Old Mill State Park

 

 

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Location

Size

408 acres statutory, 287 owned

 

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  Area and County
    County   Marshall County
    Region   Northwest Minnesota

Parking

33489 240th Avenue Northwest
Argyle, MN 56713

N48 21.689, W96 34.007

 

Hours

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

 

Fees

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

 

Maps

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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

Self guided/Interpretive

1 mile

Hiking

7 miles

Winter hiking

7 miles ungroomed

Horse

1 mile

Snowmobile

1.5 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 Classification
Ecological Province Ecological Province  

Tallgrass Aspen Parklands

 
Ecological Section Ecological Section  

Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands

 
Ecological Subsection Ecological Subsection  

Aspen Parklands

 
Land Type Association    

Landcaster Lake Plain

 
         

Native Plant Communities*

 

Bur Oak - (Forest Herb) Woodland

Dry Sand - Gravel Brush-Prairie (Northern)

Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System

Mesic Brush-Prairie (Northern)

Northern Terrace Forest

Northwestern Mesic Aspen-Oak Woodland

Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland

Wet Brush-Prairie (Northern)

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

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Amphibians

American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)

wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)

  American toad

Birds

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

Special Concern

American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus)

Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)

Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

Pine to Prairie Birding Trail

eBird Field Checklist

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

 

American Goldfinch

Great Gray Owl

Fishes

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

     

Fungi and Lichens

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List

Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)   Black Knot

Insects and Arachnids

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

American pelecinid wasp (Pelecinus polyturator)

cabbage white (Pieris rapae)

Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)

goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis)

goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

white-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)

 

American pelecinid wasp

monarch

Mammals

One mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

moose (Alces americanus)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

  whitetail deer

Plants

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

Threatened

Louisiana broomrape (Orobanche ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

Special Concern

blunt sedge (Carex obtusata)

pygmy-flower rock-jasmine (Androsace septentrionalis)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Bur Oak - (Forest Herb) Woodland FDw24b

Dry Sand - Gravel Brush-Prairie (Northern) UPn12c

Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System FD

Mesic Brush-Prairie (Northern) UPn23a

Northern Terrace Forest FFn57

Northwestern Mesic Aspen-Oak Woodland FDw34

Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland FDw44

Wet Brush-Prairie (Northern) WPn53b

   

 

absinthe wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa)

Allegheny monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens var. ringens)

American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana)

American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus)

American elm (Ulmus americana)

American hazelnut (Corylus americana)

American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum)

American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus)

American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis)

American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana)

asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)

balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)

big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)

black medick (Medicago lupulina)

black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima)

black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii)

blue giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)

blue vervain (Verbena hastata)

boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo)

bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa)

Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense)

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)

Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)

Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)

Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis)

Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis)

Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis)

Canadian tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense)

candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica)

chicory (Cichorium intybus)

chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana)

common burdock (Arctium minus)

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale)

common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)

common hop (Humulus lupulus)

common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca)

common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus)

common obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana)

common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris)

common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)

common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum)

curly dock (Rumex crispus)

cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata)

desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa)

downy arrowwood (Viburnum rafinesqueanum var. rafinesqueanum)

early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum)

field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

field sagewort (Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata)

giant foxtail (Setaria faberi)

golden alexanders (Zizia aurea)

gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa)

gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)

green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)

green milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora)

hairy false goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa)

hairy four o’clock (Mirabilis albida)

hairy goldenrod (Solidago hispida)

hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata)

Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)

Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)

Indianpipe (Monotropa uniflora)

intermediate bellflower (Campanula intercedens)

jack pine (Pinus banksiana)

Kalm’s lobelia (Lobelia kalmii)

late goldenrod (Solidago altissima)

lowland hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa)

Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica)

Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)

mint-leaved bergamot (Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia)

nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)

narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)

narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)

night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflora)

northern bedstraw (Galium boreale)

northern bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus)

orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata)

ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica)

oval-leaf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia)

panicled aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)

paper birch (Betula papyrifera)

perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis)

plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera)

prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus)

prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)

prairie sagewort (Artemisia frigida)

purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)

purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea)

quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea)

Riddell’s goldenrod (Solidago riddellii)

rough bedstraw (Galium asprellum)

rough blazing star (Liatris aspera)

rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica)

rough oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine)

showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)

showy lady’s slipper (Cypripedium reginae)

shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda)

Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila)

slender beardtongue (Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis)

smooth rose (Rosa blanda var. blanda)

smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum)

soft wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa var. mollis)

spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum)

spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)

stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida)

streamside fleabane (Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens)

swamp thistle (Cirsium muticum)

tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta)

tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)

timothy (Phleum pratense ssp. pratense)

veiny meadow-rue (Thalictrum venulosum)

Virginia stickseed (Hackelia virginiana)

virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana)

western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum)

western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)

western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya)

white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens)

white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

white sweet clover (Melilotus albus)

wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)

wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)

wild grape (Vitis riparia)

wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)

wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia)

woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)

yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila)

yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius)

yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

 

Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder)

Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)

Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop)

Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)

Ambrosia psilostachya (western ragweed)

