Nature reserve · Minnesota
County Forest
County Forest is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. The nearest named place is Milford Mine Memorial Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.7 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Crow Wing County, MN
How to reach it
Coordinates46.52972, -93.96711
- 0.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 9.9 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National
103 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 41
- Milford Mine Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Mahnomen North Trailhead: 3.1 mi
- George F Crosby Park: 3.4 mi
- Miners Mountain Overlook: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- County Forest: 2.9 mi
- Lower Dean Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Mission Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Lower Dean Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Loerch Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
Museums: 6
- Soo Line Depot Museum: 3.3 mi
- Northern MN Railroad Heritage Association: 12.2 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot: 12.3 mi
- WonderTrek Children's Museum: 15.3 mi
- Crow Wing County Historical Society and Museum: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
- Gazebo Garden: 17.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 17.0 mi
- G101 & Giving Garden: 17.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Rain Garden: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Miler Castle: 11.9 mi
- Miller Castle: 11.9 mi
- VFW Tank: 12.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 3
- Serpent Lake: 3.5 mi
- Deerwood Deer Statue: 5.0 mi
- Giant Walleye: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Manganese: 2.0 mi
- Old Crow Wing: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Shafer Lake Day Use Area: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Historic caboose: 24.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:26 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:41 | 16:32 |
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 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 31 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brainerd Crow Wing CO AP, 12 mi away.
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