St. Croix State Park
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St. Croix State Park is Minnesota’s largest state park. Unlike Itasca State Park this park does not have a designated wildlife drive. However, it does have 25 miles of forested road to explore between St. John’s Landing in the east and Maple Island and Eagle Bend in the west. |
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Size |
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34,086 acres statutory, 31,727 owned |
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30065 St. Croix Park Road N45 56.777, W92 36.385 |
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Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. |
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Fees |
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Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35 |
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| Central Minnesota | ||||||
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Hiking Trails |
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127 miles The Willard Munger State Trail, a multi-use trail, runs through the park. |
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Hunting |
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No hunting |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Western Superior Uplands |
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| Ecological Subsection | Mille Lacs Uplands |
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| Land Type Association | Cloverdale Sand Plain Duxbury Moraine St. Croix Terraces |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Alder - (Red Currant - Meadow-Rue) Swamp Basswood - Black Ash Forest Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp Black Ash - Silver Maple Terrace Forest Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Alder Swamp (Eastcentral) Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) Black Spruce Bog: Semi-Treed Subtype Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest Central Dry-Mesic Wet-Mesic Hardwood Complex Central Dry Oak-Aspen (Pine) Woodland Central Mesic Hardwood Forest (Eastern) Central Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern), Jack Pine Subtype Jack Pine - Oak Woodland Low Shrub Bog Low Shrub Poor Fen Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern) Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest Oak - Aspen Woodland Poor Black Spruce Swamp Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp: Tamarack Subtype Rich Tamarack Swamp (Eastcentral) Sedge Meadow Silver Maple - (Sensitive Fern) Floodplain Forest Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp Willow Sandbar Shrubland (River) |
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| * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Park Road |
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Kettle River |
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Bear Creek Trail |
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Trail Junction |
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Kennedy Brook Trail |
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Basswood - Black Ash Forest |
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St. Croix River |
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Two Rivers Trail |
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Kettle River Trail |
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Slideshows |
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| St Croix State Park Richard Sanders |
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St Croix State Park, MN |
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| St. Croix State Park, Minnesota campsitephotosdotcom |
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Published on Oct 30, 2013 Favorite Sites: 11, 13, 16, 22, 28, 43, 50, 64, 76, 82, 88, 90, 91, 95, 104, 114, 120, 125, 132, 137, 139, 141, 146, 149, 188, 190, 194, 210 |
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Other Videos |
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| St Croix St Park Blowdown.AVI Timothy Blotz |
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Uploaded on Sep 20, 2011 Driving through St. Croix State Park near Hinkley, MN. This is some of the blowdown area from the July 1st straightline winds that affected nearly 31-thousand acres of trees in the park. |
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| St Croix State Park nhart2 |
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Published on Jan 8, 2014 No description available. |
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| Shugs St. Croix Saunter Part 1 shugemery |
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Uploaded on Nov 10, 2008 Took a two night "gear testing" trip to a Minnesota State Park. Only had a short time to camp and it was weapon deer hunting season opener so I had to be careful where I hung my hammock. Was going way up North but lots of the Superior Hiking Trail closed on Nov. 8 for hunting and time was already short. St. Croix trails are multi use so the hike is not challenging but camp time was fun in the cold rain, wind and snow flurries. Long walks as the park is HUGE. The usual palaver as well as some "Gear Gab". Check out the "Stickpic"by Rodney Java http://thestickpic.com and the "Bushwacker Wood Burning Stove" by J. Falk. http://www.trailgear.org Pop Tart Talk as well. Mmmmm. More "Gear Gab" and stuff in Part 2.....coming soon! Thanks for joining me. |
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| Shugs St. Croix Saunter Part 2 shugemery |
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Uploaded on Nov 11, 2008 The continuation of my trip in Minnesota. Lots of me being a doof as well as "Gear Gab" on Jacks "R" Better Down Sleeves http://jacksrbetter.com, DIY fabric from Speer Hammocks http://speerhammocks.com and other bits and bobs. Check out the "Out-takes" at the very end....... |
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