Minnesota Seasons - John A. Latsch State Park

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About

Ownership

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Location

Size

1,605 acres statutory, 409 owned

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				Winona County
				Southeast Minnesota

Parking

N44 10.327, W91 50.324

Hours

Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Fees

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

Maps

all season (PDF)

all season (GeoPDF)

Activities

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

Trails


Hiking	0.5 miles
Snowshoe	Anywhere in park

Hunting and Fishing

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.


Ecology

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
Ecological Section			Paleozoic Plateau
Ecological Subsection			The Blufflands
Land Type Association			Altura Ridgetops Elba Slopes Mississippi River Valley

Native Plant Communities*
Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) Oak - Shagbark Hickory Woodland Red Oak - White Oak Forest Red Oak - White Oak - (Sugar Maple) Forest Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest Southern Dry Cliff Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Southern Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

Natural Features


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Park entrance		Wood routed sign


592 steps


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John Latsch State Park
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Exploring John A Latsch State park overlooking the Mississippi

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Mississippi River @ John Latsch park, Minnesota
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Uploaded on May 17, 2010

John Latsch State Park. Minnieska, Minnesota on May 16, 2010

Canadian Pacific - viewed from a bluff in John Latsch State Park, MN, - 18th October 2013
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Published on Feb 28, 2014

Lineside Video Productions presents this scene overlooking the giant Mississippi River of a northbound 'stack' train, which will appear in one of our forthcoming American Railway series of DVD programmes.

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Visits

5/5/2000

5/17/2011

Amphibians


One amphibian species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
Special Concern	mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

Birds


Eight bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii)
Threatened	Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Special Concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Fishes


Two fish species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella)
Special Concern	bluntnose darter (Etheostoma chlorosoma)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List


Fungi and Lichens
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungi List Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List

Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)


Insects and Arachnids
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

limoniid crane fly (Limonia annulata)


Mammals
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants


Seven plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	butternut (Juglans cinerea)
Special Concern	American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) American shoreweed (Littorella uniflora) cutleaf waterparsnip (Berula erecta) Gray’s sedge (Carex grayi) green dragon (Arisaema dracontium) Muskingum sedge (Carex muskingumensis)