Flandrau State Park
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982 acres statutory, 840 owned |
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1300 Summit Avenue N44 17.622, W94 27.928 |
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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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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. |
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Prairie Parkland Province |
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North Central Glaciated Plains |
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Minnesota River Prairie |
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| Land Type Association | Gibbon Till Plain Grogan Sand Plain Renville Till Plain |
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Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Wet Prairie (Southern) |
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Flandrau State Park, MN |
Flandrau State Park, Minnesota |
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Flandrau SP |
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Sep 20, 2020 Join me, the Prairie Gal as we explore a historic state park found in the city of New Ulm, Minnesota. Learn more about the history, geology and ecology of this beautiful forested area along the Cottonwood River. |
Take a Hike on the Flandrau State Park Hiking Club Trail |
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Nov 21, 2021 Take a Hike with us at Flandrau State Park on the Hiking Club Trail While camping here, we completed the Hiking Club Trail. If you're looking to camp here - check out our Flandrau State Park Campsite Video...link below. Please Subscribe to Just Beyond Parks on YouTube, Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see where we adventure next! https://www.justbeyondparks.com Just Beyond Parks is dedicated to inspiring you through our experiences camping and hiking Minnesota State Parks + Midwest State Parks and interesting activities just beyond the parks. Thanks for watching! Here's a a stunning waterfall video in Copper Falls State Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOVAJA7zOys&t=3s Flandrau State Park Campsite Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGInOoywRno&t=1s |
Camping at Flandrau State Park | New Ulm, Minnesota |
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Sep 12, 2020 Flandrau State Park is in the heart of New Ulm, Minnesota. The park has semi-modern and rustic campgrounds. The park is also known for it's sandy bottom pool (but not open during COVID). This park is very shady, surrounded by mature trees. Each site comes with a picnic table and fire pit, and the park was well-maintained. The restrooms were closed when we were there, but a few porta-potties are available. Check in: 9/7/2020 |
FLANDRAU MN State PARK - In September |
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Dec 15, 2018 Flandrau State Park, within the historic city of New Ulm, is a pleasant area with level trails and fantastic river and valley views of south-central Minnesota. The Cottonwood River presents a gorgeous background accompanying those who happiily hike these trails. Make sure to spend a bit of time and appreciate the area and its rich history of indigenous and settler peoples, particularly the Dakota Conflict of 1862. Schell's Brewery is another much recommended spot! |
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common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) eastern comma (Polygonia comma) ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Walker’s cicada (Neotibicen marginalis) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest FFs68a |
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American cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) American germander (Teucrium canadense) American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) American lopseed (Phryma leptostachya) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) annual fleabane (Erigeron annuus) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bristly greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides) broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade (Circaea canadensis) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) clustered black snakeroot (Sanicula odorata) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common plantain (Plantago major) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata) dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis ssp. matronalis) desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) early figwort (Scrophularia lanceolata) eastern bottlebrush grass (Elymus hystrix) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field thistle (Cirsium discolor) foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) giant chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum) giant foxtail (Setaria faberi) glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) green foxtail (Setaria viridis var. viridis) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata) marijuana (Cannabis sativa var. sativa) May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) northern evening primrose (Oenothera parviflora) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica) perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum) red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) soft wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa var. mollis) spotted lady’s thumb (Persicaria maculosa) spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata) spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) swamp betony (Pedicularis lanceolata) sweet Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum) tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum) tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. acris) upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata) Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) Virginia groundcherry (Physalis virginiana var. virginiana) Virginia stickseed (Hackelia virginiana) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) white vervain (Verbena urticifolia) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) woolly burdock (Arctium tomentosum)
Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum (sugar maple) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Ageratina altissima var. altissima (white snakeroot) Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Amorpha fruticosa (desert false indigo) Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone) Arctium minus (common burdock) Arctium tomentosum (woolly burdock) Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit) Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Asarum canadense (Canadian wild ginger) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum) Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula (sideoats grama) Campanulastrum americanum (tall bellflower) Cannabis sativa var. sativa (marijuana) Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory) Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry) Cicuta maculata (spotted water hemlock) Circaea canadensis (broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade) Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) Cirsium discolor (field thistle) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive) Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye) Elymus hystrix (eastern bottlebrush grass) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine (scouring rush horsetail) Erigeron annuus (annual fleabane) Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Euphorbia virgata (leafy spurge) Euphorbia maculata (spotted spurge) Eutrochium purpureum (sweet Joe Pye weed) Fallopia convolvulus (black bindweed) Frangula alnus (glossy buckthorn) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Hackelia virginiana (Virginia stickseed) Heracleum maximum (American cow parsnip) Hesperis matronalis ssp. matronalis (dame’s rocket) Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum (foxtail barley) Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) Hylodesmum glutinosum (pointed-leaved tick-trefoil) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Laportea canadensis (Canadian woodnettle) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Lonicera morrowii (Morrow’s honeysuckle) Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus (bird’s-foot trefoil) Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica (ostrich fern) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Melilotus albus (white sweet clover) Monarda fistulosa var. mollis (soft wild bergamot) Myosoton aquaticum (giant chickweed) Oenothera parviflora (northern evening primrose) Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely) Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (American hophornbeam) Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Pedicularis lanceolata (swamp betony) Persicaria maculosa (spotted lady’s thumb) Phryma leptostachya (American lopseed) Physalis virginiana var. virginiana (Virginia groundcherry) Plantago major (common plantain) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Podophyllum peltatum (May-apple) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Prunella vulgaris (common self-heal) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Ranunculus acris var. acris (tall buttercup) Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (cut-leaved coneflower) Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (red elderberry) Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) Sanicula odorata (clustered black snakeroot) Saponaria officinalis (bouncing bet) Scrophularia lanceolata (early figwort) Setaria faberi (giant foxtail) Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (yellow foxtail) Setaria viridis var. viridis (green foxtail) Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (cup plant) Smilax ecirrhata (upright carrionflower) Smilax tamnoides (bristly greenbrier) Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet nightshade) Sonchus arvensis (perennial sow thistle) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Teucrium canadense (American germander) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Uvularia grandiflora (large-flowered bellwort) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Verbena urticifolia (white vervain) Vicia americana ssp. americana (American vetch) Xanthium strumarium (rough cocklebur) |
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