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Great River Bluffs State Park

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European settlers had cleared much of the land for farming, but this led to significant erosion on the steep slopes. The state forestry division had been planting nonnative as well as native trees to curtail the erosion and produce harvestable timber. Under the Division of Parks and Recreation, the
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shore, and some to goat prairies overlooking a narrow valley. Queen's Bluff and certain other areas of the park are off-limits except for research, due to the rare plants and treacherous slopes (in 1976 an early visitor fell to her death from Queen's Bluff). There is a picnic area whose tables are
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by locals, because they are so steep it would seem only goats could graze on them. These patches of prairie grow only on slopes between 40 and 50 degrees which face south to southwest. This orientation catches prodigious amounts of sunlight, which in winter means the ground thaws daily and freezes
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Development in the park was limited by the steep terrain and fragile habitats. Thus the roads and trails snake along the ridgetops and are fairly level despite the varied topography. The King's Bluff Nature Trail leads out onto King's Bluff (although the far tip is still privately owned). Other
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In the 1960s a state park was envisioned on the Mississippi river bluffs in the proximity of a highway bridge which carried many westbound travelers into Minnesota. Legislation authorizing a 1,350-acre (546 ha) park was passed in 1963. The layout was a long, narrow strip along the blufftops
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at the foot of the bluffs and a county road atop them. To befit a roadside park, the state highway department was asked to provide a name. They suggested O. L. Kipp State Park after Orin Lansing Kipp, who had worked for them from 1916 to 1955 and helped establish the
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screened from each other by trees. The campground features 31 sites and a restroom with showers and flush toilets. The separate group camp can host up to 80 tenters. There is also a five-site campground at the base of the bluffs for bicyclists traveling the
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went against the policy of restoring a natural habitat. As a compromise, the nonnative trees are being harvested as they reach maturity and are being replaced with more appropriate vegetation.
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on Queen's Bluff, well south of its normal distribution. It arose during glacial periods and survived the subsequent warming of the local climate.
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Great River Bluffs State Park signage, brochures, and website.
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layers deposited on the floor of a shallow sea 500 million years ago. The lower, older layer is
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However an alternative property to the north appeared which was both better shaped
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King's and Queen's Bluffs, with sheer sides facing the Mississippi River and "
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short trails lead out to viewpoints, some of the Mississippi River and
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High up on the sides of several bluffs are rare habitats called
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Everyone's Country Estate: A History of Minnesota's State Parks
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nightly, retarding the establishment of any woody plants.
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Location of Great River Bluffs State Park in Minnesota
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King's and Queen's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area
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Dorer Memorial Hardwood 804:Lac la Croix Research Natural Area 345: 39:from Great River Bluffs State Park 14: 1976: 470: 334:already owned by the state. The 1940:1971 establishments in Minnesota 814:Pine Point Research Natural Area 304: 215: 200: 85: 78: 57: 50: 29: 440:United States Geological Survey 430:"Great River Bluffs State Park" 363:plantations of nonnatives like 1241:Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle 422: 325:Minnesota state highway system 1: 477:Great River Bluffs State Park 415: 389: 235:Great River Bluffs State Park 97:Show map of the United States 24:Great River Bluffs State Park 784:Ancient River Warren Channel 261:program, which are known as 7: 158:3,067 acres (12.41 km) 10: 1981: 1726:Charles A. 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Mississippi River
Map showing the location of Great River Bluffs State Park
Map showing the location of Great River Bluffs State Park
Winona
43°56′47″N 91°23′58″W / 43.94639°N 91.39944°W / 43.94639; -91.39944

Queens bluff
Goat prairie
sheer side Queens bluff
state park
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Winona
Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas
sedimentary rock
sandstone
dolomite rock
joints
Driftless Region
southeast Minnesota
Wisconsonian glaciation
La Crescent
Dresbach
U.S. Route 61
Minnesota state highway system
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest

goat prairies

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