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Bison herd in the park in spring. In 1961, three bison were acquired from the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska. [3] In 2012, the Minnesota Zoo and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources entered into an agreement to form a partnership and develop a Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd. [4]
There are 64 state parks, nine state recreation areas, nine state waysides, and 23 state trails in the Minnesota state park system, totaling approximately 267,000 acres (1,080 km 2). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A Minnesota state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Minnesota preserved by the state for its natural, historic, or other resources.
Coon Lake County Park; Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park; East Twin Lake County Park; Islands of Peace County Park; Kordiak County Park; Lake George Regional Park; Locke County Park; Manomin County Park; Martin-Island-Linwood Lakes Regional Park; Mississippi West Regional Park; Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve; Rum River Central ...
The 22-acre (8.9 ha) Interstate State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Campground at the southwest end of the Minnesota park contains six contributing properties as well. These consist of three buildings—the 1938 Sanitation Building (restrooms at the west end of the picnic area), 1938 Shelter/Refectory (in the center of the picnic area), and 1941 ...
The Superior National Forest features a long segment of the 4,800-mile North Country National Scenic Trail from just south of Burntside Lake by Ely to just south of Temperance River State Park near Schroeder. This segment includes (from West to East) the Kekekabic Trail, Border Route Trail, and Superior Hiking Trail.
The Upper Sioux Indian Reservation is located in Minnesota Falls Township along the Minnesota River in eastern Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, five miles (8.0 km) south of Granite Falls. It was created in 1938 when 746 acres (3.02 km 2 ) of land were returned to the tribe by the federal government, under the Indian Reorganization Act ...
Minneopa State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was established in 1905 to preserve Minneopa Falls, a large waterfall for southern Minnesota, and was expanded in the 1960s to include the lower reaches of Minneopa Creek and a large tract of prairie. [2] Minneopa is Minnesota's third oldest state park, after Itasca and ...
Outdoor recreation opportunities in the forest include camping and hiking throughout the forest, canoeing, kayaking, and boating on the numerous lakes. Cold-water streams and lakes make trout fishing a popular activity. A large amount of the camping traffic is due to the forest's location 6 miles (9.7 km) from the popular Tettegouche State Park.