Saint Croix Islands
Saint Croix Islands is a park in Washington, Minnesota. Saint Croix Islands is situated nearby to the hamlet Houlton, as well as near the village Oak Park Heights.Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Croix Boom Site and Stillwater Overlook.
St. Croix Boom Site
Park
Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Croix Boom Site is a historic and scenic wayside on the St. Croix River in Stillwater Township, Minnesota, United States. It commemorates the location of a critical log boom where, from 1856 to 1914, timber from upriver was sorted and stored before being dispatched to sawmills downstream.
Stillwater Overlook
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stillwater Overlook is a scenic overlook in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, United States, just south of the city limits of Stillwater, near the junction of Minnesota State Highway 36 and Minnesota State Highway 95. Stillwater Overlook is situated 2½ miles south of Saint Croix Islands.
Lake McKusick
Lake McKusick is a lake in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Lake McKusick was named for John McKusick, an early settler who later became a state legislator. Lake McKusick is situated 2 miles southwest of Saint Croix Islands.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houlton and Stillwater.
Houlton
Hamlet
Houlton is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of St. Joseph, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, Houlton had a population of 377.
Stillwater
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Stillwater is a city in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Washington County.
Oak Park Heights
Village
Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oak Park Heights is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is on the west bank of the St. Croix River and is included in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Oak Park Heights is situated 3 miles south of Saint Croix Islands.
Saint Croix Islands
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Saint Croix Islands State Recreation Area”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Washington, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.07639° or 45° 4′ 35″ northLongitude
-92.7974° or 92° 47′ 51″ westElevation
679 feet (207 metres)Open location code
86Q936G3+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 697678386OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
11395217
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