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Gooseberry Falls State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the North Shore of Lake Superior.The park is located in Silver Creek Township, about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Two Harbors, Minnesota in Lake County on scenic Minnesota Highway 61.
The following state parks are located on Highway 61: Gooseberry Falls State Park is located 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Two Harbors in Lake County. [2] Split Rock Lighthouse State Park is located in Lake County between Two Harbors and Silver Bay. [3] Tettegouche State Park is located in Lake County at the base of the
The longest completed section runs 17.6 miles (28.3 km) from Gooseberry Falls State Park to the town of Beaver Bay, passing through Split Rock Lighthouse State Park on the way. [1] Another 3-mile (4.8 km) segment runs from Schroeder to Tofte through Temperance River State Park.
The parks are Gooseberry Falls, Split Rock Lighthouse, Tettegouche, George H. Crosby Manitou State Park, Temperance River State Park, Cascade River State Park, Judge C.R. Magney State Park, and Grand Portage State Park. The Two Harbors area is host to numerous outdoor events each year, including the challenging Heck of the North gravel bike race.
Turner Falls Park in Davis is the oldest state park in Oklahoma and, at 77 feet, Turner Falls is tied for tallest waterfall in the state. The park and falls are in the Arbuckle Mountains in south ...
Gooseberry River is a 23-mile stream in Lake County, Minnesota, USA, draining into Lake Superior. It is known for its waterfalls, near its mouth in Gooseberry Falls State Park. The Gooseberry, like many of its neighboring streams, has an irregular discharge highly dependent on runoff from rain and snow melt. The region around the river was ...
Judge C. R. Magney State Park is located on scenic Minnesota State Highway 61, 25 miles (40 km) from the Canada–United States border. [3] The last 8 miles (13 km) of the Brule River flow through the park, dropping 800 feet (240 m) and producing several waterfalls and cascades. [4] A tributary of the Brule, Gauthier Creek, flows in from the west.
Minnesota's first attempt to create a state park came in 1885, when a 173-acre (70 ha) park was authorized to preserve Minnehaha Falls.The effort was delayed by legal appeals from the various landowners of the desired parkland, and by the time those were settled in favor of the state in 1889, Minnesota no longer had the money to purchase the land.