Wild River State Park

Wild River State Park
Wild River State Park
	Wild River State Park protects shoreline along the St. Croix, a National Wild and Scenic River
	Location of Wild River State Park in Minnesota Wild River State Park (the United States)
Location	Chisago, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates	45°34′5″N 92°52′33″W / 45.56806°N 92.87583°W
Area	6,574 acres (26.60 km2)
Elevation	774 ft (236 m)
Established	1973
Governing body	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
	Point Douglas to Superior Military Road: Deer Creek Section
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Park trail following the route of the Point Douglas to Superior Military Road
Location	Amador Township
Coordinates	45°30′22″N 92°43′4″W / 45.50611°N 92.71778°W
Area	2.2 acres (0.9 ha)
Built	1853
Built by	John Rollins
Engineer	James Hervey Simpson
Architectural style	earth road
MPS	Minnesota Military Roads, 1850–1857
NRHP reference No.	90002200
Added to NRHP	1991-02-07

Wild River State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, curving along 18 miles (29 km) of the St. Croix River. This long, narrow park is shaped somewhat like a sideways 'S', with development largely concentrated in the lower third. The remote upper sections flank the mouth of a tributary called the Sunrise River. The park is managed to provide quieter, more nature-oriented recreation as a counterpoint to the busier William O'Brien and Interstate State Parks downstream.^[2]

Wild River State Park is named after the St. Croix's designation as a National Wild and Scenic River. The park contains the Point Douglas to Superior Military Road: Deer Creek Section, a surviving section of the Point Douglas to Superior Military Road built in 1853, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

^ "Saint Croix Wild River State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 25, 1999. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
^ "Wild River State Park Management Plan" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation. February 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[1] "Saint Croix Wild River State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 25, 1999. Retrieved February 25, 2011.

[2] "Wild River State Park Management Plan" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation. February 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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