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Blue Mounds State Park protects sheer quartzite cliffs and over 1,500 acres of highly diverse prairie. Here you have the opportunity to see more rare prairie species. than in any other park in southwestern Minnesota.
Blue Mounds State Park is full of natural surprises. Start with the Sioux quartzite cliff, rising 100 feet from the plains. A bison herd grazes on the prairie. Prickly pear cactus blooms in June and July. A sea of prairie grasses and flowers sway in the wind.
Photo Map. Blue Mounds State Park, in southwestern Minnesota, consists of more than 2,000 acres, mostly tallgrass prairie, but also including a small man-made lake and some woods.
MAP AND GUIDE: BLUE MOUNDS STATE PARK. 1410 161ST STREET LUVERNE, MN 56156 ROCK COUNTY 507-283-6050. VISITOR TIPS. Bison can move very fast. Keep out of the enclosure fence! Don’t see bison from the viewing platform? Check the south- western corner of the range from Mound or Western Loop trails. • Stay on trails.
Blue Mound State Park. Blue Mound State Park Map [PDF] Cross-country Ski And Winter Trail Map [PDF] Campground Map [PDF] Hunting And Trapping Map [PDF]
Coordinates: 43°42′24″N 96°11′13″W. Blue Mounds State Park is a state park in Rock County, Minnesota, United States, near the town of Luverne. It protects an American bison herd which grazes on one of the state's largest prairie remnants.
Mound Lake SEE INSET%. UPPER RIGHT 0.4 Note: steep climb Historic Quarry Cliffline Area 145th st. 0.3 To dam 151st st. 75 Western Loop Trail 1.3 mi. 0.2 mi. 0.4 mi. Rock Alignment Eagle Rock Vista 0.1 0.2 18 BLUE MOUNDS STATE PARK Scale in Miles Tipi Sites Drinking Water Primitive Toilet Restroom/Shower RV Sanitation Station Private Property TRAILS
