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Banning State Park is a Minnesota State Park on the Kettle River near Sandstone, Minnesota in Pine County . It covers 6,201 acres, has 74,586 annual visits, and has 6,650 overnight visits annually. It offers spectacular views of the Kettle River which bisects the park. The spring offers an exciting show of daring canoeists and kayakers shooting the turbulent rapids at Blueberry Slide, Mother's Delight, Dragon's Tooth, and Hell's Gate. Hike along the Kettle River amid dramatic sandstone rock formations replete with large kettles carved by the river. The area, like most of Minnesota, is filled with lichens, liverworts and mosses. Visit Wolf Creek Falls, the Log Creek Arches and Robinson's Ice Cave. The park is great for camping, picnicking, cross-country skiing, and has beautiful hiking trails. FLORA Located within the Mille Lacs Uplands subsection this region has aspen-birch, mixed hardwoods, pines, conifers, tamaracks, and wetland vegetation. The area includes hardwoods, wetlands, conifers, tamarack wetlands and aspen-birch forests, which reflect the original vegetation types. FAUNA 184 bid species have been sited in Banning State Park. Commonly spotted mammals include white-tailed deer, black bear, fox, coyote, racoon, beaver, snowshoe hare, and ruffed grouse. 17 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 34 species of mammals live in the park. GEOLOGY The Kettle River extends the entire length of the park. The river has cut into the bedrock and left it exposed to casual hikers. One of the most stunning features of the park is sandstone and the potholes formed by the Kettle River. The sandstone is part of the Hinckley formation. There is a narrow valley along the norther side of the park. The river has cut a gorge into the Precambrian sandstone to a depth of 100 feet. At Hell's Gate, the river flows through sheer cliffs which rise to 40 feet above the water. Below the rapids, the valley once again begins to widen. Beyond the valley walls, the topography is generally level to gently rolling glacial till plain. DIRECTIONS Take Exit #195 off I-35 and follow the signs to the park. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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