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Fort Snelling State Park |
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Dakota, Hennepin, and Ramsey Counties |
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| Size | 2,654 acres |
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| Park Office | N44 52.414, W93 11.493 |
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| Hiking Trails | 18 miles |
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| Hunting | No hunting. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Subsection(s) |
Anoka Sand Plain |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Mississippi Sand Plain Pig's Eye Alluvial Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | 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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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Comments |
This is the most visited state park in Minnesota. |
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) |
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| bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) |  |
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| Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis canadensis) |  |
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| Plants | Purple pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea ssp. gibbosa) can be found in the fen area of the park. Plants frequently found in: Bulrush Marsh (Northern) MRn93a Calcareous Fen (Southeastern) OPp93c Mesic Oak Savanna (Southern) UPs24a Red Oak - White Oak Forest MHs37a Red Oak - White Oak - (Sugar Maple) Forest MHs37b Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest FFs68a |
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bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie smoke (Geum triflorum var. triflorum) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) wild oats (Uvularia sessilifolia) |
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| Visits | 3/5/2000 |
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