Nature reserve · Minnesota

Wasioja Wildlife Management Area

Wasioja Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Wasioja Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. The nearest named place is Teapail Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 37 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.06713, -92.89337

36.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
26.4 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
27.3 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Dodge Center Creek Park: 1.9 mi
North Park: 3.0 mi
West Park: 3.0 mi
Tall Oaks Park: 3.6 mi
Henning Park: 5.3 mi

Nature reserves46

Teapail Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
Naylor Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 2.4 mi
Vorce Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Pheasants Forever Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
Schletty Wildlife Management Area, Easment Unit: 5.0 mi

Museums32

Oxbow Nature Center: 12.1 mi
Kenyon Area Historical Society at the Gunderson House: 15.0 mi
Steele County Historical Society: 16.1 mi
Print Shop: 16.1 mi
Pillsbury Academy Cannon: 16.1 mi

Picnic sites15

2nd Bridge: 11.9 mi
2nd Bridge: 11.9 mi
Campground: 12.0 mi
Campground: 12.0 mi
Picnic Table: 12.0 mi

Artworks12

Byron Bear: 12.2 mi
P.O.W. M.I.A. Memorial: 17.0 mi
Lighter Than Some: 18.0 mi
Regeneration: 18.0 mi
Marian Grotto: 20.0 mi

Historic sites11

Wasioja Seminary Ruins: 3.9 mi
Dr Paul E Zollman Memorial: 12.1 mi
Welcome to Hayfield: 12.2 mi
Steele County Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
Veterans Memorial Field: 17.0 mi

Attractions11

Dodge County Fairgrounds: 7.6 mi
Tweite's Pumpkin Patch: 11.2 mi
Pine Cheese Mart: 16.1 mi
Skyline Raceway: 21.0 mi
Mayo Civic Center: 21.8 mi

Beaches3

Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 17.5 mi
Cascade Lake Beach: 20.0 mi
JHELL Beach: 21.2 mi

Waterfalls3

Hidden Falls: 22.0 mi
Molly Falls: 23.7 mi
Caron Park Falls: 23.7 mi

Ghost towns2

Rice Lake: 8.2 mi
Fairpoint: 9.5 mi

Rest areas1

Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi

Gardens1

Community Garden: 24.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:46	19:24
June solstice	05:29	20:15	20:59
September equinox	06:59	18:33	19:11
December solstice	07:44	15:49	16:37

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	17	30	43	56	66	70	67	59	46	32	20
Precip in	1.0	1.1	2.1	3.6	4.3	5.3	4.6	4.8	3.5	2.4	1.9	1.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Byron 4north, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656123

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