Scott

N44 44.079
W93 18.580

2,400 acres

Prairie, wetland, forest

2 miles of hiking trail

9.7 miles of horse trail

6 miles of mountain bike trail, open to mountain bikes August to October

Trail Map

Three Rivers Park District

This park is managed by the Three Rivers Park District. Starting January 1, 2005 there is no longer a $4.00 fee for parking or a need to buy a daily or yearly pass.

In November 2004 this park was designated an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society.

This is a popular park for horseback riders. Horse flies and deer flies are prolific. If you hike the horse trails you will want to wear a long sleeve shirt and long pants. A headnet is a plus, DEET is a must.

In 2004 Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve was designated an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society.

Several bird species with protected status in Minnesota are found here:

Endangered – Henslow’s sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)

Special concern – hooded warbler (Wilsonia citrina), cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea), red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)

This site provides habitat for the only-known breeding hooded warbler population in the state.

Some of the other bird species that breed here are broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus), willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii), least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), yellow-throated vireo (Vireo flavifrons), veery (Catharus fuscescens), blue-winged warbler (Vermivora pinus), American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus), mourning warbler (Oporornis philadelphia), scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), vesper sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus), grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis), swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea), bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea), and common loon (Gavia immer).

Migrant species include Wilson’s snipe (Gallinago delicata), alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum), magnolia warbler (Dendroica magnolia), black-throated green warbler (Dendroica virens), Blackburnian warbler (Dendroica fusca), Wilson’s warbler (Wilsonia pusilla), and Canada warbler (Wilsonia canadensis).

Accidental species include summer tanager (Piranga rubra), prairie warbler (Dendroica discolor), and Kentucky warbler (Oporornis formosus).

Three Rivers Park District Bird Checklist

A population of approximately 100 Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), Minnesota threatened species, can be found here.