Nature reserve · Minnesota

Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area

Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. The nearest named place is Ivan Jindra Memorial Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 7.6 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 54 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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Coordinates45.99622, -93.54075

28.0 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
37.1 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

54 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves32

Ivan Jindra Memorial Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
Onamia Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
Four Brooks Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 8.8 mi
Ann Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
Four Brooks Wildlife Management Area, COOP Unit: 9.2 mi

Parks13

Isle Lake View Park: 10.4 mi
Father Hennepin State Park: 10.6 mi
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park: 13.7 mi
Library Park: 14.2 mi
Reineke Park: 17.0 mi

Artworks4

Klocka: 14.3 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 14.3 mi
Dala Horse: 14.6 mi
Giant Walleye: 24.6 mi

Museums3

Kanabec History Center: 14.0 mi
Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post: 16.2 mi
Mille Lacs Indian Museum: 16.2 mi

Rest areas1

Rum River Rest Area: 7.8 mi

Gardens1

Minnesota Goose Garden: 23.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:18	18:47	19:27
June solstice	05:24	20:23	21:09
September equinox	07:02	18:34	19:14
December solstice	07:54	15:42	16:32

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	59	45	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.5	3.8	4.4	4.7	4.2	3.3	2.9	1.6	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mora, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655845

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