Lake Maria State Park
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1,756 acres statutory, 1,475 owned |
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11411 Clementa Avenue Northwest N45 19.045, W93 55.897 |
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Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. |
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Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35 |
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Hiking Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Backpacking Rock climbing and bouldering Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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No hunting. The park may hold one or more managed hunts in the fall. In most cases, Minnesota residents do not need a permit to fish in Minnesota State Parks. |
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Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Anoka Sand Plain Big Woods |
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| Land Type Association | Anoka Lake Plain Maple Plain Moraine |
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Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) Meadow - Marsh - Fen-Swamp Complex Red Oak - Basswood Forest (Noncalcareous Till) Sedge Meadow |
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Red Oak - Basswood Forest (Noncalcareous Till) |
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Lake Maria State Park |
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February 17, 2012 |
Lake Maria State Park |
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Lake Maria State Park, MN |
Lake Maria 2012 |
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Published on Jun 27, 2012 Hannah Smith |
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Lake Maria State Park |
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Published on May 19, 2014 We took a little time to visit Lake Maria State Park, really to check out the trails. Good trails and looked like good camping (primitive) sites. We plan to back so there will be a pt 2 to this one. If you're in the are be sure to check it out. |
Lake Maria State Park Day Hike |
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Published on May 11, 2013 A fun day hike with my wife, HikingMom at Lake Maria State Park. We did some hiking, some exploring, and had a lot of fun. |
Lake Maria State Park, February 2012 |
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Uploaded on Feb 28, 2012 One-nighter at rustic Cabin 1 at Lake Maria State Park near Monticello, MN. This video is kind of slow compared to my epic backpacking footage. I pretty much just wandered around with the camera turned on. I filmed the entire process of making miso soup and soba noodles on the Brasslite. It's thrilling stuff! I filmed my hiking partner texting. Ah-maz-ing! Some details: For the state park system, "rustic" just means no electricity. There was an amazing woodstove for heat and solar power for sporadic nighttime light. Hike-in took about 15 minutes with lots of lollygagging, not far at all. Conditions were cold and icy, in the single digits for most of the trip. Very little wildlife seen or heard. The stars were stunning, STUNNING. As I say in the video, this cabin would be so romantic... you know, if you're into that kind of thing. Send me email or comment if you have questions about gear, techniques, or anything else. I'd recommend this type of hike-in cabin experience to anyone. Great way to recharge in the winter. |
Lake Maria State Park, 2010 |
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Uploaded on Jun 15, 2010 Minnesota hammock backpacking trip. |
Lake Maria Solo Hang 5-10-13 (A.K.A. Don't Mess With The Wind...) |
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Published on May 12, 2013 This video takes place at Lake Maria State Park in Monticello, MN. This was my first ever solo hang, and consequently, my first attemp at making a video. |
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Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata) False Turkey Tail (Stereum ostrea) |
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American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) chalk-fronted corporal (Ladona julia) common green darner (Anax junius) common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) eastern tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma americana) four-spotted skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) red nail gall mite (Eriophyes tiliae) spring azure (Celastrina ladon) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) white admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) |
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American beaver (Castor canadensis) eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) MRp83a |
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American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) American black currant (Ribes americanum) American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) American common reed (Phragmites australis ssp. americanus) American dog violet (Viola labradorica) American elm (Ulmus americana) American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum) American hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) American plum (Prunus americana) American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) American woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana) arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) asparagus (asparagus officinalis) Bell’s honeysuckle (Lonicera × bella) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla) bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black willow (Salix nigra) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) bluntleaf sandwort (Moehringia lateriflora) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canadian honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) common bladderwort (Utricularia macrorhiza) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common plantain (Plantago major) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) crown vetch (Securigera varia) desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) downy Parlin’s pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax) downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida) downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens) Drummond’s rockcress (Arabis drummondii) early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum) eastern prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) giant chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hairy vetch (Vicia villosa ssp. villosa) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) interrupted fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) limber honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica) Lindley’s aster (Symphyotrichum ciliolatum) long-beaked sedge (Carex sprengelii) long-leaved chickweed (Stellaria longifolia) marsh blue violet (Viola cucullata) marsh vetchling (Lathyrus palustris) Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica) meadow horsetail (Equisetum pratense) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) nodding