Gooseberry Falls State Park

Geobox|Protected area
name = Gooseberry Falls State Park
category = Minnesota State Park
category_iucn = V


image_caption = Upper Gooseberry Falls.
country = United States
country_

state = Minnesota
state_

state_type = State
region_type = County
region = Lake
city_type = City
city = Two Harbors
lat_d = 47
lat_m = 8
lat_s = 27
lat_NS = N
long_d = 91
long_m = 28
long_s = 11
long_EW = W
area_unit = acre
area_imperial = 1687
area_round = 1
established = 1937
map_locator = Minnesota


management_body = Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Gooseberry Falls State Park is a Minnesota state park on the north shore of Lake Superior. The park is located about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Two Harbors, Minnesota in Lake County on scenic Minnesota Highway 61. The Joseph N. Alexander visitor center, built in 1996, provides space for interpretive displays, a cinema screening room, and a gift shop.

The park provides 70 non-electric camping sites that are available year-round. There are 18 miles (29 km) of hiking trails, including convert|8|mi|km of mountain bike trails. The trails connect to the Superior Hiking Trail.

The rustic style resources in Gooseberry Falls State Park were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1934 and 1941. The structures are notable for their stone construction, using red, blue, brown, and black granite. The designs were supervised by the Minnesota Central Design Office of the National Park Service and construction was supervised by two Italian stone masons.

External links

* [http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/gooseberry_falls/index.html Gooseberry Falls State Park] official website

References

* [http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/gooseberry_falls/narrative.html DNR Gooseberry falls facts]
* [http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/stateparks/Gooseberry.html MHS Gooseberry falls page]

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ee also

List of Minnesota state parks