Hennepin County

2,400 acres

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Trail Map

N44 50.864 W93 14.138

10.6 miles

Province

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

Section

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

Subsection(s)

St. Paul-Baldwin Plains

Land Type Association(s)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Long Meadow Lake unit is the most visited of the eight units that make up the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

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

Threatened – King rail (Rallus elegans)

Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) and White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) have also been seen here.

The Long Meadow Lake Unit contains two birding hotspots, the Bass Ponds and Old Cedar Avenue Bridge. The best time for birders to visit is from early March to late June when migrating waterfowl and warblers rest here.

Minnesota River Valley Birding Trail