Crow Wing State Park


	Location

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	Size
	3,291 acres statutory, 2,308 owned

	Parking
	3124 State Park Road Brainerd, MN 56401 N46 16.384, W94 19.936

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

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


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					Crow Wing County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	18 miles 0.5 miles interpretive trail 0.3 miles handicapped accessible trail

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains
	Ecological Subsection			Anoka Sand Plain Pine Moraines & Outwash Plains
	Land Type Association			Mississippi Sand Plain Pillager Sand Plain St. Croix Moraine

	Native Plant Communities*
	Black Ash - Silver Maple Terrace Forest Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features


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	Park Entrance


	Mississippi River


	Interpretive Trail


	Prairie


	Oak Forest

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	Crow Wing State Park Brett Whaley




	Crow Wing State Park Richard Sanders

	About Crow Wing State Park, MN

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	Northwoods Adventure Crow Wing State Park - Lakeland News at Ten - June 25, 2013 LakelandPTV

	About Published on Jun 25, 2013 No description available.



	Hibernating black bear essentials - Crow Wing State Park - Brainerd Dispatch MN BrainerdDispatch

	About Uploaded on Mar 4, 2011 You might think that Crow Wing State Park would be a perfect home for a hibernating bear - and you would be correct. Brian Dirks - and those who tagged along - weren't disappointed: One bear had given birth to two cubs, probably about a month ago.



	Crow Wing State Park, Minnesota CampsiteReports

	About Published on Jul 28, 2012 This is a historic area in Crow Wing State Park, Minnesota. It was a town called Crow Wing years ago. It was a popular fur trading post and hub for Native American travelers.

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Fourteen bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Threatened	Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Special Concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)