Lac qui Parle State Park

 

 

     
 
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Location
 
 

Maps

 
 

All season map

 
         
 

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Size

 
 

925 acres statutory, 906 owned

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

14047 20th Street Northwest
Watson, MN 56295

N45 1.266, W95 53.644

 
         
 

Hours

 
 

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

 
         
 

Fees

 
 

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

 
         
 

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          Chippewa County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

6 miles

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

No hunting

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Prairie Parkland Province

   
  Ecological Section    

North Central Glaciated Plains

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Minnesota River Prairie

   
  Land Type Association    

Milan Alluvial Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Dry Hill Prairie (Southern)

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

Natural Features

     
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           
 
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Overlook

 
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Swimming Beach

 
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Published on Jun 17, 2012

Imagery captured in June, 2012 in the upper campground at Lac qui Parle State Park. Located near Watson, the park is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

   
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Published on Oct 8, 2013

CampgroundViews.com takes user submitted videos combined with professional editing to provide campers and RV owners with a first person view of campgrounds and RV parks. Take a look at Lac qui Parle State Park in Watson Minnesota at http://www.CampgroundViews.com. Lac qui Parle State Park near Watson Minnesota provides full, partial, and primitive hookup RV and tent camping sites in two locations in separate areas around the lake.

   
  Last day Ice fishing 3-18-2010 Lac Qui Parle Lake
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Uploaded on Mar 19, 2010

Local ice fisherman try to stretch the season "One More Day."

   

 

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Visits

9/9/2011                
 
 

Amphibians

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

 
         
 

Birds

 
 

Eleven bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Endangered

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)

Threatened

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Special Concern

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)

Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Birds List

Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist

eBird Field Checklist (Complete)

eBird Field Checklist (Upper Campground area)

 
         
 

Fishes

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

 
         
 

Fungi and Lichens

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List

 
         
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

 
         
 

Mammals

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d

     
         
 

Reptiles

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

 
         

 

 

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