Nature reserve · Minnesota

Sauk River Wildlife Management Area

Sauk River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Sauk River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. The nearest named place is Stearns County Fairgrounds, a park 1.6 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.70300, -94.93714

1.2 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
28.8 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Stearns County Fairgrounds: 1.6 mi
Browns Park: 2.1 mi
Sinclair Lewis Park: 2.7 mi
Conservation Club Park: 2.7 mi
Skate Park: 2.8 mi

Nature reserves

Sauk River Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
Spirit Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
Padua Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
Victor Winter Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
Miller Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi

Museums7

Melrose Area Museum: 6.7 mi
Christie House Museum: 19.0 mi
Todd County Museum: 19.1 mi
Pope County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
Runestone Museum: 24.9 mi

Artworks3

Clock: 15.4 mi
Giant Crow Statue: 18.2 mi
Big Ole: 24.9 mi

Rest areas3

Burgen Lake Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 23.0 mi
Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 23.2 mi

Peaks2

Eagle Mountain: 15.1 mi
The Mound: 15.5 mi

Beaches2

Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 23.9 mi
Avon Beach: 24.1 mi

Historic sites1

Big Ole statue: 24.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:53	19:32
June solstice	05:31	20:28	21:14
September equinox	07:07	18:40	19:19
December solstice	07:58	15:49	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	10	14	27	42	56	67	70	68	59	45	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.6	3.6	4.2	4.3	3.8	2.8	2.8	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melrose, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657112

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