Lake Bronson State Park

 

 

     
 
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4,375 acres statutory, 2,808 owned

 
         
 

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3793 230th St
Box 9
Lake Bronson, MN 56734

N48 43.483, W96 37.358

 
         
 

Hours

 
 

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

 
         
 

Fees

 
 

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

 
         
 

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          Kittson County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

 

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

 

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province     Tallgrass Aspen Parklands    
  Ecological Section     Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands    
  Ecological Subsection     Aspen Parklands    
  Land Type Associations    

Bronson Lake Plain

Landcaster Lake Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Aspen Parkland Complex

Aspen Woodland/Forest Complex

Bur Oak - (Prairie Herb) Woodland

Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Northern)

Dry Prairie - Woodland Complex

Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Northern)

Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern)

Green Ash - Bur Oak - Elm Forest

Mesic Prairie (Northern)

Northern Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh

Northwestern Dry-Mesic Oak Woodland

Prairie Meadow/Carr

Sand/Gravel/Cobble River Shore

Wet Brush-Prairie (Northern)

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

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Looking for a great lake experience? How about exploring a wild, restored prairie? Lake Bronson State Park has it all. Plus, a lasting reminder of history that goes back to "dustbowl" times. Whatever your family wants to explore, we recommend Lake Bronson State Park.

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Tim Williamson, Park Manager, Lake Bronson and Old Mill State Parks
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Video from day 10 of my 2007 vacation.

Lake Bronson, the only lake in Minnesota's Kittson County, was created in the 1930s when a dam was built along the South Branch of the Two Rivers. The lake took its name from the nearby town of Bronson, which itself was later renamed Lake Bronson to reflect its close proximity to the lake.

   
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Reptiles

 
  smooth greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis)      
           
 
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Visits

8/23/2009                
 
 

Amphibians

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

 
 

American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)

northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

  American toad  
 

Birds

 
 

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

Endangered Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Threatened

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Special Concern

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)

Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Birds List

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist (Complete)

eBird Field Checklist (Aspen Parklands Interpretive Trail)

eBird Field Checklist (Bicycle Trail, CR 10 to Dam)

eBird Field Checklist (Canoe Landing)

eBird Field Checklist (Fishing Pier / Dam)

eBird Field Checklist (Group Camp)

eBird Field Checklist (Picnic Area / Beach)

eBird Field Checklist (Pioneer Cemetery)

eBird Field Checklist (South Branch Two Rivers)

eBird Field Checklist (Two Rivers Campground)

eBird Field Checklist (Wildlife Observation Area)

 
 

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)

 

Black-capped Chickadee

Chipping Sparrow

 
 

Fishes

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

 
         
 

Fungi and Lichens

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungi List

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List

 
 

Beautiful Russula (Russula pulchra)

Field Dog Lichen (Peltigera rufescens)

Lobster Mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum)

  Beautiful Russula  
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

Four insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Endangered

Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)

plains skipper (Hesperia assiniboia)

Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)

Threatened

Garita skipper (Oarisma garita)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

 
 

dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)

end band net-winged beetle (Calopteron terminale)

great spangled fritillary (Argynnis cybele)

  dog day cicada  
 

Mammals

 
 

American black bear (Ursus americanus)

American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

  American black bear  
 

Plants

 
 

Sixteen plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:

Endangered Frenchman’s Bluff moonwort (Botrychium gallicomontanum)
Threatened

clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata)

Holboell’s rockcress (Boechera retrofracta)

soft fox sedge (Carex conjuncta)

Special Concern

blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata)

blunt sedge (Carex obtusata)

creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis)

Drummond’s campion (Silene drummondii var. drummondii)

dry sedge (Carex xerantica)

false mountain willow (Salix pseudomonticola)

least moonwort (Botrychium simplex)

long-stalked starwort (Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes)

Mingan moonwort (Botrychium minganense)

pygmy-flower rock-jasmine (Androsace septentrionalis)

small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum)

spikeoat (Avenula hookeri)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Bur Oak - (Prairie Herb) Woodland FDw24a

Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Northern) UPn13b

Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Northern) UPn13c

Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) UPn12b

Green Ash - Bur Oak - Elm Forest MHw36a

Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b

Northern Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh MRn93

Northwestern Dry-Mesic Oak Woodland FDw24

Prairie Meadow/Carr WMp73a

Sand/Gravel/Cobble River Shore RVx32

Wet Brush-Prairie (Northern) WPn53b

     
 

 

absinthe wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana)

American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus)

aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis)

asparagus (asparagus officinalis)

big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)

black medick (Medicago lupulina)

black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima)

bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii)

blue giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)

Blue Ridge carrionflower (Smilax lasioneura)

boxelder (Acer negundo)

bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa)

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)

Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)

Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis)

Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis)

Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis)

candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica)

cleavers (Galium aparine)

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale)

common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

common obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana)

common plantain (Plantago major)

common smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve)

common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

curly dock (Rumex crispus)

dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata)

early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum)

field chickweed (Cerastium arvense)

field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)

gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)

hairy false goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa var. villosa)

harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)

narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)

northern bedstraw (Galium boreale)

oval-leaf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia)

plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera)

prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya)

prairie onion (Allium stellatum)

prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)

prairie sagewort (Artemisia frigida)

purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)

purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea)

quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

rattlesnake fern (Botrypus virginianus)

red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea)

rough blazing star (Liatris aspera)

scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine)

silky aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum)

smooth oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)

spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. maculata)

stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida)

stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus)

streamside fleabane (Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens)

tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)

western ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. corymbosa)

western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)

white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba)

white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens)

white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

white sweet clover (Melilotus albus)

wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

wild mint (Mentha arvensis)

wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)

woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)

yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila)

 

Acer negundo (boxelder)

Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)

Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop)

Allium stellatum (prairie onion)

Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem)

Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone)

Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed)

Artemisia absinthium (absinthe wormwood)

Artemisia frigida (prairie sagewort)

Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage)

Asclepias ovalifolia (oval-leaf milkweed)

Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)

Asparagus officinalis (asparagus)

Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch)

Botrypus virginianus (rattlesnake fern)

Campanula rotundifolia (harebell)

Cerastium arvense (field chickweed)

Cicuta maculata var. maculata (spotted water hemlock)

Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood)

Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover)

Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye)

Equisetum arvense (field horsetail)

Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine (scouring rush horsetail)

Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed)

Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens (streamside fleabane)

Fragaria virginiana (common strawberry)

Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)

Galium aparine (cleavers)

Galium boreale (northern bedstraw)

Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus (stiff sunflower)

Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (smooth oxeye)

Heterotheca villosa var. villosa (hairy false goldenaster)

Liatris aspera (rough blazing star)

Liatris punctata var. punctata (dotted blazing star)

Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya (prairie blazing star)

Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower)

Medicago lupulina (black medick)

Melilotus albus (white sweet clover)

Mentha arvensis (wild mint)

Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)

Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely)

Osmorhiza longistylis (aniseroot)

Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine)

Physostegia virginiana var. virginiana (common obedient plant)

Plantago major (common plantain)

Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood)

Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)

Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak)

Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower)

Rosa arkansana (prairie rose)

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry)

Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan)

Rumex crispus (curly dock)

Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (yellow foxtail)

Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion)

Smilax lasioneura (Blue Ridge carrionflower)

Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod)

Solidago nemoralis (gray goldenrod)

Solidago rigida (stiff goldenrod)

Symphoricarpos occidentalis (wolfberry)

Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve (common smooth blue aster)

Symphyotrichum sericeum (silky aster)

Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion)

Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue)

Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue)

Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood)

Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy)

Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover)

Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail)

Vernonia fasciculata ssp. corymbosa (western ironweed)

 

absinthe wormwood

big bluestem

black-eyed Susan

bur oak

Canadian milkvetch

common dandelion

common yarrow

gray-headed coneflower

hairy false goldenaster

northern bedstraw

prairie onion

prairie rose

silky aster

spotted water hemlock

stiff goldenrod

western poison ivy

wild mint

 
 

Reptiles

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

 
  common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)   common snapping turtle  

 

 

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