William O’Brien State Park
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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2,200 acres statutory, 1,603 owned |
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16821 O'Brien Trail North N45 13.524, W92 45.854 |
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Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. |
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Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35 |
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Hiking Trails |
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12 miles |
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No hunting |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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| Ecological Subsection | St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines |
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| Land Type Association | Maplewood Moraine Stillwater Alluvial Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) Northern Rich Fen (Basin) Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland Sand Beach/Sandbar (River): Permanent Stream Subtype Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest Southern Seepage Meadow/Carr Tamarack Swamp (Southern) |
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Park Entrance |
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Wedge Hill Savanna Trail |
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Mist-shrouded Lake Alice |
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Shallow Lake on Prairie Overview Trail A park bench is conveniently located where this photo was taken. |
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Park Office and Solar Installation |
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Slideshows |
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| William O’Brien State Park Ken Wolter |
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| William O’Brien State Park Michael David Myers |
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| William O’Brien St Pk Restoration Evaluation |
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| William Obrien State Park Richard Sanders |
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About
William Obrien State Park, MN |
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| William O’Brien State Park khowe8 |
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Uploaded on Jun 2, 2008 William O’Brien State Park in Minnesota with music by Glen Hansard and the Frames |
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| William O’Brien State Park, Minnesota campsitephotosdotcom |
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Published on Oct 30, 2013 Favorite Sites: 1, 3, 13, 20, 22, 35, 37, 39, 46, 47, 50, 55, 70, 74, 84, 90, 117 |
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Other Videos |
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| William O'Brien State Park, Minnesota NB PhotoArt |
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Mar 20, 2022 Located in a northern suburb town of Stillwater called Marine of St. Croix. Campers of all shapes, sizes, models, and tenters are welcome here and are sure to bring your four-legged friend because there are a lot of trails to hike. The park is divided into two sections that I refer to as upper and lower. Upper has a lot of camping sites as well as many trails, both short and long, that encompass the entire park. The lower level is where the water is as well as Lake Alice, picnics, and a trail that follows the lake, it is also the location to bring your canoe or kayak to take out on Lake Alice. Don't have one of your own? This park rents out both, check in at the office for more details. Easy to get to but also a very popular park, if looking to avoid crowds, go early. Enjoy The Day! |
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| William O'Brien State Park - Trail along the St. Croix River wuloonu |
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Jul 13, 2020 This is a short walk on the trail that runs alongside the St. Croix River in William O'Brien State Park in Minnesota. June 29, 2020 |
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| William O'Brien State Park, Minnesota 4k! (August) (2020 Brutalis |
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Sep 21, 2020 Hey!! Thank you for watching my video! If you enjoyed the video please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!! This was Riverside Trail Loop! The Trail was really easy and flat. Was really surprised with how empty it was on the trail. https://linktr.ee/Brutalis |
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| William O'Brien State Park - MN - November 2019 A Year In Camping |
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Dec 1, 2019 William O'Brien State Park is about 25minutes from Mpls. The park is nestled along the St. Croix River. In this video we hiked the upper area which is where the main campground is located. The trails we hiked are turned into ski trails in the winter. They have winter cabins for rental and plenty of electric and non-electric sites. Most of them are not hammock friendly. This park is good for a day hike |
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| William O’Brien State Park Campground sites 48 - 60. closesquarters |
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Published on Mar 26, 2012 William O’Brien State Park, MN. Attempt of video is to simply show campground accomodations at the parks "Riverway Campground." Some sites are electric and some are non. No water hook-ups are available at this park, however a water-fill and dump station is available when the park is fully open. |
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| William O'Brian State Park exploremnandbeyond |
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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2008 My Tour of the park |
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