Nature reserve · Minnesota
Sakatah Lake State Park
Sakatah Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 305 m. Great River Road passes 42 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.22989, -93.51890
- 42.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.8 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sakatah Lake State Park: 0.5 mi
- Sakatah Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 1.6 mi
- Cannon River AMA: 4.7 mi
- Cannon River Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Murphy Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
Parks
- Horseshoe Lake AMA: 2.5 mi
- Elam Park: 2.5 mi
- Morristown Feed Mill Park: 3.9 mi
- Morristown Centennial Park: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Lake Boat Launch: 7.0 mi
Museums: 35
- Le Sueur County Museum: 7.9 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 7.9 mi
- Waseca County Historical Society Museum: 10.5 mi
- Rice County Historical Society: 13.4 mi
- Millersburg School: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Rice County Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Alexander Faribault House: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 19
- Regeneration: 15.6 mi
- Lighter Than Some: 15.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky: 20.7 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 23.3 mi
- Voices, Thoughts, & Spirits in the Wind: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 12
- Janesville Community Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Cedar Brook Sculpture Garden: 23.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 23.0 mi
- Ruth Nutting Memorial Garden: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 11.6 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 13.3 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 23.0 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 17.5 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.8 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 19.0 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Molly Falls: 19.3 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 19.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 22.1 mi
Peaks: 2
- Mount Krystosek: 2.3 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rice Lake: 24.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:18 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:51 | 16:39 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waseca S Rsch & Outreach CTR, 11 mi away.
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