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423:, all state parks were closed, leaving Afton open to a serious vandalism and burglary of three park buildings. A group of a dozen young men drove around the gate into the park, where they ransacked an administrative building and vandalized two camper cabins. The shingles of one of the latter were pried off and burned in a campfire. State parks were open to people entering on foot, and an early-morning hiker alerted authorities to the suspicious presence of vehicles. Some of the group scattered and hid, but the Washington County Sheriff's department conducted a manhunt through the park and arrested all but one of the suspects. 407:. Very little state park–caliber land remained, especially along the scenic and well-settled St. Croix River. Therefore, it was a surprise when an undeveloped property directly on the river, containing the last beach on the Minnesota side, went on the market in 1967. Although some of the blufftop had been farmed, the steep ravines had deterred most other development. State park officials and advocacy groups acted quickly and purchased the property the next summer. Many local residents opposed the new state park, fearing the onslaught of visitors it would attract. Resistance continued after the park was authorized by 51: 79: 432: 232: 31: 192: 199: 86: 58: 206: 220: 246: 443:
sites. The various sites are a .75-to-1.25-mile (1.2 to 2.0 km) hike up a large hill. Firewood and water are provided in the campground. There is also a canoe site off of the St. Croix River open only to paddlers. The park also offers two drive-in group campsites which can each accommodate up
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There are more than 20 miles (32 km) of hiking trails in the park. Some of the trails cover the tops of the bluffs, the bluffs themselves, and the floodplain of the St. Croix River. Other trails criss-cross the prairie areas of the park. A four-mile (6.4 km) paved trail open to bicycles
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were banned, and the road was shortened from its original plan. Thus the camping area and beach are only accessible by hiking. Afton State Park finally opened to the public in 1982, with the visitor center only being completed the following year.
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areas and one reservable picnic shelters. There is a visitor center with restrooms that has a wood stove for the winter months. There is a swimming beach on the river, and the park provides equipment for
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in 1969, and acquisition of property to fill out the park dragged on for thirteen years. Residents did achieve a few key compromises. The park entrance was moved from the north to the west side,
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Trout Brook is a cold water stream that flows through the park. Restoration efforts, beginning in 2019, endeavored to improve the environment for trout and other cold water species.
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outcrops have been exposed in some of the ravines. The vertical drop from the blufftop to the water is 300 feet (91 m).
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survived the decades of farming that took place on the blufftop. Today the former fields are being restored to prairie and
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extends from the park entrance to the visitor center. Five miles (8 km) of hiking trail are open to
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growing increasingly crowded in the 1960s, Minnesota was on the lookout for more recreational land near
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ski area on three sides. The name "Afton" was given to this area by its settlers as a reference to the
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to 40 people. In the fall of 2009, Afton opened four new camper cabins that include electricity.
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The park is located approximately five miles (8 km) south of the town of
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook
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Everyone's Country Estate: A History of Minnesota's State Parks
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St. Croix River
Map showing the location of Afton State Park
Map showing the location of Afton State Park
Washington
44°51′45″N 92°47′1″W / 44.86250°N 92.78361°W / 44.86250; -92.78361
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state park
Minnesota
St. Croix River
Washington County
hiking
moraine
birdwatching
picnics
camping
St. Paul
Afton, Minnesota
Afton Alps
Robert Burns
River Afton
moraine
ravines
Sandstone
prairie
oak savanna
oak
aspen

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