Start/finish:
Registration:
Picnic Area
Register
between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and finish by 3 p.m.
Cost:
Award, $8; IVV event
book credit, $3; walk only, $2.
Vehicle
permit required.
The
Trail
Distance
and trails:
Sanctioned
for 10km made up of shorter loops.
5km
trail follows Hiking Club trail through woods and uphill
to highway. There it goes into the scientific and natural area,
which is an out and back to an overlook of the Mississippi
River. Return through woods and some sunny prairie back to
registration. The
second trail is a 5km lollipop trail that’s rolling
hills as well as some flat and grassy spots. Includes a spur to
an overlook of the lake.
Event
Award
Monarch Butterfly leather pin, $8; IVV event book credit, $3;
walk only, $2.
We
ask that you print the registration sheet linked below,
fill
it out and bring it to the event along with your payment.
This
will decrease the handling of money.
If
you pay cash please bring exact change.
See
the COVID-19 Safey Sheet on
State
Park Vehicle Permit
A
state park vehicle permit is required when you enter any state
park. Daily permits cost $7.
An
annual permit can be purchased for $35 and entitles you to an
unlimited number of visits to
any
and all Minnesota State Parks for 12 months after date of
purchase.
Refreshments:
Water and restrooms are available at the picnic shelter.
NSTT
will offer a participant picnic throughout the day for a
donation to cover costs.
Event
Contacts
For
more information call Wally Swanson, 507-362-8760.
For
park info call 507-312-2650.
Getting
There
43605
Kipp Dr., Winona.
The
park is approximately 135 miles SE of the Twin Cities via Hwy 52
and I-90.
Park
entrance is accessed off Co. Rd 3. Coming from the west or
southeast, via I-90,
take
exit 267 and follow park signs. Coming from Winona,
south
on Hwy. 61 (just past mile marker 15), take a right on Co. Road
3
for
four miles to the park entrance. Winona County.
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