanders

 

 

 

 

ironwood

 

 

 

 

large-flowered bellwort

 

 

 

 

large-flowered trillium

 

 

 

 

Morrow’s honeysuckle

 

 

 

 

northern bedstraw

 

 

 

 

orange hawkweed

 

 

 

 

oxeye daisy

 

 

 

 

prairie rose

 

 

 

 

red baneberry

 

 

 

 

silky dogwood

 

 

 

 

spotted touch-me-not

 

 

 

 

spotted water hemlock

 

 

 

 

spreading dogbane

 

 

 

 

tall meadow rue

 

 

 

 

Virginia waterleaf

 

 

 

 

white clover

 

 

 

 

wild columbine

 

 

 

 

wild geranium

 

 

 

 

woodland strawberry

 

 

 

 

yellow wood sorrel

 

 


Visits

5/25/2011

6/13/2012

   

 

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