Lake Rebecca Park Reserve

 

 

About

Ownership

 

Links

Three Rivers Park District

 

Overview

 

 

History

 

 

Management

 

 

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Location

Size

2,553.7 acres

 

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  Area and County
    County   Hennepin County
    Region   Metro Area

Parking

9831 Rebecca Park Trail
Rockford, MN 55373

Main parking lot
N45 4.333, W93 44.988

Lake Rebecca Mountainbike Trail Head
N45 4.121, W93 45.265

 

Hours

5 AM–10 PM

 

Fees

No fee

 

Maps

The unpaved hiking trails are well groomed, but they are not well marked. Printed maps are not available at the park, and there are few trailside maps. Visitors planning a hike are advised to visit the park’s Web page (link above) where they can print a trail map to bring along. Hikers in winter may want to bring both the summer and winter maps.

Summer

Winter 

Lake Sarah Dog Off-leash

Singletrack Trails

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

Boardwalk

 

Hiking

15.6 miles

Winter hiking

15.6 miles

Paved bike

8.1 miles

Mountain bike

13.25 miles

Horse

10.3 miles

Dog

8.1 miles

Cross country skiing

15.6 miles ungroomed

Skate-skiing

15.6 miles ungroomed

Snowmobile

almost 5 miles

Snowshoe

13.25 miles

 

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  

Big Woods

 
Land Type Association    

Maple Plain Moraine

 
         

Native Plant Communities*

 

Sedge Meadow

Southern Mesic Maple-Basswood Forest

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

Natural Features

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Trumpeter Swan observation platform

     
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Hiking trails

     
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Paved bike trails

     
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Winter trails

     
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Lake Rebecca inlet

     
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Fishing piers

     
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Shallow lake

  Southern Mesic Maple-Basswood Forest
     
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Prairie

 

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Michael David Myers

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Lake Rebecca Fall Hike
Matt Leis

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Published on Oct 10, 2014

This video is about Lake Rebecca Park in Minnesota. Fall hike before sunset in October, 2014.

Lake Rebecca
atagtmeier5

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Published on Sep 16, 2012

A preview of the trail at Lake Rebecca Park Reserve. Not a huge trail but fun for a short ride.

Lake Rebecca T-Intervals
Jim Clark

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Uploaded on Oct 17, 2010

running some threshold intervals on the trails of Lake Rebecca Park Reserve.

Lake Rebecca Park Reserve
Landscape Structures Inc.

About

Published on Jul 18, 2012

Lake Rebecca Park Reserve hosts a beautiful nature-inspired big woods-themed playground. Kids will be able to climb through the big Log Crawl Tunnel and zip down the log-themed slide, while an eagle watches overhead. A kiddie Cabin will invite visitors inside to explore and find animal friends. This playground is truly a space where kids' imaginations will soar!

 

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Robin LaFortune

Reptiles

prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis)   prairie skink
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Visits

8/6/2009

3/21/2015

Amphibians

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)   American toad

Birds

One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:

Special Concern

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Birds List

eBird Field Checklist

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

 

American Goldfinch

Black-capped Chickadee

Canada Goose

Double-crested Cormorant

Northern Cardinal

White-breasted Nuthatch

Wild Turkey

Fishes

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

     

Fungi and Lichens

Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)

Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

False Turkey Tail (Stereum ostrea)

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

  Artist’s Conk

Insects and Arachnids

Minnesota Bee Atlas

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)

common harvestman (Phalangium opilio)

dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)

eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Virginia ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)

widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

 

eastern pondhawk

Virginia ctenucha

Mammals

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

 

American red squirrel

eastern cottontail

Plants

One plant species with conservation status in Minnesota is found here:

Endangered

butternut (Juglans cinerea)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Sedge Meadow WMn82b

Southern Mesic Maple-Basswood Forest MHs39

   

 

alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa)

Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)

alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum)

American cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum)

American elm (Ulmus americana)

American germander (Teucrium canadense)

American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum)

American plum (Prunus americana)

American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus)

American stickseed (Hackelia deflexa var. americana)

American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis)

American white waterlily (Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa)

bigseed pepperweed (Lepidium densiflorum var. macrocarpum)

bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus)

bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis)

black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina)

black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)

black maple (Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum)

black medick (Medicago lupulina)

black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima)

black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii)

bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

blue vervain (Verbena hastata)

bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis)

boxelder (Acer negundo)

bristly greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides)

broad-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)

broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia)

bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa)

butternut (Juglans cinerea)

Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense)

Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis)

Canadian black snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis)

Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis)

candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica)

cleavers (Galium aparine)

common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum)

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 ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

common wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. aestivum)

common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

crown vetch (Securigera varia)

cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum)

curly dock (Rumex crispus)

early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum)

eastern prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)

eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana)

eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense)

fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata)

garden yellowrocket (Barbarea vulgaris)

garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)

giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)

giant sunflower (Helianthus giganteus)

gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa)

gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)

ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

hemlock water-parsnip (Sium suave)

hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana)

