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Sucker Creek Preserve
2050 - 290th AveDetroit Lakes, MN 56501
Located east of Detroit Lakes on Highway 10, turn south on 290th Avenue, go .3 (3/10) mile. Upstream Sucker Creek: walk across 290th.
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Mineral springs and a woodsy creek leading to the mouth of Sucker Creek at Big Detroit Lake are the focal point of this 117 acre native woods gem of northwest Minnesota.
Accessible paths, unimproved trails, marshwalks, trout stream, amphitheater and interpretive signs coalesce to embrace and expand one's senses in new, restful nature learning. Conserved for all persons: children, youth, students, adults, and groups of all ages, find a perfect learning lab for the natural world.
Dates
City park hours 6am-10pm.Rates
Free and open to public as the City of Detroit Lakes' newest park.
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Green Practices
- Air quality improvements
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Sucker Creek Preserve is a natural woods, self-guided park. Pack in; pack out: no trash cans. PB4UGo: no toilet facilities. No electric facilities.
- Eco-friendly landscape/facility design
- Eco-friendly purchasing practices
- Energy efficiency/conservation
- Waste reduction/reuse/recycling
- Water conservation/wastewater management plan
Attraction Attributes
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
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The eastbound Empire Builder as it hugs the Mississippi River near Wabasha / Jerry Huddleston