Nature reserve · Minnesota

South Fork Zumbro River Wildlife Management Area

South Fork Zumbro River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

South Fork Zumbro River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. The nearest named place is Tri-cooperative Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 41 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.92043, -92.67617

40.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
14.5 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
19.7 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Carley State Park Scenic Overlook · 28 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch: 7.1 mi
Community Center Park: 8.1 mi
Valley View Park: 8.2 mi
Village Park: 8.2 mi
Byron Youth Baseball & Softball Complex: 8.2 mi

Nature reserves42

Tri-cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
Nelson Fen Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
Vernon Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Suess Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Marian Marshall Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi

Picnic sites21

Caulfield: 10.6 mi
Caulfield: 10.6 mi
Picnic Table: 10.7 mi
Picnic Table: 10.7 mi
Picnic Table: 10.8 mi

Museums17

Historic Mayowood Mansion: 9.1 mi
History Center of Olmsted County: 10.1 mi
History Center of Olmsted County: 10.2 mi
Charles E. Gagnon Museum & Sculpture Garden: 11.0 mi
Oxbow Nature Center: 11.4 mi

Attractions14

Tweite's Pumpkin Patch: 7.1 mi
Dodge County Fairgrounds: 8.8 mi
Skyline Raceway: 9.4 mi
Rochester Event Center: 9.7 mi
Friendship Inn: 12.1 mi

Artworks11

Byron Bear: 9.2 mi
SHS: 10.1 mi
Stewartville Fire Department Est 1895: 10.5 mi
Scoreboard: 12.2 mi
Rochester Riverfront Mural: 12.7 mi

Historic sites9

Welcome to Hayfield: 9.3 mi
Dr Paul E Zollman Memorial: 11.4 mi
Stone Building: 12.2 mi
Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
Matthews Heritage Dome: 12.6 mi

Beaches3

Cascade Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
JHELL Beach: 14.1 mi
Chester Woods Beach: 18.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Fairpoint: 21.9 mi
Rice Lake: 22.6 mi

Rest areas1

Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 8.9 mi

Gardens1

Community Garden: 9.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:15	18:45	19:23
June solstice	05:29	20:13	20:58
September equinox	06:59	18:32	19:10
December solstice	07:43	15:49	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	15	19	32	45	58	68	71	68	61	48	34	21
Precip in	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.5	4.4	5.3	4.2	4.1	3.6	2.4	1.8	1.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657416

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