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Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is a state park of Minnesota, US, northeast of Faribault just outside the small town of Nerstrand.The park derives its name from the Big Woods, a large, contiguous forested area covering much of southeast Minnesota prior to the 1840s, when European settlers began to establish farms in the territory, [2] and from Nedstrand in Tysvær, Norway, [3] of which ...
Trails are well-developed and extensive in the forest: 3 miles (4.8 km) trails are designated for hiking and cross-country skiing in the wintertime, 32 miles (51 km) for horseback riding, with 121 miles (195 km) designated for both Class I and II all-terrain vehicle and off-highway motorcycling use.
Nerstrand (/ ˈ n ɪər s tʃ r æ n d / NEER-schrand) [4] is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. [ 5 ] Minnesota State Highway 246 serves as a main route in the community.
Camp Release State Memorial Wayside [4]: 337 1889 1975 Redesignated Camp Release State Monument. Hill-Annex Mine State Park [130] 1931 2024 Mining Operations resumed Horace Austin State Park [4]: 44 [131] 1913 1949 Transferred to Austin as a city park. Garvin Heights State Park [4]: 76 1922 1961 Transferred to Winona as a city park.
The Big Woods would have once covered 5,000 square miles (13,000 km 2) in a diagonal strip 100 miles (160 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide. Today most of this region has been cleared for agriculture and urban development. Remnant and secondary stands of Big Woods remain in parks and other protected areas.
January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Crow-Hassan Park Reserve has miles of trails leading through woods and restored native prairie. Three Rivers Park District is a special park district serving the suburban areas of the Twin Cities including suburban Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Scott, and Ramsey counties.
Geography; Location: Roseau County, Minnesota, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Elevation: 1,060 feet (320 m): Area: 54,915 acres (22,223 ha): Administration; Established: 1963: Governing body: Minnesota DNR: Website: www.dnr.state.mn.us /state _forests /sft00057 /index.html: Ecology; WWF Classification: Western Great Lakes Forests: EPA Classification: Northern Lakes and Forests: The Lost River ...
Trails are designated for such varied uses such as mountain biking, with 18 miles (29 km) specifically for hiking, 37 miles (60 km) for Class I and II all-terrain vehicle use, and 87 miles (140 km) for off-highway motorcycling. In the wintertime, trails are designated for cross-country skiing and 60 miles (97 km) are set aside for snowmobiling.