Joy Park

 

 

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Ownership

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Joy Park

 

Overview

 

 

History

 

 

Management

 

 

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Location

Size

Joy Park (preserve): 39 acres north of Joy Road

Joy Park (park): 21 acres south of Joy Road

 

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  Area and County
    County   Ramsey County
    Region   Metro Area

Parking

Use the parking lot at Joy Park (north end of Silver Lake).

N45 1.846, W92 59.367

 

Hours

Parks are open from 5 am to 10 pm

 

Fees

No fee

 

Maps

 

Activities

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

 

Trails

Hiking

Asphalt trail and footpaths in the park

Well-worn footpaths but no trails in the preserve

 

Hunting and Fishing

 

Ecology

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification
Ecological Province Ecological Province  

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

 
Ecological Section Ecological Section  

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

 
Ecological Subsection Ecological Subsection  

St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines

 
Land Type Association    

Maplewood Moraine

 
         

Native Plant Communities*

 

Not mapped (10/11/2021)

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

Natural Features

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Wayne Rasmussen

Joy Park   Joy Park

Joy Park, Maplewood, MN, Feb 2017

  Fall 2016
     
Joy Park   Joy Park

Joy Park summer wildflowers and insects are available for viewing

 

“Under a magnificent canopy of oaks, along the shores of Silver Lake, Joy Park blooms. Wildflowers carpet the woodlands, waterfowl are plentiful, and the fishing is good enough to keep the anglers coming back.”

— City of Maplewood Parks and Recreation

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Park entrance

     
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Play area

     
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Paved trail

     
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Silver Lake

     
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Small pond

  Smaller pond
     
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Woodland

     
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Joy Park at Silver Lake
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About

Uploaded on Oct 31, 2010

Technically located in Maplewood along the north shore of Silver Lake-but treated as part of North St. Paul Minnesota by the locals.

Shot in 1990 and again in 2008, some of the video has my friends and I running around in it. This is mainly due to the fact that there wouldn't be much footage from 1990 if I ommitted it.

What may make it interesting for locals is the changes to the park that has taken place since 1990; some of which can be seen when comparing the 2008 footage to the older footage.

 

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Birds

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

  Red-winged Blackbird

Insects and Arachnids

autumn meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)

eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera)

eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas)

eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

lemon cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus citrinus)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)

 

eastern amberwing

eastern tailed-blue

Plants

American white waterlily (Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa)

butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior)

crown vetch (Securigera varia)

Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus)

prairie spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis var. occidentalis)

rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)

swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata)

wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

 

Philadelphia fleabane

rue anemone

MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings

Visits

5/22/2018

Birds

eBird Field Checklist

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

 

American Robin

Baltimore Oriole Nest

Mammals

eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

  whitetail deer

 

 

Binoculars

 

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