Eagles Bluff Park

La Crescent, Minnesota

 
About

Ownership

City of La Crescent

 

Links

City of La Crescent Parks & Recreation

 

Overview

 

 

History

 

 

Management

 

 

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Location

Size

113 acres

 

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  Area and County
    County   Houston County
    Region   Southeast Minnesota

Parking

422 Red Apple Dr.
La Crescent, Minnesota

There is no designated parking. Park on the east side of Red Apple Dr. near the park sign.

N43 50.752, W91 18.492

 

Hours

6:00am to 10:00pm

 

Fees

No fee

 

Maps

La Crescent Bicycle and Hiking Map

HCP Bike and Hike Map Inside Brochure

AllTrails map

Activities

Hiking

Trail running

Biking

Mountain biking

Horseback riding

Picnicking

Camping

Swimming

Boating

Canoeing

Birdwatching

Nature photography

Horseshoes

Volleyball

Geocaching

Cross country skiing

Skate-skiing

Winter hiking

Snowshoeing

Snowmobiling

 

Trails

Hiking

3.1 miles

 

Hunting and Fishing

 

Ecology

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification
Ecological Province Ecological Province   Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province  
Ecological Section Ecological Section   Paleozoic Plateau  
Ecological Subsection Ecological Subsection   The Blufflands  
Land Type Association     Brownsville Slopes  
         

Native Plant Communities*

 

Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern)

 
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources    
     

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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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