Interstate Park

Interstate Park
The Dalles of the St. Croix River seen from the Wisconsin bank
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Location	United States
Coordinates	45°23′30″N 92°39′55″W / 45.39167°N 92.66528°W / 45.39167; -92.66528
Area	1,628 acres (6.59 km2)
Elevation	886 ft (270 m)[1]
Established	1895
Governing body	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Interstate State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
1939 Refectory built by the WPA, now the Minnesota park's visitor center
Location	Off U.S. Hwy. 8, Shafer Township
Nearest city	Taylors Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates	45°24′0″N 92°39′4″W / 45.40000°N 92.65111°W / 45.40000; -92.65111
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	c. 1920–1939
Architectural style	National Park Service rustic
MPS	Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.	89001664
Added to NRHP	June 11, 1992

Interstate State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Campground
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
1938 Shelter/Refectory built by the WPA
Location	Off US 8 SW of Taylors Falls, Shafer Township
Nearest city	Taylors Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates	45°23′33″N 92°40′8″W / 45.39250°N 92.66889°W / 45.39250; -92.66889
Area	22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built	1938, 1941
Architectural style	National Park Service rustic
MPS	Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000638
Added to NRHP	June 11, 1992

Interstate Park comprises two adjacent state parks on the Minnesota–Wisconsin border, both named Interstate State Park. They straddle the Dalles of the St. Croix River, a deep basalt gorge with glacial potholes and other rock formations. The Wisconsin park is 1,330 acres (538 ha) and the Minnesota park is 298 acres (121 ha). The towns of Taylors Falls, Minnesota and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin are adjacent to the park. Interstate Park is within the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway and the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. The western terminus of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail is on the Wisconsin side. On the Minnesota side, two areas contain National Park Service rustic style buildings and structures that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.