Babcock Memorial Park

Babcock Memorial Park, also called Babcock Wayside, is a highway rest area and public boat launch on the Mississippi River in Elk River, Minnesota at the intersection of U.S.

Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elk River station and Parrish Avenue Bridge.

Elk River station

Railway station

Photo: Michael Hicks, CC BY 2.0.

Elk River station was a commuter rail station in Elk River, Minnesota, located at 17200 Twin Lakes Road. It was served by the Northstar Line. The station features bicycle lockers and a park and ride lot with capacity for 754 vehicles.

Parrish Avenue Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Mdcastle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Parrish Avenue Bridge is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota. It was built in 1985 and was designed by Toltz, King, Duval and Anderson.

Oliver Kelley Farm

Protected area

Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.

The Oliver Kelley Farm is a farm museum in Elk River, Minnesota, United States. From 1850 to 1870 it was owned by Oliver Hudson Kelley, one of the founders of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, the country's first national agrarian advocacy group. Oliver Kelley Farm is situated 2½ miles south of Babcock Memorial Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elk River and Otsego.

Elk River

Photo: 123dieinafire, Public domain.

Elk River is a city and the county seat of Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States, about 34 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is at the confluence of the Mississippi and Elk Rivers.

Otsego

Town

Otsego is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. It is a northwest suburb within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The population was 19,966 at the 2020 census, further growing to 24,525 by 2025. Otsego is situated 3 miles west of Babcock Memorial Park.

Dayton

Town

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Dayton is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 7,262 at the 2020 census. According to 2025 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 11,402. Dayton is situated 4 miles southeast of Babcock Memorial Park.

Babcock Memorial Park

Type: Park
Description: park in Minnesota, United States of America, United States of America
Location: Sherburne, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.29° or 45° 17′ 24″ north

Longitude

-93.55722° or 93° 33′ 26″ west

Elevation

860 feet (262 metres)

Open location code

86Q87CQV+X4

GeoNames ID

5016941

Wikidata ID

Q34812894

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Babcock Memorial Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Babcock Memorial Park”
Japanese: “バブコック・メモリアル・パーク”
Japanese: “バブコック記念公園”

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