Illinois tick-trefoil (Desmodium illinoense)

jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)

narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)

northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum)

northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis)

northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)

northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis)

oval-leaf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia)

paleleaf woodland sunflower (Helianthus strumosus)

plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera)

pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum)

prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus)

prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata)

purple-stem angelica (Angelica atropurpurea)

quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

red baneberry (Actaea rubra ssp. rubra)

red clover (Trifolium pratense)

red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea)

red pine (Pinus resinosa)

reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)

rough oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)

silky dogwood (Cornus obliqua)

silver maple (Acer saccharinum)

slippery elm (Ulmus rubra)

smooth rose (Rosa blanda var. blanda)

smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum)

smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)

spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum)

spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis)

spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)

staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina)

sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum)

swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata)

tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum)

tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)

Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)

timothy (Phleum pratense ssp. pratense)

velvet-leaf (Abutilon theophrasti)

virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana)

western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)

white avens (Geum canadense)

white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba)

white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens)

white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima)

white spruce (Picea glauca)

white sweet clover (Melilotus albus)

whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)

wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)

wild grape (Vitis riparia)

wild mint (Mentha arvensis)

wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)

wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)

woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)

yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

 

Abutilon theophrasti (velvet-leaf)

Acer negundo (boxelder)

Acer saccharinum (silver maple)

Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum (black maple)

Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum (sugar maple)

Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)

Actaea rubra ssp. rubra (red baneberry)

Ageratina altissima var. altissima (white snakeroot)

Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard)

Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)

Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed)

Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone)

Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed)

Angelica atropurpurea (purple-stem angelica)

Apocynum androsaemifolium (spreading dogbane)

Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla)

Arctium minus (common burdock)

Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit)

Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry)

Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata (swamp milkweed)

Asclepias ovalifolia (oval-leaf milkweed)

Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed)

Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum (northern lady fern)

Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket)

Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum)

Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed)

Campanulastrum americanum (tall bellflower)

Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory)

Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry)

Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

Clematis virginiana (virgin’s bower)

Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed)

Cornus obliqua (silky dogwood)

Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood)

Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood)

Desmodium illinoense (Illinois tick-trefoil)

Echinocystis lobata (wild cucumber)

Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye)

Equisetum arvense (field horsetail)

Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed)

Erigeron strigosus (prairie fleabane)

Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (common boneset)

Eutrochium maculatum (spotted Joe Pye weed)

Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry)

Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)

Galium aparine (cleavers)

Geum canadense (white avens)

Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy)

Hackelia deflexa var. americana (American stickseed)

Helianthus giganteus (giant sunflower)

Helianthus strumosus (paleleaf woodland sunflower)

Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (rough oxeye)

Heracleum maximum (American cow parsnip)

Hylodesmum glutinosum (pointed-leaved tick-trefoil)

Impatiens capensis (spotted touch-me-not)

Juglans cinerea (butternut)

Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar)

Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort)

Lepidium densiflorum var. macrocarpum (bigseed pepperweed)

Lonicera tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle)

Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus (bird’s-foot trefoil)

Lysimachia ciliata (fringed loosestrife)

Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal)

Medicago lupulina (black medick)

Medicago sativa ssp. sativa (alfalfa)

Melilotus albus (white sweet clover)

Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover)

Menispermum canadense (Canada moonseed)

Mentha arvensis (wild mint)

Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)

Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa (American white waterlily)

Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel)

Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine)

Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass)

Phleum pratense ssp. pratense (timothy)

Picea glauca (white spruce)

Pinus resinosa (red pine)

Pinus strobus (eastern white pine)

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 tremuloides (quaking aspen)

Prunella vulgaris (common selfheal)

Prunus americana (American plum)

Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry)

Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak)

Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak)

Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower)

Rhus glabra (smooth sumac)

Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)

Ribes cynosbati (eastern prickly gooseberry)

Rosa blanda var. blanda (smooth rose)

Rubus allegheniensis (Allegheny blackberry)

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry)

Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan)

Rumex crispus (curly dock)

Sagittaria latifolia (broad-leaved arrowhead)

Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot)

Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian black snakeroot)

Saponaria officinalis (bouncing bet)

Securigera varia (crown vetch)

Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion)

Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (cup plant)

Sium suave (hemlock water-parsnip)

Smilax tamnoides (bristly greenbrier)

Solidago gigantea (giant goldenrod)

Symphoricarpos occidentalis (wolfberry)

Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion)

Teucrium canadense (American germander)

Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue)

Thlaspi arvense (field pennycress)

Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar)

Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy)

Trifolium hybridum (alsike clover)

Trifolium pratense (red clover)

Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover)

Triticum aestivum ssp. aestivum (common wheat)

Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail)

Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail)

Ulmus americana (American elm)

Ulmus rubra (slippery elm)

Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle)

Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein)

Verbena hastata (blue vervain)

Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata (prairie ironweed)

Viburnum lentago (nannyberry)

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (American highbush cranberry)

Vitis riparia (wild grape)

Zanthoxylum americanum (northern prickly ash)

 

alsike clover

American highbush cranberry

American plum

American white waterlily (ssp. tuberosa)

black cherry

black-eyed susan

broad-leaved arrowhead

bur oak

common boneset

common dandelion

common false Solomon’s seal

common mullein

common yarrow

cup plant

field bindweed

fringed loosestrife

garlic mustard

gray-headed coneflower

northern pin oak

paleleaf woodland sunflower

prairie ironweed

red baneberry

smooth sumac

spotted Joe Pye weed

spotted touch-me-not

swamp milkweed

virgin’s bower

whorled milkweed

wild cucumber

wild mint

yellow wood sorrel

Reptiles

common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)   common garter snake

 

 

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