Nature reserve · Minnesota

Badoura State Forest

Badoura State Forest from directly overhead

Badoura State Forest is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. The nearest named place is Crow Wing Chain Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 6.3 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directions Plan a drive around it

Coordinates46.86280, -94.72817

8.3 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
32.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
18.3 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National

Around it

65 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves33

Crow Wing Chain Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
Huntersville Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
Huntersville Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
Huntersville Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
Huntersville Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi

Parks16

Tree Farm Landing: 8.6 mi
Muskie Park: 8.8 mi
Nevis Disc Golf Course: 9.2 mi
Birch Lake Park: 10.8 mi
Anderson's Crossing: 13.5 mi

Artworks4

World's Largest Tiger Muskie: 8.8 mi
Paul Bunyan Statue: 9.7 mi
Lucette Statue (Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart): 10.8 mi
Statue of St. Urho: 19.0 mi

Museums4

Paul Bunyan Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
Hubbard County Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
Menahga Museum: 19.0 mi
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum: 24.7 mi

Attractions3

Walker Bay Lighthouse: 18.1 mi
Historic caboose: 18.4 mi
Dam: 20.8 mi

Historic sites2

Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
Sugar Point Battle: 21.8 mi

Gardens1

Butterfly Garden: 10.8 mi

Ghost towns1

Shell City: 11.5 mi

Rest areas1

US-71: Park Rapids Rest Area: 15.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:52	19:32
June solstice	05:25	20:30	21:18
September equinox	07:06	18:38	19:19
December solstice	08:02	15:42	16:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	8	12	26	41	54	64	69	67	58	44	28	14
Precip in	0.4	0.4	1.0	1.7	3.1	4.1	3.9	2.8	2.7	2.4	0.8	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Rapids Muni AP, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/859782555

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