Nature reserve · Minnesota

Hay Snake Wildlife Management Area

Hay Snake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hay Snake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. The nearest named place is Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 63 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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Coordinates46.13289, -93.26086

15.9 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
19.6 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive

Around it

63 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves28

Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Gravel Pit 3084 Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
Lake Five Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Kroschel Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi

Parks19

Isle Lake View Park: 10.2 mi
Father Hennepin State Park: 11.0 mi
Legion Park: 17.2 mi
West Side Park: 17.2 mi
Library Park: 17.7 mi

Museums5

Hinckley Fire Museum: 17.3 mi
Kanabec History Center: 18.0 mi
Pine County Historical Museum: 23.2 mi
Mille Lacs Indian Museum: 23.9 mi
Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post: 23.9 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse (mini): 17.8 mi
Klocka: 17.8 mi
Dala Horse: 18.3 mi

Ghost towns2

Wareham: 18.9 mi
Banning: 19.7 mi

Waterfalls2

Wolf Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
Big Spring Falls: 19.3 mi

Rest areas2

Kettle River Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Rum River Rest Area: 24.2 mi

Gardens1

Minnesota Goose Garden: 9.4 mi

Attractions1

Grand Casino Hinckley: 19.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:17	18:46	19:26
June solstice	05:22	20:22	21:09
September equinox	07:01	18:33	19:13
December solstice	07:53	15:40	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	11	16	28	41	54	63	68	66	58	45	31	17
Precip in	0.8	1.1	1.7	2.9	3.4	4.4	5.5	3.7	3.5	3.1	1.8	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandstone 6 W, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656269

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