Fort Snelling State Park
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3,711 acres statutory, 2,654 owned |
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101 Snelling Lake Road N44 52.414, W93 11.493 |
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Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. |
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Fees |
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Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35 |
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| Dakota, Hennepin, and Ramsey Counties | ||||||
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Hiking Trails |
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18 miles |
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No hunting |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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| Ecological Subsection | Anoka Sand Plain St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines |
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| Land Type Association | Mississippi Sand Plain Pig’s Eye Alluvial Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Bulrush Marsh (Northern) Calcareous Fen (Southeastern) Lowland Aspen Forest Mesic Oak Savanna (Southern) Red Oak - White Oak Forest Red Oak - White Oak - (Sugar Maple) Forest Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
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Popular Park
Fort Snelling State Park is the most visited state park in Minnesota.
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| The Minnehaha Trail goes from the south end of Minnehaha Park to the visitors’ center in Fort Snelling State Park |  |
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Floods markers - one next to the Mississippi River, and one on Pike Island. From top to bottom: 1965, 1952, 2001, 1880 |
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Minnesota River floodplain, just off the trail near Gun Club Lake |
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Run-off from Gun Club Lake that flows into the Minnesota River |
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Trail along the Minnesota River, south of Mendota Bridge to Gun Club Lake |
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Axel Von Bergen Trail, September 2015 |
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Trails on Pike Island |
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Visitor Center |
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Confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers |
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Mendota Bridge over Picnic Island |
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Turkeys and Deer at Fort Snelling State Park |
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Beaver-gnawed Tree on Picnic Island |
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Park Entrance |
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Picnic Island |
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The Point on Picnic Island |
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Minnesota River |
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Recent Beaver Activity |
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Slideshows |
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| Fort Snelling State Park Sharon Somero |
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Pictures taken from various walks at Fort Snelling State Park on the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in Minneapols. |
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| Fort Snelling Michael David Myers |
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| Fort Snelling Oak Woodland Restoration Evaluation |
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| Fort Snelling State Park Richard Sanders |
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Fort Snelling State Park, MN |
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Other Videos |
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| North High Students Explore Fort Snelling State Park with Wilderness Inquiry & UWCA WildernessInquiry |
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Published on Nov 14, 2013 Students from North High School in Minneapolis, MN had the opportunity to explore Fort Snelling State park as part of the Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures (UWCA) program. They learned how to fish and canoe, and also learned about water quality testing, voyageur culture and history, and more with this innovative programming. This excellent footage was produced by iDream.tv and Minneapolis Public Schools. |
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| Fort Snelling State Park Hike rohan |
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Uploaded on Nov 11, 2006 I hiked the undulating trails of the Fort Snelling State Park today with my ubiquitous camera and the trusty Garmin eTrex. Hey, I'm back home, isn't that a miracle? |
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| Fort Snelling State Park ride BTC0288 |
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Uploaded on Dec 3, 2009 Right in the middle of the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metro area is a state park at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. The song is "Girl shaped love drug" by Southport's own Gomez. |
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