About • Location • Activities • Ecology
About |
Ownership |
Links |
Overview |
|
History |
|
Management |
|
Comments |
|
Activities |
||||||||||||||
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 |
||||||||||||||
Trails |
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
Hunting and Fishing |
||||||||||||||
Waterfowl hunting is allowed, but you must be on the lake to hunt. In most cases, Minnesota residents do not need a permit to fish in Minnesota State Parks. |
Ecology |
|||||
Ecological Classification |
|||||
Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
||||
Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
||||
Ecological Subsection | Oak Savanna |
||||
Land Type Association | Blooming Prairie Till Plain Havanna Moraine |
||||
Native Plant Communities* |
|||||
Basswood - Bur Oak - (Green Ash) Forest Cattail Marsh (Northern) Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest Mesic Prairie (Southern) Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Red Oak - White Oak Forest Seepage Meadow/Carr Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Southern Mesic Maple-Basswood Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Wet Prairie (Southern) Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
|||||
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||
Natural Features |
|||||
Marsh, lake, meadow, hardwood forest |
Visitor Photos |
||
Share your photo of this destination. |
||
This button not working for you? |
Wayne Rasmussen |
||
MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos |
Park entrance |
||
Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest – vernal |
||
Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest – estival |
||
Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest – autumnal |
||
|
||
|
||
|
Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest – autumnal |
|
Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest – Vernal |
Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest – autumnal | |
Trails |
||
Trails |
Other prairie |
Slideshows |
Rice Lake State Park, MN |
Rice Lake State Park |
Rice Lake State Park Campsite Campground Photos Owatonna, MN Minnesota State Park |
About
Apr 21, 2021 Before choosing and reserving your campsite, watch this video to get a look at the site you will be reserving! Have you camped at Rice Lake State Park near Owatonna, Minnesota? If so, tell us in the comments what your favorite site is, and why we should try out your favorite site the next time we're there! Please Subscribe to Just Beyond Parks on YouTube, Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see where we adventure next! https://www.justbeyondparks.com Just Beyond Parks is dedicated to inspiring you through our experiences camping and hiking Minnesota State Parks + Midwest State Parks and interesting activities just beyond the parks. Thanks for watching! Here's a link to our Glacial Lakes State Park Campsite Photo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqP-r... |
Rice Lake State Park |
Rice Lake State Park |
About
Rice Lake State Park, MN |
Visitor Videos |
||
Share your video of this destination. |
||
This button not working for you? |
|
Other Videos |
Hiking at Rice Lake State Park in Minnesota - S1:E13 |
About
Dec 29, 2020 We stopped at Rice Lake State Park in Minnesota on our way back from Great River Bluffs State Park, (video coming soon!). Rice Lake was a smaller park that didn't have many hiking trails, but would certainly be a lot of fun if you had a boat, canoe, or kayak. We didn't make it to the watercraft camping area, but I could see that being a lot of fun! Join us as we explore Rice Lake State Park! #ParkAdventure #MNStateParkLife #Explore Follow us on social media for photos and more: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nawtmushroom/ Camera used for this video: Olympus Stylus 1 Edited with DaVinci Resolve |
VLOG47 Walk about, Scouting Rice Lake State Park, Mn |
About
May 1, 2017 Please watch: "BPS HK1S Full Tang Bushcraft Knife 2021, Great starter Camp utility knife" Found this Gem of a park fairly close to home base. I have always looked for a "go to" place where I can do spur of the moment camps or just go walk about. It a small State Park located about 30 min south east of Faribault Mn. Camping, fishing, day vists and ......Boat in my favorite way to camp. Looking forward to giving it a try. lots of birds, trees and places to walk. Perfect. Very clean and well maintained. And best of all $6.00 a night. Cannot beat that with a big stick. I am no longer a "Young un". But have been given a 2nd chance at life, so taking advantage of it. Now I get to do the things I should have done along time ago. This Channel is about my second chance and serves as a log for my Family. I get up everyday for 2 reasons. My Daughters Rachael and Bronwen. Who keep me young and support me all the way. Hopefully along the way in my adventures, If i can inspire someone, make them laugh, make them cry, well, then I've completed my mission. Just Saying......2CG |
S1:E9 RICE LAKE STATE PARK, Minnesota (08.31.2018) Old Dad Revival |
About
Sep 8, 2018 |
Rice Lake State Park in Minnesota in the Summertime |
About
Sep 1, 2020 Being a video about our visit to Rice Lake State Park in Minnesota during the Summertime. This lovely State Park is in southeast Minnesota near the city of Owatonna. It has a 700 acre lake in it and about a dozen miles of hiking trails. It is also unique in southern Minnesota because canoe camping is allowed on the far side of the lake away from the main campground. The entire lake is in the State Park, and migrating waterfowl know this, so every Spring and Fall there are birds everywhere! |
Rice Lake State Park |
About
Oct 23, 2021 |
GoPro - Trail riding (Rice Lake State Park) |
About
