Franconia Landing

Franconia Landing sits at 693 feet along the St. Croix Scenic Byway, with the terrain dropping 13 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Silverbrook Falls is visible to the east-northeast, about 1.0 mile away at an elevation of 815 feet. The site is roughly 35.0 miles from Saint Paul, 38.9 miles from Minneapolis, and 48.2 miles from Bloomington, all to the southwest. Daylight varies through the year, with sunrise at 05:23 and sunset at 21:03 around the June solstice, and sunrise at 07:48 and sunset at 16:31 around the December solstice; the equinox sunrise and sunset times fall between these ranges. Log House Landing is the previous lookout along the byway, and Taylors Falls Wayside Park follows as the next stop.