Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area

Lawrence Unit

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	Size
	Approximately 1,967 acres

	Parking
	19825 Park Boulevard Jordan, MN 55352 Trail Center N44 39.124, W93 42.981

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

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


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					Scott County
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	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	The Minnesota Valley State Trail passes througn the site. The Minnesota River State Water Trail passes along the northern border of the site.

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Ecological Subsection			Big Woods
	Land Type Association			Hamburg Moraine Le Sueur Alluvial Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) Mesic Prairie (Southern) Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland Sedge Meadow Spikerush - Bur Reed Marsh (Northern) Wet Prairie (Southern)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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	Samuel B. Strait House


	Riverbottom Forest


	Prevernal




	Vernal




	Beason Lake


	Minnesota River




	Channel Catfish


	Trails

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	Hiking Club: Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, April 2012 Carey

	About 18 APR 2012; Park #8, 4.0 miles



	Minnesota Valley State Park Richard Sanders

	About Minnesota Valley State Park

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4/27/2013		5/31/2013

Amphibians

boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata)

northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

Birds


Fifteen bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Special Concern	Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii) Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Birds List

Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist (all units)

eBird Field Checklist – Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area

eBird Field Checklist – Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area - Carver County

American Coot (Fulica americana)

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens)

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)

Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

Plants


Four plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	short-beaked arrowhead (Sagittaria brevirostra)
Threatened	smooth-sheathed sedge (Carex laevivaginata)
Special Concern	Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus) rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium)