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6,237 acres |
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N46 10.410, W92 50.976 |
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Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. |
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Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35 |
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Hiking Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Backpacking Rock climbing and bouldering Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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Hunting and Fishing |
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No hunting. The park may hold one or more managed hunts in the fall. In most cases, Minnesota residents do not need a permit to fish in Minnesota State Parks. |
Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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Ecological Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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Ecological Section | Western Superior Uplands |
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Ecological Subsection | Mille Lacs Uplands |
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Land Type Association | Finlayson Till Plain Willow River Sand Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Aspen - Birch Forest Basswood - Black Ash Forest Black Ash - Silver Maple Terrace Forest Central Mesic Hardwood Forest (Eastern) Central Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest Northern Poor Fen Northern Rich Alder Swamp Northern Wet Ash Swamp Northern Wet Meadow/Carr Oak - Aspen - Red Maple Forest Red Pine - White Pine Woodland (Eastcentral Bedrock) Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||
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Kirk Nelson |
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Cut-Off Trail |
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Skunk Cabbage Trail | |
Kettle River |
Snowshoeing |
Wayne Rasmussen |
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Kettle River |
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Kettle River |
Martha Decker |
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Kettle River |
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Park entrance |
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Kettle River |
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Kettle River |
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Forest |
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Banning State Park |
Banning State Park |
Banning State Park |
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Banning State Park, MN |
Banning State Park, Minnesota |
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Other Videos |
Banning state park |
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Published on May 16, 2014 Quarry Loop trail and Hells gate trail. |
Banning State Park 8 8 15 |
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Published on Aug 11, 2015 The Kettle River in Banning State Park, Sandstone, MN. |
October camping/hiking trip up at Banning state park |
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Published on Oct 7, 2015 October camping and hiking up at banning state park |
Wolf Creek Falls, Banning State Park, MN |
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Published on Jan 6, 2015 |
Active MN Outdoors - Banning State Park |
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Published on Aug 9, 2012 MN State Park in Sandstone. Great hiking and beautiful scenery! |
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Ramona Abrego |
Birds |
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Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) |
Kirk Nelson |
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) |
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wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) |
Birds |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Birds List |
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata) |
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