Hello! And welcome to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.
I'm ranger Sierra.
Even though our visitor center is closed right now, we still wanted an opportunity
to share it with you. So, we're making a video series giving you a tour of the visitor center.
Come on, let's get started!
The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is an over 250-mile long stretch of land
along the Namekagon and St. Croix rivers.
It was federally protected in 1968 by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Today, this land is mostly used for recreational activities like canoeing, and kayaking, hiking, bird watching,
and camping. It's- The area is also used for conservation and scientific research.
Here, we have a map of the entire riverway. We're located right here, in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.
Directly next to the map we have lots of useful information, including a map of the entire
riverway and ten smaller maps of each section of the river.
We also have lots of information on the wildlife in our area, including a birding checklist, dragonflies,
turtles, and lots of other great information.
Lucky for you, all of this information can still be found online on our website at nps.gov/sacn
The last stop of the first part of our tour is the front desk.
This is where a ranger is happy to help you answer and questions, plan your trip down the river,
and give current river conditions. You can still give us a call or send us an email
if you have any of these questions, 'cause we're still happy to help you.
Well, this concludes the first video in our tour of the St. Croix Falls visitor center for the St Croix National Scenic
Riverway. We hope you'll stick around for the next part of the tour and we hope to see you in the park!