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Afton State Park
State Park Information
State Park Overview
Nature of the Area
The park is set in a rolling glacial moraine and bluffland. It contains a combination of oak openings and woodlands. The forests combine upland hardwoods with some pine plantations. Remnant prairies are being expanded and oak savannas are being restored through an aggressive resource management program that makes extensive use of volunteers. Park wildflowers include prairie pasque flowers and woodland ephemerals in the spring butterfly weed and puccoons on the summer prairie and sunflowers and blazing star in the fall.
Birdwatchers can observe hawks and waterfowl on the St. Croix flyway, bluebirds and meadowlarks in the grasslands and
waves of migratory birds in the floodplain. Deer, fox and
badgers live here along with the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, turkeys, gray and fox squirrels.
The park is cut by deep ravines which drop 300 feet to the river. The ravines display spectacular outcrops of sandstone and the rugged terrain affords spectacular views of the St. Croix River Valley.
History of the Area
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Afton State Park