La Salle Lake State Recreation Area

 

 

     
 
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Location
 
 

Maps

 
 

All season map (MN DNR)

 
         
 

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Size

 
 

986 acres statutory

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

Picnic Area and Canoe Launch: 
9887 County 9
Solway, MN 56678

Boat Launch and Cabins: 
10045 County 9
Solway, MN 56678
N47 20.827, W95 9.783

Campground: 
10221 County 9
Solway, MN 55678

 
         
 

Hours

 
 

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

 
         
 

Fees

 
 

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

 
         
 

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          Hubbard County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

Trails were under development in 2013.

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

All hunting and trapping in most of the SRA but not in the vicintity of the campground and cabins. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

   
  Ecological Section    

N. Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Chippewa Plains

   
  Land Type Association    

Becida Till Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Central Rich Dry Pine Woodland

Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland: Bracken Subtype

Red Pine - White Pine Forest

Red Pine - White Pine Woodland: Balsam Fir Subtype

Sedge Meadow

White Cedar Swamp (Northcentral)

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

Natural Features

     
 

LaSalle Lake; red and jack pine forests and woodlands; large white pine, balsam fir and white spruce forests; old-growth northern white cedar forest.

 

 

 

 

 

           
 
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Wander Without Wifi

 
  LA SALLE LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA - Minnesota
Sep 9, 2021
 
   
 
About

If you are looking for that "up north" feeling of just you and your family at the lake then check out La Salle Lake State Recreation Area. There is no development along these shores and the fishing is excellent in these very clean and clear waters. Enjoy! And remember to #WanderWithoutWifi with Diana and Scott.

   
       
 
Other Videos
 
  Sloughpumper
La Salle Lake SRA-SNA Blowdown Tour
 
   
 
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Published on Jul 3, 2012

In the late afternoon/early evening hours on July 2, 2012, a massive thunderstorm hit northwestern Minnesota with hurricane force winds, rain, thunder and lightening. Wind speeds of up to 80 mph were recorded. This video was taken during the early morning hours of July 3. La Salle Lake State Recreation Area and Scientific & Natural Area, which is near the Headwaters of the Mississippi River, sustained tremendous damage to hundreds of trees throughout the 1,000-acre property. Miraculously, no campers were injured and no buildings were severely damaged in the storm.

   

 

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6/18/2013                
 
 

Birds

 
 

One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:

Special Concern

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

 
 

eBird Field Checklist

 
         
 

Fishes

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

 
         
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

Two insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

microcaddisfly (Oxyethira itascae)

unhorned microcaddisfly (Oxyethira ecornuta)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

 
         
 

Mammals

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

Two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:

Threatened

ram’s head lady’s slipper (Cypripedium arietinum)

Special Concern

northern oak fern (Gymnocarpium robertianum)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Central Rich Dry Pine Woodland FDc24

Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland: Bracken Subtype FDc24a1

Red Pine - White Pine Forest FDc34a

Red Pine - White Pine Woodland: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn33a1

Sedge Meadow WMn82b

White Cedar Swamp (Northcentral) FPn63b

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a

     
         

 

 

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