Saint Croix State Park
Saint Croix State Park is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Pease Hill stands 296 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Banks CCC Camp, a historic site 0.7 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
86 named places within 25 miles
- Norway Point Bottomlands State Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Kohler-Peet Barrens and Cedar Swamp State Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Ekdall Wetlands State Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Crex Sand Prairie State Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Reed Lake Meadow State Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Mcgowan Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Kettle River Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
- Sandstone Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Rock Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi
- Pine County V&S 3 Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Grantsburg Area Historical Society Museum: 11.5 mi
- Original Burnett County Jail: 11.5 mi
- Emma's House: 11.5 mi
- Reed Lake School: 11.5 mi
- Hinckley Fire Museum: 16.7 mi
- Yellow Banks CCC Camp: 0.7 mi
- Ed. L. Peet: 3.2 mi
- Crex Meadows: 3.8 mi
- Foxes Landing: 5.6 mi
- Copper Paint Company (Historic Place): 8.8 mi
- Grand Casino Hinckley: 14.5 mi
- Wareham: 16.7 mi
- Chengwatana: 16.9 mi
- Banning: 19.2 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 16.9 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 18.8 mi
- Clayton Lake Beach: 1.4 mi
- Pease Hill: 6.1 mi
- Kettle River Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Minnesota Goose Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Croix State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pease Hill | ENE 63° | 296 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:38 | 16:29 |
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 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 32 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grantsburg, 12 mi away.
- sweetfern15 obs
- orange hawkweed13 obs
- Ilia Underwing12 obs
- American Black Bear10 obs
- large white trillium10 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog10 obs
- rough blazing star9 obs
- American hazelnut8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97001261OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/39876378
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