Nature reserve · Minnesota
Mission Lake Wildlife Management Area
Mission Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 361 m. The nearest named place is Manganese, a ghost town 4.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.3 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates46.52641, -94.09579
- 0.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.5 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National
99 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 39
- Mahnomen North Trailhead: 4.6 mi
- Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Sagamore Rally Center: 5.3 mi
- Miners Mountain Overlook: 5.5 mi
- Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- County Forest: 6.1 mi
- Loerch Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Loerch Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- County Forest: 8.8 mi
- Lowell Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
Museums: 6
- Soo Line Depot Museum: 7.5 mi
- Northern MN Railroad Heritage Association: 10.5 mi
- WonderTrek Children's Museum: 11.9 mi
- Crow Wing County Historical Society and Museum: 12.9 mi
- Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Dru's Garden: 11.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 13.0 mi
- Gazebo Garden: 13.1 mi
- G101 & Giving Garden: 13.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Miler Castle: 6.4 mi
- Miller Castle: 6.4 mi
- VFW Tank: 18.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 4
- Serpent Lake: 7.4 mi
- Deerwood Deer Statue: 10.0 mi
- Giant Walleye: 20.6 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Manganese: 4.1 mi
- Old Crow Wing: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Shafer Lake Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- Historic caboose: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Brainerd Lakes Area Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:49 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:27 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:41 | 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 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 31 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brainerd Crow Wing CO AP, 9 mi away.
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