Nature reserve · Minnesota

Bolger Wildlife Management Area

Bolger Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Bolger Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. The nearest named place is Rainbow Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 23 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.62761, -93.57446

23.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
29.1 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Rainbow Park: 3.1 mi
River side Park: 3.9 mi
Mark Park: 4.4 mi
Youngs Park: 7.4 mi
Riverview Park: 8.8 mi

Nature reserves48

Kunkel Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
Dobe Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
Dobe Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
Vietnam Veterans Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
Dalbo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 8.6 mi

Historic sites7

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 16.6 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 17.4 mi
Babcock Historical Marker: 23.1 mi
Monument: 23.3 mi
Military Tribute: 23.4 mi

Gardens3

Community Garden: 17.1 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 17.2 mi
Community Garden: 19.6 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 21.4 mi
Klocka: 21.8 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 21.8 mi

Attractions2

Stoney Brook Farms: 17.3 mi
Sherburne County Fairgrounds: 22.4 mi

Museums2

Sherburne History Center's Museum and Sand Burr Gift Shop: 21.2 mi
Kanabec History Center: 21.3 mi

Ghost towns1

Bodum: 19.3 mi

Rest areas1

Rum River Rest Area: 20.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:18	18:48	19:27
June solstice	05:26	20:22	21:08
September equinox	07:02	18:35	19:14
December solstice	07:53	15:44	16:34

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	15	28	42	55	65	69	67	58	45	30	18
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.4	2.7	3.8	4.3	4.4	4.0	3.2	2.8	1.4	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milaca, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657626

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