Sherburne County

Northwest Unit
606 acres

Southeast Unit
69 acres

Maps with GPS coordinates

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Northwest Unit

Southeast Unit

Sand Dunes State Forest Trail Map

Northwest Unit
(Ann Lake Campground and Day Use Area)
N45 25.399, W93 41.594

Northwest Unit
(245^th Ave. NW – park on shoulder)
N45 24.905, W93 41.976

Southeast Unit (233^rd Ave.)
N45 23.599, W93 40.457

A hiking trail follows the northern boundary of the SNA. Another trail follows about half of the southern boundary. The North Orock Trail, a horse/hiking trail, passes through the SNA and connects the SNA boundary trails. All of the trails are former forest roads.

All hunting.

See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Province

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

Section

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

Subsection(s)

Anoka Sand Plain

Land Type Association(s)

Anoka Lake Plain

Minnesota DNR

This SNA is within the boundaries of Sand Dunes State Forest.

Getting There
To locate this SNA follow the directions on the Minnesota DNR Web page to get to the Ann Lake Campground and Day Use Area. Drive through the campground until you get to the parking area for the SNA just past campsite #28.

Deer Flies
If you bring a head net, do not leave it in the car. At some point you will want to use it.

Poison Ivy
This site is memorable for, among other things, an overabundance of poison ivy. Long pants are recommended, even for the trails.

Click on a visitor name below (if any) to view that visitor’s observations.

Click on the button to share your own observations.

6/10 and 6/11/2013 – Crystal Boyd

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)s nest on this site.

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

One insect species with protected status in Minnesota is found here:

Endangered – Uncas skipper (Hesperia uncas)

This is one of only two sites in Minnesota where the Uncas skipper can be found.

Four plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here:

Threatened – seaside three-awn (Aristida tuberculosa), woolly beachheather (Hudsonia tomentosa), beaked skeletonweed (Shinnersoseris rostrata), bog white violet (Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata)

University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a

Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern): Oak Subtype UPs14a2

Northern Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92

Sedge Meadow WMn82b

Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland FDs37

Tamarack Swamp (Southern) FPs63a