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 Schoolcraft State Park - Deer River, MN Posted by:  msrubble
N 47° 13.363 W 093° 48.433
15T E 438886 N 5230230
State park south of Deer River, Minnesota.
Waymark Code: WMWXX6
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2017
Views: 2
Schoolcraft State Park is a small, rustic park about 10 miles south of Deer River or 12 miles west of Grand Rapids. It is largely undeveloped virgin pine forest.
The park is available for hiking, geocaching, birding, and fishing year round. Primitive camping, including a group camp site and a canoe-in site, are available mid-May through Labor Day. There is a picnic ground, and a boat launch on the Mississippi River.
Firewood and a payphone are available at the self-service kiosk.
State park vehicle permits, good at any Minnesota state park, are $7 per day, or $35 per year.
Park Type: Day Use and Overnight
Activities:
Hiking, fishing, geocaching, birding, cross-country skiing, camping, canoeing, snowshoeing, picnics.
Background:
The park is named for Henry Schoolcraft, who is believed to have camped in this vicinity on his way to locate the headwaters of the Mississippi River.
Date Established?: 1959
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Park Fees: Not listed
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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