Interstate Park

Interstate Park
The Dalles of the St. Croix River seen from the Wisconsin bank
Map showing the location of Interstate Park
Map showing the location of Interstate Park
Location of Interstate State Park in Minnesota
Map showing the location of Interstate Park
Map showing the location of Interstate Park
Interstate Park (Wisconsin)
Map showing the location of Interstate Park
Map showing the location of Interstate Park
Interstate Park (the United States)
LocationUnited States
Coordinates45°23′30″N 92°39′55″W / 45.39167°N 92.66528°W / 45.39167; -92.66528
Area1,628 acres (6.59 km2)
Elevation886 ft (270 m)[1]
Established1895
Governing bodyMinnesota Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Interstate State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District
1939 Refectory built by the WPA, now the Minnesota park's visitor center
LocationOff U.S. Hwy. 8, Shafer Township
Nearest cityTaylors Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates45°24′0″N 92°39′4″W / 45.40000°N 92.65111°W / 45.40000; -92.65111
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Builtc. 1920–1939
Architectural styleNational Park Service rustic
MPSMinnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.89001664
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1992
Interstate State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Campground
1938 Shelter/Refectory built by the WPA
LocationOff US 8 SW of Taylors Falls, Shafer Township
Nearest cityTaylors Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates45°23′33″N 92°40′8″W / 45.39250°N 92.66889°W / 45.39250; -92.66889
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built1938, 1941
Architectural styleNational Park Service rustic
MPSMinnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.92000638
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1992

Interstate Park comprises two adjacent state parks on the MinnesotaWisconsin 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.

  1. ^ "Interstate State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 11, 1980. Retrieved February 25, 2011.