Minnesota Prairies

Background Minnesota’s prairie is known as the tallgrass prairie, which means that the dominant grasses grow very high, sometimes taller than a horse! It covered the southwest portion of the state. Only fragments of the prairie remain, some of it on restoration sites, some on abandoned patches of land that were never cultivated, and some on private land that people have decided to restore. Pay attention as you walk through your neighborhood, you may notice that someone’s front yard is actually a restored prairie! Prairies in Minnesota Here are a few of the prairies in Minnesota that you can visit! Afton State Park Located in Afton, east of St. Paul on the St. Croix River Crow-Hassan Park 11629 Crow-Hassan Park Road Rogers, MN 55374 [phone] Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area Located in Cottage Grove with parking on 103rd St. & 110th St. Lost Valley Prairie Scientific and Natural Area Located SE of the Twin Cities, 3 miles south of Afton in Washington County off of County Road 78 and Nyberg Avenue Roscoe Prairie Scientific and Natural Area 2 miles west of Roscoe on County Highway 16 Sand Prairie Wilderness Management Area Located just off of Hwy 10 on the eastern edge of St. Cloud Schaefer Prairie Near Glencoe [phone] Restoration Projects Longfellow Cenaiko Lake Etter Creek 6th Ave. Greenway Hastings Prairie Restoration Links Prairie Home About Prairies Oak Savanna Minnesota Prairies Prairie Plants Plant Your Own Prairie Glossary Links/Resources