Nature reserve · Minnesota

Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, South Unit

Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, South Unit from directly overhead

Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, South Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. The nearest named place is Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, Robinson Refuge Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 14 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directions Plan a drive around it

Coordinates46.12737, -94.65832

14.5 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

88 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves44

Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, Robinson Refuge Unit: 1.0 mi
Kobliska Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 5.2 mi
Kobliska Wildlife Management Area, West Tract Unit: 5.6 mi
Turtle Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
Little Elk Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi

Parks28

Sylvan Shores Community Park: 7.8 mi
Browerville Public Park: 10.5 mi
Browerville Sports Complex: 10.9 mi
Locke Circle Park: 14.3 mi
Fort Ripley City Park: 14.4 mi

Museums6

Todd County Museum: 14.3 mi
Christie House Museum: 14.5 mi
Camp Ripley Environmental Education Center: 14.7 mi
Minnesota Military Museum: 15.3 mi
Minnesota Fishing Museum: 17.1 mi

Picnic sites3

Ghost towns2

Philbrook: 11.1 mi
Old Crow Wing: 18.5 mi

Peaks2

The Mound: 20.3 mi
Eagle Mountain: 20.8 mi

Historic sites1

Veterans' Memorial: 14.0 mi

Rest areas1

Brainerd Lakes Area Welcome Center: 18.6 mi

Artworks1

Paul Bunyan Statue: 18.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:52	19:31
June solstice	05:28	20:28	21:14
September equinox	07:06	18:39	19:18
December solstice	07:59	15:46	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	9	13	26	40	53	64	68	66	57	44	29	15
Precip in	1.0	0.9	1.5	2.7	3.5	4.6	4.6	3.4	3.3	2.9	1.5	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Prairie, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657033

More nature reserves in Minnesota

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a drive More nature reserves

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, South Unit.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.