Minnesota Seasons - Lake Byllesby Regional Park

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Location

Size

240.9 acres

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				Dakota County
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Parking

8150 295th St. E.
Cannon Falls, MN 55009

Trailhead
N44 30.891, W92 56.931

Hours

Daily, 5 a.m.–10 p.m.

Fees

No fee

Maps

Summer Map

Winter Map

All Seasons 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	3.21 miles
Winter hiking	3.08 miles
Paved bike	1.65 miles
Skate-skiing	3.08 miles
Snowshoe	3.08 miles Anywhere in park

Hunting and Fishing


Ecology

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
Ecological Subsection			Oak Savanna
Land Type Association			Hayfield Till Plain

Native Plant Communities*
Not mapped (10/11/2021)
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

Natural Features

Cedar Savanna?

Away from the beach, campground, and picnic areas, most of this site is an upland grassy area with numerous eastern redcedar trees – almost a savanna. The cedars attract Cedar Waxwings, which can be seen here year round.


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Park entrance


Park sign		Parking


Trails		Mixed woodland


“Cedar savanna”


Winter trails


Winter trails

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Byllesby's Park Camping site
Niset Khmer

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Published on Jun 13, 2013

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Papa Smoke

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Published on Jun 20, 2013

recorded on gopro hero 3. no fancy editing

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Visits

3/29/2014

5/12/2014

5/12/2019

Amphibians

Ameroasian treefrogs (Dryophytes spp.)

boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata)


Birds
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Birds List eBird Field Checklist (Complete) eBird Field Checklist (west end access (Dakota Co.)

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)


Fishes
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

Insects and Arachnids

goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

painted lady (Vanessa cardui)

red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Mammals

American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius)

red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants


Two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Threatened	kittentails (Veronica bullii)
Special Concern	Gray’s sedge (Carex grayi)