Apple Blossom Overlook Park
La Crescent, MN
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Apple Blossom Overlook Park is a Winona County park located three miles north of downtown La Crescent, MN on Apple Blossom Drive Scenic Byway. Its 55 acres includes a ridge top overlooking the Upper Mississippi River Valley 580 feet below. A 1.3 mile loop trail has a spur that leads to a spectacular overlook on a narrow promontory. The trail is wide, grassy, and well maintained. It passes through new and old growth hardwood forest, two newly established prairies, and a few small areas of remnant prairie, and by rock outcroppings, steep cliffs, and an historic stone quarry. The park also includes a small depression that is sometimes a small pond but at other times just a wetland. |
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Size |
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55 acres |
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33642 County Road 1 N43 51.422, W91 18.754 N43 51.583, W91 18.898 |
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Sun-Sat: 6:30AM—10PM |
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No fee |
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Hiking Trails |
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1.3 miles |
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No hunting |
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| Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province | ||||||
| Ecological Section | Paleozoic Plateau | ||||||
| Ecological Subsection | The Blufflands | ||||||
| Land Type Association | Caledonia Ridgetops | ||||||
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Not mapped (10/11/2021) |
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Picnic area at the park |
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The view looking east towards Wisconsin following I-90. |
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Looking towards La Crescent, MN from the south end of the park. |
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Walking through the prairie area. |
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Mother and daughter examining a Milkweed plant. |
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Families walking along the trail. |
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foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) |
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Created: 6/23/2022
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