Nature reserve · Minnesota

Crow Wing Chain Wildlife Management Area

Crow Wing Chain Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Crow Wing Chain Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 416 m. The nearest named place is Tree Farm Landing, a park 3.0 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 59 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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Coordinates46.83213, -94.85305

7.0 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
30.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
22.6 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National

Around it

59 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves28

Huntersville Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
Huntersville Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
Huntersville Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
Huntersville State Forest: 5.0 mi
Huntersville Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi

Parks17

Tree Farm Landing: 3.0 mi
Muskie Park: 9.2 mi
Nevis Disc Golf Course: 9.2 mi
Anderson's Crossing: 9.2 mi
Stocking Lake Public Water Access: 11.1 mi

Artworks4

World's Largest Tiger Muskie: 9.2 mi
Statue of St. Urho: 12.8 mi
Paul Bunyan Statue: 13.2 mi
Lucette Statue (Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart): 17.0 mi

Museums3

Hubbard County Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
Menahga Museum: 12.8 mi
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum: 13.2 mi

Rest areas2

US-71: Park Rapids Rest Area: 11.1 mi
Smoky Hills Wayside: 23.1 mi

Attractions2

Historic caboose: 22.7 mi
Walker Bay Lighthouse: 22.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Shell City: 5.2 mi

Historic sites1

Veterans Memorial: 11.1 mi

Gardens1

Butterfly Garden: 17.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:52	19:32
June solstice	05:26	20:31	21:18
September equinox	07:07	18:39	19:19
December solstice	08:02	15:42	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	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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657756

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