Nature reserve · Minnesota

Dobe Wildlife Management Area

Dobe Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Dobe Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.66861, -93.45398

23.6 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
27.2 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Springvale County Park: 7.1 mi
Rainbow Park: 8.9 mi
River side Park: 9.0 mi
Mark Park: 9.8 mi
Riverview Park: 10.7 mi

Nature reserves55

Dobe Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
Dalbo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 3.3 mi
Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
Bolger Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 7.6 mi

Gardens3

Community Garden: 13.0 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 13.2 mi
Community Garden: 20.1 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 15.8 mi
Klocka: 16.2 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 16.2 mi

Museums2

Kanabec History Center: 15.9 mi
Chisago County Historical Society Museum: 22.9 mi

Historic sites2

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 16.1 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 16.9 mi

Rest areas2

Rum River Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Goose Creek Rest Area: 22.8 mi

Ghost towns1

Bodum: 15.8 mi

Attractions1

Stoney Brook Farms: 23.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:18	18:47	19:26
June solstice	05:25	20:22	21:08
September equinox	07:01	18:34	19:13
December solstice	07:52	15:43	16:33

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657041

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