Minnesota Seasons - Crow Wing State Park

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About

Ownership

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History

Management

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Location

Size

3,291 acres statutory, 2,308 owned

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				Crow Wing County
				Northwest Minnesota

Parking

3124 State Park Road
Brainerd, MN 56401

N46 16.384, W94 19.936

Hours

Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Fees

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

Maps

all season (PDF)

all season (GeoPDF)

Activities

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

Trails


Wheelchair accessible	0.3 mile
Self guided/Interpretive	0.5 mile
Boardwalk	300 feet
Hiking	18 miles
Winter hiking	Ungroomed
Paved bike	6.5 miles (Paul Bunyan State Trail)
Snowmobile	6.5 miles (Paul Bunyan State Trail)
Snowshoe	Anywhere in park

Hunting and Fishing

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

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains
Ecological Subsection			Anoka Sand Plain Pine Moraines & Outwash Plains
Land Type Association			Mississippi Sand Plain Pillager Sand Plain St. Croix Moraine

Native Plant Communities*
Black Ash - Silver Maple Terrace Forest Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

Natural Features


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Park entrance		Interpretive trail


Prairie		Oak forest


Mississippi River

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Northwoods Adventure Crow Wing State Park - Lakeland News at Ten - June 25, 2013
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Published on Jun 25, 2013

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Hibernating black bear essentials - Crow Wing State Park - Brainerd Dispatch MN
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Uploaded on Mar 4, 2011

You might think that Crow Wing State Park would be a perfect home for a hibernating bear - and you would be correct. Brian Dirks - and those who tagged along - weren't disappointed: One bear had given birth to two cubs, probably about a month ago.

Crow Wing State Park, Minnesota
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Published on Jul 28, 2012

This is a historic area in Crow Wing State Park, Minnesota. It was a town called Crow Wing years ago. It was a popular fur trading post and hub for Native American travelers.

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Amphibians
northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens)


Fungi and Lichens
Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus)

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Visits

8/9/2011


Amphibians
wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)

Birds


Fourteen bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Threatened	Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Special Concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)


Fishes
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List


Fungi and Lichens
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungi List

Entomosporium Leaf Spot (Diplocarpon mespili) False Death Cap (Amanita citrina) Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) Jellied False Coral Fungus (Sebacina schweinitzii) Lobster Mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus)


Insects and Arachnids
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

autumn meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) cabbage white (Pieris rapae) Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) chalk-fronted corporal (Ladona julia) common green darner (Anax junius) common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala) dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) great spangled fritillary (Argynnis cybele) monarch (Danaus plexippus) Say’s Cicada (Okanagana rimosa) viceroy (Limenitis archippus)