Amorpha fruticosa (desert false indigo)

Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata (hog peanut)

Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa (lowland hog peanut)

Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem)

Anemonastrum canadense (Canada anemone)

Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone)

Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia (wood anemone)

Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed)

Apocynum androsaemifolium (spreading dogbane)

Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp)

Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine)

Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla)

Arctium minus (common burdock)

Artemisia absinthium (absinthe wormwood)

Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata (field sagewort)

Artemisia frigida (prairie sagewort)

Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage)

Asclepias ovalifolia (oval-leaf milkweed)

Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)

Asclepias viridiflora (green milkweed)

Asparagus officinalis (asparagus)

Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch)

Betula papyrifera (paper birch)

Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed)

Campanula intercedens (intermediate_bellflower)

Cichorium intybus (chicory)

Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle)

Cirsium muticum (swamp thistle)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

Clematis virginiana (virgin’s bower)

Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood)

Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood)

Corylus americana (American hazelnut)

Cypripedium reginae (showy lady’s slipper)

Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata (orchard grass)

Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover)

Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (shrubby cinquefoil)

Desmodium canadense (Canadian tick-trefoil)

Drymocallis arguta (tall cinquefoil)

Echinacea angustifolia (narrow-leaved purple coneflower)

Echinocystis lobata (wild cucumber)

Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye)

Equisetum arvense (field horsetail)

Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine (scouring rush horsetail)

Equisetum laevigatum (smooth scouring rush)

Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed)

Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens (streamside fleabane)

Erigeron strigosus (prairie fleabane)

Eutrochium maculatum (spotted Joe Pye weed)

Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)

Galium asprellum (rough bedstraw)

Galium boreale (northern bedstraw)

Geranium maculatum (wild geranium)

Hackelia virginiana (Virginia stickseed)

Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed)

Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian’s sunflower)

Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (rough oxeye)

Heterotheca villosa (hairy false goldenaster)

Humulus lupulus (common hop)

Lactuca canadensis (Canada lettuce)

Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort)

Liatris aspera (rough blazing star)

Lobelia kalmii (Kalm’s lobelia)

Lycopus americanus (American bugleweed)

Lycopus uniflorus (northern bugleweed)

Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower)

Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica (ostrich fern)

Medicago lupulina (black medick)

Medicago sativa ssp. sativa (alfalfa)

Melilotus albus (white sweet clover)

Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover)

Mimulus ringens var. ringens (Allegheny monkeyflower)

Mirabilis albida (hairy four o’clock)

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia (mint-leaved bergamot)

Monarda fistulosa var. mollis (soft wild bergamot)

Monotropa uniflora (Indianpipe)

Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose)

Solidago riddellii (Riddell’s goldenrod)

Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel)

Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine)

Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis (slender beardtongue)

Phleum pratense ssp. pratense (timothy)

Physostegia virginiana var. virginiana (common obedient plant)

Pinus banksiana (jack pine)

Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)

Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain)

Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar)

Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood)

Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)

Potentilla norvegica (rough cinquefoil)

Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris (common selfheal)

Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (chokecherry)

Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (western bracken fern)

Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak)

Rosa arkansana (prairie rose)

Rosa blanda var. blanda (smooth rose)

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry)

Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan)

Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (cut-leaved coneflower)

Rumex crispus (curly dock)

Sanicula marilandica (Maryland black snakeroot)

Setaria faberi (giant foxtail)

Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (yellow foxtail)

Silene noctiflora (night-flowering catchfly)

Solidago altissima (late goldenrod)

Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod)

Solidago hispida (hairy goldenrod)

Solidago nemoralis (gray goldenrod)

Solidago rigida (stiff goldenrod)

Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod)

Sonchus arvensis (perennial sow thistle)

Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass)

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (panicled aster)

Tanacetum vulgare (common tansy)

Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion)

Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue)

Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue)

Thalictrum venulosum (veiny meadow-rue)

Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood)

Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy)

Tragopogon dubius (yellow goat’s beard)

Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover)

Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail)

Ulmus americana (American elm)

Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm)

Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle)

Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein)

Verbena hastata (blue vervain)

Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s root)

Viburnum lentago (nannyberry)

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (American highbush cranberry)

Viburnum rafinesqueanum var. rafinesqueanum (downy arrowwood)

Vicia americana ssp. americana (American vetch)

Vitis riparia (wild grape)

Zizia aurea (golden alexanders)

 

absinthe wormwood

American hazelnut

American highbush cranberry

big bluestem

black-eyed Susan

bur oak (var. macrocarpa)

Canada wildrye

Canadian milkvetch

Canadian tick-trefoil

chicory

chokecherry

common hop

common mullein

common sneezeweed

Culver’s root

cut-leaved coneflower

perennial sow thistle

green milkweed

Maximilian’s sunflower

nannyberry

narrow-leaved purple coneflower

northern bedstraw

prairie rose

purple meadow-rue

purple prairie clover

rough cinquefoil

Scots pine

showy lady’s slipper

stiff goldenrod

tall cinquefoil

virgin’s bower

western poison ivy leaves

wild columbine

wild geranium

wood anemone

yellow goat’s beard

Reptiles

common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)   common garter snake

 

 

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