Nature reserve · Minnesota

Lake Five Wildlife Management Area

Lake Five Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Lake Five Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. The nearest named place is Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.2 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 67 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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Coordinates46.14011, -93.13945

10.2 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
13.8 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive

Around it

67 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves29

Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
Kroschel Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
Hay Snake Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Gravel Pit 3084 Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi

Parks21

Legion Park: 12.6 mi
West Side Park: 12.8 mi
Train Park: 13.0 mi
community park: 13.1 mi
Panther Park: 13.2 mi

Museums5

Hinckley Fire Museum: 12.8 mi
Pine County Historical Museum: 17.4 mi
Kanabec History Center: 20.1 mi
Rural School Museum: 23.6 mi
Culver Museum: 23.9 mi

Ghost towns3

Wareham: 13.2 mi
Banning: 13.8 mi
Chengwatana: 23.0 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse (mini): 19.7 mi
Klocka: 19.7 mi
Dala Horse: 20.2 mi

Waterfalls2

Wolf Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
Big Spring Falls: 13.6 mi

Rest areas2

Kettle River Rest Area: 15.3 mi
General Andrews Rest Area: 21.9 mi

Gardens1

Minnesota Goose Garden: 4.1 mi

Attractions1

Grand Casino Hinckley: 14.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:17	18:46	19:25
June solstice	05:22	20:22	21:08
September equinox	07:00	18:33	19:12
December solstice	07:53	15:39	16:30

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656711

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