Nature reserve · Minnesota

Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area

Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.11329, -93.19308

12.6 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
16.8 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive

Around it

66 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves30

Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
Lake Five Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Hay Snake Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Kroschel Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Gravel Pit 3084 Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi

Parks21

Isle Lake View Park: 13.6 mi
Legion Park: 13.7 mi
West Side Park: 13.7 mi
Father Hennepin State Park: 14.4 mi
Train Park: 15.6 mi

Museums4

Hinckley Fire Museum: 13.8 mi
Kanabec History Center: 17.4 mi
Pine County Historical Museum: 20.3 mi
Rural School Museum: 22.9 mi

Ghost towns3

Wareham: 15.5 mi
Banning: 16.7 mi
Chengwatana: 22.6 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse (mini): 17.1 mi
Klocka: 17.1 mi
Dala Horse: 17.6 mi

Waterfalls2

Big Spring Falls: 16.0 mi
Wolf Creek Falls: 16.1 mi

Gardens1

Minnesota Goose Garden: 6.0 mi

Attractions1

Grand Casino Hinckley: 15.9 mi

Rest areas1

Kettle River Rest Area: 18.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:17	18:46	19:25
June solstice	05:22	20:22	21:08
September equinox	07:00	18:33	19:12
December solstice	07:53	15:40	16:30

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	11	16	28	41	54	63	68	66	58	45	31	17
Precip in	0.8	1.1	1.7	2.9	3.4	4.4	5.5	3.7	3.5	3.1	1.8	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandstone 6 W, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655918

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