Carley State Park

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


image_caption = Carley State Park entrance.
country = United States
country_

state = Minnesota
state_

state_type = State
region_type = County
region = Wabasha
city_type = City
city = Plainview
lat_d = 44
lat_m = 6
lat_s = 59
lat_NS = N
long_d = 92
long_m = 10
long_s = 33
long_EW = W
area_unit = acre
area_imperial = 209
area_round = 1
established = 1949
map_locator = Minnesota


management_body = Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Carley State Park is a Minnesota state park about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Rochester and about convert|2|mi|km south of Plainview in Wabasha County. It is used for picnics, camping, hiking, and other outdoor recreation.

The park is located in the Driftless Area of Minnesota. This is an area that escaped glaciation during the last ice age, i.e., the Wisconsinian glaciation.

External links

* [http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/carley/index.html Carley State Park] official website