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roup C roup to G to © 1/2007 by State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources 13 0.1. 0.1. to overlook in the park, oxbow marshes trace the river’s past Today, buffalo bones can still be found in fresh FLANDRAU STATE PARK meanderings through floodplain forest and gravel washouts along the river’s banks. to rustic SEMI-MODERN grassy expanses. Confining the river and forming In the mid 1600s to the early 1800s adventurers, 9 6 campground CAMPGROUND the park’s boundaries are steep slopes covered fur traders, and explorers came through the 7 with cool, moist forests and oak shaded bluffs Cottonwood River Valley. By the 1830s, the first 4 4 10 dotted with dry prairie knolls. pioneers and settlers were entering the river NORTH valley, clearing and plowing the land for agricul- 2 to Office 8 Duluth GEOLOGY: Flandrau lies in a valley cut by the ture. 12 5 1 • 11 56e 54e 53e 52e Cottonwood River through 100 to 200 feet of 3 57e 50e glacial “drift” deposited by glaciers which cov- Land was acquired in the 1930s for the creation Non-electric sites ered southern Minnesota thousands of years ago. of a park with a reservoir dam. A beach house, 14 48e Minneapolis/ 13 trails, and tree plantings were completed by the 22 55e St. Paul 16 Underneath this glacial material is sandstone Civilian Conservation Corps and the Work 51e 49e 47e • 32e 39e laid down millions of years ago by great seas Projects Administration from 1935 to 1942. Dev- 33e 46e which once covered North America. Fossilized astating flood waters destroyed the dam 3 times, 15 20 21 38e 44e FLANDRAU 30e plant materials and orange-colored iron oxide the last in 1969. Since then, the river has been 37e STATE PARK bands can be seen in the exposed sandstone near allowed to return to its natural state. 17 31e 41e 19 the park’s eastern boundary. 45e 18 24e 36e Originally named Cottonwood State Park, it was Electric sites 43e WILDLIFE: A variety of plant communities pro- changed in 1945 to Flandrau State Park to honor 25e 42e FLANDRAU 27e 29e 40e vide summer habitat for over 60 species of birds Charles E. Flandrau, a prominent lawyer and e Sites with Electricity STATE PARK and 25 species of mammals. Indian agent of the Minnesota River country 35e during the 1860s. Water 26e FOR MORE INFORMATION 34e Bur oak, eastern red cedar, and aspen thrive on Vault Toilets Underlined site numbers Flandrau State Park the warm, dry, south-facing bluffs. Nestled SO EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE PARK... 28e are RESERVABLE Restrooms/Showers 1300 Summit Avenue amongst the trees are open prairie knolls with • The park belongs to all Minnesotans. Please treat big bluestem and Indian grasses, colorful butter- it with respect and help us to protect it by fol- Trailer Sanitation Station New Ulm, MN 56073-3664 to pool fly milkweed, blazing stars, and prairie sunflow- lowing the rules. Parking (507) 233-9800 ers. • The park is open year-round. On a daily basis, ♦ the park gate is closed from 10:00 P.M. to 8:00 Shelter No Exit Department of Natural Resources Cool, moist shade is abundant under the sugar A.M. the following morning except to registered Walk-in Sites to park office, pool, showers campers. FLANDRAU RUSTIC Information Center maple, basswood, and hackberry found on the Council Fire north facing slopes. Towering cottonwoods dom- • Camp in designated locations. CAMPGROUND 500 Lafayette Road • The use of firearms, explosives, air guns, sling- Bulletin Board inate portions of the river floodplain while cattails 90 shots, traps, seines, nets, bows and arrows, and 58 Underlined site numbers St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 and prairie cord grass grows in many oxbow Dumpster/Recycling 89 all other weapons is prohibited in state parks. 59 are RESERVABLE marshes. (651) 296-6157 (Metro Area) • Pets must be restrained on a leash no longer than 60 87 1-888-646-6367 (MN Toll Free) six feet. Pets must be personally attended to and At dusk, visitors can spot deer browsing in the quiet at all times. Pets are not allowed in park 62 TDD (Telecommunications grassy meadows and hear beaver splashing in buildings or in pool area. 61 88 the river. Raccoon, squirrel, rabbit, mink, coy- 70 Device for Deaf) •Tight-fitting plastic pants or swim diapers are NORTH ote,opposum and fox are also found in the park. required on all diaper-age children to enter the 91 71 (651) 296-5484 (Metro Area) 72 86 85 pool. 1-800-657-3929 (MN Toll Free) Broad-winged hawks nest in the park and can • Park in designated areas only. 63 69 often be seen circling high overhead. Singing on • Motor bikes and other licensed vehicles are al- 64 73 84 83 DNR Web Site: www.dnr.state.mn.us some high branch, indigo buntings and northern lowed only on park roads, not on trails. 68 74 State Parks page: www.mnstateparks.info orioles claim their territory. Other birds are king- • Enjoy park wildlife and plants but please respect 75 82 93 them. Do not pick or dig up plants, disturb or fishers, huminbirds, bluebirds, and several spe- 81 New Ulm Web Site: www.newulm.com feed animals, or scavenge dead wood. 67 cies of woodpeckers. 65 76 1-888-4NEWULM • Build fires only in designated locations—fire 78 HISTORY: For hundreds of years, American rings or fireplaces. Wood is available for purchase 66 77 Indians hunted, fished, and gathered wild plants from park staff. Portable stoves or grills are 79 80 FLANDRAU STATE PARK is located in south- in the Cottonwood River Valley. No doubt they permitted. Note: parking & site is just before each numbered site post to park office, pool, showers 92 central Minnesota, partially within the city of camped on the river’s prairie bluffs where warm • Daily or annual permits are required for all vehicles entering a state park. They may be pur- New Ulm in Brown County. Entrance to the park summer breezes kept insects away. “Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs is at 1300 Summit Avenue. State highway map chased at the park headquarters or the Informa- of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is available Minnesota index: G-19. tion Center in St. Paul (see “FOR MORE to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed or religion, This information is available in Abundant Indian artifacts, campsites, and petro- INFORMATION” to lef national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public alternative format upon request. glyphs, which have been found in the surround- assistance, sexual orientation, age or disability. Discrimination The Cottonwood River, a scenic prairie river, ing countryside, give evidence of the river val- t). inquires should be sent to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155- DEPARTMENT OF ♦ NATURAL RESOURCES flows easterly through Flandrau State Park. With- ley’s natural wealth and earliest inhabitants. 4031; or the Equal Opportunity Office, Department of the © 1/2007 by State of Minnesota, Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.” Department of Natural Resources DNR Maps