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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 ...
Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is nearby. The nearby Valley Grove Church Building is considered an important historical site, though several active churches around the area are better preserved: St. John's United Church of Christ (3 mi southwest) Grace Lutheran Church (ELCA) (in town) Nerstrand United Methodist Church (in town)
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.
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.
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 route is also known as Main Street in Nerstrand. Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is located near the junction of Highway 246 and Rice County Road 29 at Nerstrand. The park entrance is located on County Road 29. [2] The route is legally defined as Routes 246 and 320 in the Minnesota Statutes. [3] It is not marked with the latter number.
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