Minnesota Seasons - Schoolcraft State Park

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About

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History

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Location

Size

222 acres statutory, 147 owned

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				Cass County
				Northwest Minnesota

Parking

9042 Schoolcraft Lane NE
Deer River, MN 56636

N47 13.343, W93 49.062

Hours

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

Fees

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

Maps

all season (PDF)

all season (GeoPDF)

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


Self guided/Interpretive	Interpretive signs are located throughout the park.
Hiking	2 miles
Snowshoe	Anywhere in park

Hunting and Fishing

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.


Ecology

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
Ecological Section			Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains
Ecological Subsection			Chippewa Plains
Land Type Association			Rosey Lake Plain

Native Plant Communities*
Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Clay/Mud Shore (River) Red Pine - White Pine Woodland Red Pine - White Pine Woodland: Balsam Fir Subtype Sedge Meadow
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

Natural Features


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Park entrance


Park entrance


Information kiosk


		Information kiosk


Parking		Red Pine - White Pine Woodland, Balsam Fir Subtype


Mississippi River


Mississippi River		Red Pine - White Pine Woodland


Red Pine - White Pine Woodland


Trails

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Schoolcraft State Park 2
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Feb 27, 2019

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Sep 2, 2021

A visit to Schoolcraft State park on our quest to visit all of the Minnesota State parks

Schoolcraft State Park Hiking with my daughter
Wandering Wiley

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Jul 18, 2020

In this video I go to Schoolcraft State Park Hiking with my daughter Riley, Schoolcraft state park is 225 acre park that has 2 plus miles of trails for hiking, it is mostly flat and through a virgin pine forrest with the Mississippi River running along one side. It is located west of Grand Rapids, MN in Northern Cass county. The park was named for Henry Rowe Schoolcraft the discoverer of the headwaters of the Mississippi River.

Mississippi River at Schoolcraft State Park
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Visits

9/5/2011

7/11/2017

Amphibians

American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)

green frog (Lithobates clamitans)

mink frog (Lithobates septentrionalis)

northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens)

Birds

Three bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

Veery (Catharus fuscescens)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)


Fishes
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

Fungi and Lichens

Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

Northern Cinnabar Polypore (Trametes cinnabarina)


Insects and Arachnids
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) deer fly (Chrysops sp.) dot-tailed whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta) mustard white (Pieris oleracea)