Nature reserve · Minnesota
County Forest
County Forest is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. The nearest named place is Deerwood City Park, a park 2.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.3 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Crow Wing County, MN
How to reach it
Coordinates46.51045, -93.91252
- 1.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.7 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National
107 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 42
- Deerwood City Park: 2.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Elmer Park: 2.6 mi
- George F Crosby Park: 2.6 mi
- Crosby Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 42
- County Forest: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Lower Dean Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Lower Dean Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Farm Island Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
Museums: 8
- Soo Line Depot Museum: 2.6 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot: 9.8 mi
- Northern MN Railroad Heritage Association: 14.9 mi
- WonderTrek Children's Museum: 16.3 mi
- Crow Wing County Historical Society and Museum: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Memorial Garden: 18.1 mi
- Gazebo Garden: 18.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 18.2 mi
- G101 & Giving Garden: 18.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Rain Garden: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
- VFW Tank: 10.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Miler Castle: 14.0 mi
- Miller Castle: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Deerwood Deer Statue: 2.6 mi
- Serpent Lake: 3.0 mi
- Giant Walleye: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Manganese: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Shafer Lake Day Use Area: 24.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:26 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 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 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aitkin 2E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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