Nature reserve · Minnesota

Oak Ridge Marsh Wildlife Management Area

Oak Ridge Marsh Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Oak Ridge Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. The nearest named place is Tilden Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates47.67233, -96.24187

18.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Tilden Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
Tilden Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
Maple Meadows Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
Dugdale Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
Maple Meadows Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi

Parks

Polk County Park: 3.2 mi
Mentor City Park: 5.0 mi
Veterans Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
Mentor Gateway Park: 5.1 mi
Roadside Park: 5.5 mi

Artworks7

worlds largest bluebird: 7.0 mi
Erskin Walley Sculpture: 10.7 mi
Elk: 16.7 mi
ROAR!: 16.9 mi
Landing Eagle: 19.2 mi

Historic sites6

Youth Memorial: 14.7 mi
Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 15.8 mi
Tank: 16.9 mi
Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 21.2 mi
Tank: 24.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Terrebonne: 12.2 mi
Betcher: 21.8 mi

Rest areas1

Oak Lake Rest Area: 12.7 mi

Museums1

Polk County Pioneer Museum: 17.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:57	19:38
June solstice	05:28	20:39	21:27
September equinox	07:12	18:44	19:25
December solstice	08:11	15:43	16:36

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	6	10	24	41	54	65	69	67	58	44	27	14
Precip in	0.6	0.6	0.9	1.3	2.9	4.5	3.6	3.5	2.8	2.1	0.9	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lake Falls, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657587

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