Winona

N43 56.853
W91 23.663

3,067 acres

Goat prairie, northern red oak-Shagbark Hickory forest, sugar maple-Basswood forest, red pine plantation, fields, moist shaded cliff, bur oak savanna

6.5 miles

2.5 mile interpretive trail

Minnesota DNR

Formerly called O.L. Kipp State Park.

The entrance to the park is on Winona County Road 3, part of Apple Blossom Scenic Drive. King’s and Queen’s Bluff SNA lies within the park. The park itself lies within the borders of the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest. This part of the state is the “driftless” area of Minnesota, untouched by the last series of glaciers over the last million years.

Henslow’s sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii), a Minnesota endangered species, and Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii) have been seen here, both near the entrance. Orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) can also be found here.

Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist

The park contains a stand of northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis), not found anywhere else in southern Minnesota. Other trees found here not listed below include sugar maple (Acer saccharum var. saccharum), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), black walnut (Juglans nigra), and American basswood (Tilia americana).