Twin Lakes SNA


	About

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	Minnesota DNR

	Overview


	History
	Twin Lakes SNA was designated August 20, 2012.

	Management


	Comments


	Location

	Maps


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	Size
	48 acres

	Parking
	The Minnesota DNR recommends parking on the north shoulder of County Road 9. That is a busy road and there is little room to pull completely off the pavement before the shoulder drops off into a ditch. County Road 9 (not recommended) N45 27.132, W93 2.961 A better option is to park on the West shoulder of Vassar St. NE near the site’s wood routed sign. There is little traffic and there is plenty of room for several vehicles to pull completely off the road. Vassar St NE (recommended) N45 27.310, W93 2.513 Do not park at the field approach on County Road 9—that is private property.


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					Isanti County
					Central Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	There are no maintained trails. There is an old forest road, now barely visible on the ground, that follows at a short distance the south and west shore of Horseshoe Lake.

	Hunting
	Youth deer hunt only. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Ecological Subsection			Anoka Sand Plain
	Land Type Association			Anoka Lake Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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	South parking (not recommended) The Minnesota DNR recommends parking on the north shoulder of County Road 9. That is a busy road and there is little room to pull completely off the pavement before the shoulder drops off into a ditch.

	East parking (recommended) A better option is to park on the West shoulder of Vassar St. NE near the site’s wood routed sign. There is little traffic and there is plenty of room for several vehicles to pull completely off the road.



	Field approach Do not park at the field approach on County Road 9 – that is private property.



	Wood routed sign In 2012, the prairie in the tiny prairie at the northeast corner of this SNA was free of woody species.

	In 2018, Siberian elm was becoming established.

	Prairie


	Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland




	Old forest road


	Horseshoe Lake

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	Twin Lakes SNA minnesota_snas

	About Twin Lakes SNA 48 acres of white pine forest, preserved shoreline, and plenty of protected habitat for rare species. Learn more about this SNA at www.mndnr.gov/snas/sna02052

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	Twin Lakes Scientific and Natural Area Virtual Hike Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

	About Jun 11, 2020 Find the wild places! Image yourself taking a quiet stroll through Twin Lakes SNA in Isanti County. You find yourself surrounded by tall pines and old oaks, birds singing to you as you walk to the edge of Horseshoe Lake and enjoy the view. Though you may not visit this SNA in person, it is rewarding to know that we, as Minnesotans, have together protected this important habitat for the rare and wild in Minnesota. mndnr.gov/snas/sna02052