Minnesota Seasons - Miesville Ravine Park Reserve

About • Location • Activities • Ecology

About

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Dakota County Parks

Overview

History

Management

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Location

Size

1,665 acres

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				Dakota and Goodhue Counties
				Metro and Southeast Areas

Parking

27970 Orlando Trail
Cannon Falls, MN

North parking lot
N44 32.656, W92 48.239

South parking lot
N44 32.587, W92 48.175

Hours

Daily, 5 a.m.–10 p.m.

Fees

No fee

Maps

Summer Map

Winter Map

All Seasons

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	2.29 miles
Winter hiking	2.29 miles
Snowshoe	2.29 miles

Hunting and Fishing

Deer by shotgun.

See Hunting (Dakota County Parks) for details.


Ecology

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
Ecological Section			Paleozoic Plateau
Ecological Subsection			Rochester Plateau The Blufflands
Land Type Association			Cannon River Valley Elba Slopes HamptonTill Plain

Native Plant Communities*
Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Red Oak - White Oak Forest Sedge Meadow Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

Natural Features


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Park entrance


South parking lot


Trout Brook		Boardwalk


Trails


Trails

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Going Shack Wacky, or how we deal with Cabin Fever!
The Adventures of Mr. & Mrs. B.

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Feb 6, 2019

A day we just had to get out after having -33F temps after the week of the Polar Vortex. We went out to Miesville Ravine Park Reserve. just southwest of Red Wing, Minnesota and had ourselves a walk and a winter picnic.

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Music:
Water Lillies - Density & Time
Serenity by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
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Camera – Panasonic Lumix, DMC- FZ150 Full HD
Mic – External - Bestekar
Editor - Video Windows Movie Maker, Windows 7

Moments admiring Miesville Ravine.
Tucker Lundquist

About

Apr 5, 2020

Alicia and I hiked by trout brook near the end of the brook that empties into the Cannon river.

Miesville Ravine
Pete Schwamb

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Apr 2, 2018

Easter hike down Miesville Ravine

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Jennifer Johnson


Fungi and Lichens
Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)


Dean Pryor


Plants
eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum)


Michael Tuma


Insects and Arachnids
oil beetle (Meloe impressus)

MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings

Visits

5/15/2011

10/4/2020


Amphibians
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

Birds


One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
Special Concern	Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)

eBird Field Checklist (Complete)

eBird Field Checklist (Picnic Area (Goodhue County))

eBird Field Checklist (Trout Brook Trail)

eBird Field Checklist (Upper Ravine)

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)

Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)

Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)


Fishes
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List


Insects and Arachnids
Minnesota Bee Atlas Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List


Mammals
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

Plants


Three plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Threatened	blunt-lobed grapefern (Botrychium oneidense) kittentails (Veronica bullii)
Special Concern	American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)