About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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4,626 acres statutory, 2,602 owned |
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Park office Overlook parking lot |
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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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This recreation area was developed for the fisherman, biker, and mountain biker. The Cuyuna Lakes State Trail, a paved bike trail, is mostly in the park. All facilities for the trail are privately owned. There are also 25 miles of mountain bike trail. The only hiking trail is near the Portsmouth Campground. It is about 350 yards long. |
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On most of the SRA, all hunting but no trapping. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains |
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| Ecological Subsection | Mille Lacs Uplands St. Louis Moraines |
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| Land Type Association | Aitkin Moraine |
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Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System Marsh System Wet Forest System Wet Meadow/Carr System 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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Pennington Mine |
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Feigh Mine |
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| A Walk in the Park: Cuyuna Country SRA A Walk in the Park |
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Jun 12, 2017 Abandoned by mining companies more than 30 years ago, this area of former mining pits and rock deposit stockpiles now boasts regenerated vegetation and clear lakes that draw a wide range of recreation enthusiasts. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=sra00302#homepage Shot & Edited by Michael Uss |
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| Cuyuna Trails Brent Moulton |
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Published on Mar 25, 2012 Muisic: Philip Glass In the Upper Room- Dance IX |
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| Cuyuna Greg Elledge |
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Published on Jul 28, 2013 No description available. |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Whooping Crane
Minnesota does not contain a breeding or captive population of Whooping Cranes. It is not a stopover site and is not on the migratory flyway. Nevertheless, a sighting of a Whooping Crane in this park was reported in 1906.
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