Published on Mar 15, 2014 ALL MUSICAL CONTENT PROVIDED BY TONE X. I was bored and decided to take the sled out for a bit. I went to a place about 5 miles away. Rice Lake State Park.... I haven't been there in years and I told myself I would make a trip out there in the future. It was snowing so the video quality wasn't the best at times. I have to give a shout out to TONE X for the awesome tracks he makes. I am always willing to promote his music in the non-profit videos I make. |
Visitor Sightings |
|
Share your sightings or comments about of this destination. |
|
This button not working for you? |
Wayne Rasmussen |
Plants |
||
sharp-lobed hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) |
MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings |
Visits |
5/21/1999 7/8/2012 10/11/2014 4/23/2015 |
Rice Lake State Park spans two counties, but all of the trails are in Steele County. All observations listed here were made in Steele County. |
Amphibians |
||
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) |
Birds |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
American Coot (Fulica americana) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) |
Fungi and Lichens |
||
Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) |
Insects and Arachnids |
||
Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) common green darner (Anax junius) common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala) dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas) eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) grape leaf miner moth (Phyllocnistis vitifoliella) Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) northern crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos) summer azure (Celastrina neglecta) white snakeroot leaf miner (Liriomyza eupatoriella) |
Mammals |
||
American beaver (Castor canadensis) eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
Plants |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
||||||||||
Plants frequently found in: Basswood - Bur Oak - (Green Ash) Forest MHs38b Cattail Marsh (Northern) MRn83b Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) UPs13b Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest MHs49a Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest MHs38c Red Oak - White Oak Forest MHs37a Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest MHs37 Southern Mesic Maple-Basswood Forest MHs39 |
||||||||||
Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) American germander (Teucrium canadense) American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) American lopseed (Phryma leptostachya) American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) American woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana) asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Balkan catchfly (Silene csereii) balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata) bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) bluntleaf bedstraw (Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum) broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade (Circaea canadensis) Canadian honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) common agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) compass plant (Silphium laciniatum) creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum) cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) downy Parlin’s pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax) drooping trillium (Trillium flexipes) eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum) early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern bottlebrush grass (Elymus hystrix) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) European cranberrybush (Viburnum opulus var. opulus) field thistle (Cirsium discolor) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata) garden yellowrocket (Barbarea vulgaris) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) Illinois tick-trefoil (Desmodium illinoense) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) jumpseed (Persicaria virginiana) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) limber honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica) lowland hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa) Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum) Missouri gooseberry (Ribes missouriense) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) paleleaf woodland sunflower (Helianthus strumosus) Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum) poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) rough bedstraw (Galium asprellum) rough oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra) round-leaved dogwood (Cornus rugosa) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) sharp-lobed hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) smooth carrionflower (Smilax herbacea) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) soft agrimony (Agrimonia pubescens) soft wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa var. mollis) spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis) starry campion (Silene stellata) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida ssp. rigida) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) Sullivant’s milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) sweet Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum) tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata) violets (Viola section Chamaemelanium subsection Nudicaules) Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica var. virginica) Virginia stickseed (Hackelia virginiana) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white rattlesnake root (Nabalus albus) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) white trout lily (Erythronium albidum) white vervain (Verbena urticifolia) white-flowered leafcup (Polymnia canadensis) wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum (sugar maple) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Ageratina altissima var. altissima (white snakeroot) Agrimonia gryposepala (common agrimony) Agrimonia pubescens (soft agrimony) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed) Amorpha fruticosa (desert false