Nature reserve · Minnesota

Goose Lake Trails

Goose Lake Trails from directly overhead

Goose Lake Trails is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 410 m. The nearest named place is State Land Trust and Goose Lake Trail, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Forest Service

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates46.99239, -94.33158

13.4 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
24.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
18.4 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National
27.1 mi off the Lady Slipper Scenic Byway

Around it

34 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves18

State Land Trust and Goose Lake Trail: 1.9 mi
Ah-gwah-ching Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
George Cook Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Woman Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
Mule Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi

Parks5

MinneTeepee Common Area: 4.3 mi
Birch Lake Park: 10.0 mi
Walker City Park: 13.7 mi
Muskie Park: 24.1 mi
Nevis Disc Golf Course: 24.6 mi

Attractions3

Dam: 4.9 mi
Walker Bay Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
Historic caboose: 19.3 mi

Artworks3

Lucette Statue (Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart): 10.0 mi
Paul Bunyan Statue: 18.8 mi
World's Largest Tiger Muskie: 24.1 mi

Museums3

Paul Bunyan Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum: 21.8 mi
Northern MN Railroad Heritage Association: 24.2 mi

Historic sites1

Sugar Point Battle: 4.2 mi

Gardens1

Butterfly Garden: 10.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:21	18:50	19:30
June solstice	05:23	20:29	21:17
September equinox	07:05	18:37	19:17
December solstice	08:01	15:39	16:31

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	15	28	42	55	65	69	67	58	45	30	18

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deep Portage, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/1425929711

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