Eagles Bluff Park
La Crescent, Minnesota
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113 acres |
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422 Red Apple Dr. There is no designated parking. Park on the east side of Red Apple Dr. near the park sign. N43 50.752, W91 18.492 |
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6:00am to 10:00pm |
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No fee |
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La Crescent Bicycle and Hiking Map |
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Hiking Trail running Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Horseshoes Volleyball Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province | |||
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Paleozoic Plateau | |||
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The Blufflands | |||
| Land Type Association | Brownsville Slopes | ||||
Native Plant Communities* |
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Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) |
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This is the signage at the access point on Red Apple Drive. |
Looking down on the sign towards the street. Street parking is the only parking available. |
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Start of the trail. |
This is a the bench at the intersection of several trails. |
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The signage near the bench in the prior picture. |
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There are numerous cream colored trail markers on the various trails within the park. |
There are several signs similar to this one throughout the park. |
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There are two Bluff Prairies within the park. This sign is at one that is the most open. |
The view towards La Crescent from the Bluff Prairie. |
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The bench at the other Bluff Prairie, a short distance from the other one. |
The view from the second Bluff Prairie. |
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A view along the Macintosh Access trail. |
Signage at the Macintosh trailhead. |
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View from Macintosh towards the trailhead. Only street parking is available. |
This is the Swing Bridge Lookout point. A better view will be had when the leaves have fallen. The Swing Bridge can be seen as well as river tow waiting for the bridge to swing open. |
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A different perspective from the Swing Bridge Lookout. |
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Eagles Bluff Park; LaCrescent, MN |
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Birds |
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| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) |  |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina) |
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| dusky slug (Arion subfuscus/fuscus) |  |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Created: 9/17/2021 Last Updated: © MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. |