trillium (Trillium cernuum) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern blue flag (Iris versicolor) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii) purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red baneberry (Actaea rubra ssp. rubra) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa) red maple (Acer rubrum var. rubrum) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) rosy sedge (Carex rosea) rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) sandbar willow (Salix interior) scrambled eggs (Corydalis aurea ssp. aurea) sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) sessile-leaf bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia) silky dogwood (Cornus obliqua) silvery cinquefoil (Potentilla argentea) slender willow (Salix petiolaris) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) touch-me-not (Impatiens sp.) tower mustard (Turritis glabra) tufted loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora) tussock sedge (Carex stricta) upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata) variegated yellow pond lily (Nuphar variegata) Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile) western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white rattlesnake root (Nabalus albus) wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris)
Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Acer rubrum var. rubrum (red maple) Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum (sugar maple) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Actaea rubra ssp. rubra (red baneberry) Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Amorpha fruticosa (desert false indigo) Amphicarpaea bracteata (American hog peanut) Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem) Anemonastrum canadense (Canada anemone) Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone) Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia (wood anemone) Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed) Antennaria neglecta (field pussytoes) Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax (downy Parlin’s pussytoes) Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp) Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine) Arabis drummondii (Drummond’s rockcress) Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla) Arctium minus (common burdock) Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit) Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum (northern lady fern) Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum) Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera (paper birch) Caltha palustris var. palustris (yellow marsh marigold) Carex rosea (rosy sedge) Carex sprengelii (long-beaked sedge) Carex stricta (tussock sedge) Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet) Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry) Cornus obliqua (silky dogwood) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Corydalis aurea ssp. aurea (scrambled eggs) Cryptotaenia canadensis (Canadian honewort) Drymocallis arguta (tall cinquefoil) Enemion biternatum (eastern false rue anemone) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Equisetum fluviatile (water horsetail) Equisetum pratense (meadow horsetail) Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus (Philadelphia fleabane) Eurybia macrophylla (bigleaf aster) Fallopia convolvulus (black bindweed) Fragaria vesca ssp. americana (American woodland strawberry) Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium boreale (northern bedstraw) Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Heuchera richardsonii (prairie alumroot) Impatiens sp. (touch-me-not) Iris versicolor (northern blue flag) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Laportea canadensis (Canadian woodnettle) Lathyrus palustris (marsh vetchling) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Lonicera × bella (Bell’s honeysuckle) Lonicera dioica (limber honeysuckle) Lonicera morrowii (Morrow’s honeysuckle) Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus (bird’s-foot trefoil) Lycopus americanus (American bugleweed) Lysimachia thyrsiflora (tufted loosestrife) Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal) Maianthemum stellatum (starry false Solomon’s seal) Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica (ostrich fern) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover) Moehringia lateriflora (bluntleaf sandwort) Myosoton aquaticum (giant chickweed) Nabalus albus (white rattlesnake root) Nuphar variegata (variegated yellow pond lily) Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern) Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely) Claytosmunda claytoniana (interrupted fern) Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (American hophornbeam) Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii (wild blue phlox) Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida (downy phlox) Phragmites australis ssp. americanus (American common reed) Plantago major (common plantain) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus grandidentata (bigtooth aspen) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Potentilla argentea (silvery cinquefoil) Potentilla norvegica (rough cinquefoil) Potentilla recta (sulphur cinquefoil) Prunus americana (American plum) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (chokecherry) Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (western bracken fern) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Quercus rubra (northern red oak) Ranunculus abortivus (kidney-leaved buttercup) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Ribes americanum (American black currant) Ribes cynosbati (eastern prickly gooseberry) Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Sagittaria cuneata (arumleaf arrowhead) Salix interior (sandbar willow) Salix nigra (black willow) Salix petiolaris (slender willow) Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (red elderberry) Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) Sanicula marilandica (Maryland black snakeroot) Securigera varia (crown vetch) Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion) Smilax ecirrhata (upright carrionflower) Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet nightshade) Stellaria longifolia (long-leaved chickweed) Symphyotrichum ciliolatum (Lindley’s aster) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue) Thalictrum thalictroides (rue anemone) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Trillium cernuum (nodding trillium) Turritis glabra (tower mustard) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Utricularia macrorhiza (common bladderwort) Uvularia grandiflora (large-flowered bellwort) Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile-leaf bellwort) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Verbena hastata (blue vervain) Viburnum opulus var. americanum (American highbush cranberry) Vicia americana ssp. americana (American vetch) Vicia villosa ssp. villosa (hairy vetch) Viola cucullata (marsh blue violet) Viola labradorica (American dog violet) Viola pubescens (downy yellow violet) Viola sororia (common blue violet) |
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