indigo) Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa (lowland hog peanut) Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem) Anemone acutiloba (sharp-lobed hepatica) Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed) Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax (downy Parlin’s pussytoes) Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp) Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine) Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla) Arctium minus (common burdock) Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit) Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Asarum canadense (Canadian wild ginger) Asclepias exaltata (poke milkweed) Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata (swamp milkweed) Asclepias sullivantii (Sullivant’s milkweed) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Campanula rapunculoides (creeping bellflower) Cardamine concatenata (cut-leaved toothwort) Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge) Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory) Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet) Chenopodium album (common lambsquarters) Circaea canadensis (broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade) Cirsium discolor (field thistle) Claytonia virginica var. virginica (Virginia spring beauty) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus rugosa (round-leaved dogwood) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Cryptotaenia canadensis (Canadian honewort) Desmodium illinoense (Illinois tick-trefoil) Elymus hystrix (eastern bottlebrush grass) Elymus virginicus (Virginia wildrye) Enemion biternatum (eastern false rue anemone) Erigeron strigosus (prairie fleabane) Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium (rattlesnake master) Erythronium albidum (white trout lily) Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (common boneset) Eutrochium purpureum (sweet Joe Pye weed) Fallopia convolvulus (black bindweed) Fragaria vesca ssp. americana (American woodland strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium asprellum (rough bedstraw) Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum (bluntleaf bedstraw) Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Hackelia virginiana (Virginia stickseed) Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed) Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian’s sunflower) Helianthus strumosus (paleleaf woodland sunflower) Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (rough oxeye) Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) Hylodesmum glutinosum (pointed-leaved tick-trefoil) Impatiens capensis (spotted touch-me-not) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Laportea canadensis (Canadian woodnettle) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya (prairie blazing star) Lonicera dioica (limber honeysuckle) Lonicera morrowii (Morrow’s honeysuckle) Lycopus americanus (American bugleweed) Lysimachia ciliata (fringed loosestrife) Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal) Maianthemum stellatum (starry false Solomon’s seal) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Melilotus albus (white sweet clover) Monarda fistulosa var. mollis (soft wild bergamot) Nabalus albus (white rattlesnake root) Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely) Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (American hophornbeam) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Pastinaca sativa (wild parsnip) Persicaria virginiana (jumpseed) Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii (wild blue phlox) Phryma leptostachya (American lopseed) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Podophyllum peltatum (May-apple) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Polymnia canadensis (white-flowered leafcup) Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus grandidentata (bigtooth aspen) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Prunella vulgaris (common selfheal) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Quercus rubra (northern red oak) Ranunculus abortivus (kidney-leaved buttercup) Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Ribes missouriense (Missouri gooseberry) Rubus allegheniensis (Allegheny blackberry) Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan) Sambucus canadensis (American elderberry) Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (red elderberry) Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) Sanicula marilandica (Maryland black snakeroot) Silene csereii (Balkan catchfly) Silene stellata (starry campion) Silphium laciniatum (compass plant) Smilax ecirrhata (upright carrionflower) Smilax herbacea (smooth carrionflower) Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet nightshade) Solidago flexicaulis (zigzag goldenrod) Solidago rigida ssp. rigida (stiff goldenrod) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Teucrium canadense (American germander) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue) Thalictrum thalictroides (rue anemone) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Trifolium hybridum (alsike clover) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Trillium flexipes (drooping trillium) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Verbena hastata (blue vervain) Verbena urticifolia (white vervain) Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata (prairie ironweed) Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s root) Viburnum opulus var. opulus (European cranberrybush) Viola section Chamaemelanium subsection Nudicaules (violets) Viola sororia (common blue violet) |
Reptiles |
||
painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) |
Birding Hotspot
The small wetland west of the park entrance is a good place to see migrating birds. American Avocet, Black-crowned Night Heron, Black-necked Stilt, and Snowy Egret have all been spotted there.
Created: Last Updated: © MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. |