Carley State Park

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	About

	Ownership


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	Minnesota DNR

	Overview


	History


	Management


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	Location

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	All Season Map

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	Size
	209 acres

	Parking
	N44 6.716, W92 10.377

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

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


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					Wabasha County
					Southeast Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	5 miles 1 mile interpretive trail

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Paleozoic Plateau
	Ecological Subsection			The Blufflands Rochester Plateau
	Land Type Association			Altura Ridgetops Elba Slopes Lewiston Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features

Wildflower Display

In early May parts of the park are carpeted with Virginia bluebells and wild blue phlox. In late May wild geranium is the most prominent wildflower.


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	Park Entrance


	Trails


	North Branch Whitewater River


	Bluebells and Phlox in Early May


	Geraniums in Late May

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	Slideshows


	Carlely State Park Richard Sanders

	About Exploring Carley State Park, MN



	Carley State Park, Minnesota campsitephotosdotcom

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	Carley State Park Bradley Herreid

	About Published on May 25, 2012 Trout Stream

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Insects and Arachnids

abdominal short-winged flower beetle (Heterhelus abdominalis)

Plants

cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)

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Visits
5/5/2000	5/10/2002	3/29/2009	5/29/2009

Birds

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

Special Concern

Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)

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 Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

Fishes

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

Fungi and Lichens

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungus List

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichen List

Insects and Arachnids

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

spotted pink lady beetle (Coleomegilla maculata)

toothed click beetle (Denticollis denticornis)

Mammals

eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants


Two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	butternut (Juglans cinerea)
Threatened	glade mallow (Napaea dioica)