Red River State Recreation Area

 

 

     
 
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Ownership

 
 

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Location
 
 

Maps

 
 

all season map

 
         
 

Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates

 
         
         
 

Size

 
 

1,339 acres statutory, 1,234 owned

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

Timberline Nature Area Boat Launch
N47 55.365, W97 0.866

 
         
 

Hours

 
 

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

 
         
 

Fees

 
 

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

 
         
 

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          Polk County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

7 miles of paved, multi-use, wheelchair accessible trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

No hunting

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Prairie Parkland Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Red River Valley

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Red River Prairie

   
  Land Type Association    

Anthony Lake Plain

Red River Alluvial Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Not listed (10/11/2021)

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

Natural Features

     
 

River bottom forest

 

 

 

 

 

           
 
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  Hiking Club: Red River State Recreation Area, June 2015
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  Hiking Club: Red River State Recreation Area, June 2015  
 
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04 JUN 2015; Park #22, 2.2 miles

 
  Red River SRA
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Red River SRA

 
  Red River State Recreation Area, Minnesota
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Published on Oct 29, 2013

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  FORKS: Five in Five featuring the Red River State Recreation Area in East Grand Forks, MN
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Jun 17, 2020

Welcome back to FORKS: Five in Five with Reid from East Grand Forks Parks & Recreation talking about the opening of the Red River State Recreation Area. #SimplyGrand #MyEGF

 

 

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Birds

 
 

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

Endangered

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)

Special Concern

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Purple Martin (Progne subis)

 
 

eBird Field Checklist – Red River State Recreation Area

eBird Field Checklist – Timberline Nature Area

 
         
 

Fishes

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

 
         
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
         

 

 

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