Lake Carlos State Park


	Location

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	Size
	1,214 acres statutory, 1,231 owned

	Parking
	2601 County Road 38 Northeast Carlos, MN 56319 N46 0.041, W95 20.091

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

	Fees
	Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35


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					Douglas County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	14 miles 0.5 mile handicapped-accessible 3 miles interpretive

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Ecological Subsection			Hardwood Hills
	Land Type Association			Alexandria Moraine

	Native Plant Communities*
	Black Ash - Conifer Swamp (Northeastern) Cattail Marsh (Prairie) Red Oak - Basswood Forest (Calcareous Till) Sedge Meadow Tamarack Swamp (Southern)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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	Park Entrance




	Parking and Picnic Area


	Lake Carlos


	Wetland Overlook Interpretive Trail


	Prairie Restoration Interpretive Trail


	Large Tooth Aspen Trail


	Long Prairie Trail


	Red Oak - Basswood Forest (Calcareous Till)

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	Lake Carlos State Park Richard Sanders

	About Lake Carlos State Park



	Lake Carlos State Park, Minnesota campsitephotosdotcom

	About Published on Oct 29, 2013 Favorite Sites: 8, 9, 14, 18, 20, 22, 30, 34, 42. 109-124 are lakefront in the lower campground.

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	Lake Carlos, Mn Trip 2014 wolfmanMN

	About Published on Aug 2, 2014 Had my bachlor party at Lake Carlos State Park 2014



	Carlos State Park Bill Holmquist

	About Uploaded on Sep 27, 2011 Carlos State Park



	Lake Carlos State Park Blog Found in Tree Stump Frosty Life

	About Published on May 27, 2013 This pink box was found in a stump in Lake Carlos State Park during our visit to a Minnesota State Park during Memorial Weekend. This box has note cards with comments from visitors who happened to find the box. The pink box has two pens and many note cards. We read a note from Old Bertha who is watching over the woods on this remote trail in the State park. We wrote a note in and left it in the box. This was a cool idea. Thank you to the person who hid this box in a Minnesota State Park.



	Lake Carlos State Park 2011.3GP Retha Dooley

	About Uploaded on Jan 27, 2011 X-country skiing at Lake Carlos State Park, January 26, 2011



	Spring Ride bbsboss

	About Published on Aug 12, 2012 A group of NMAHA members went on a spring ride at Carlos State Park near Alexandria, MN.

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Eight bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Threatened	Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Special Concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)