Coldwater Spring
Coldwater Spring is a spring in the Fort Snelling unorganized territory of the U.S. state of Minnesota, that is considered a sacred site by the Dakota people, and was also the site of the U.S. Army's Camp Coldwater for troops that constructed Fort Snelling.Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
- Type: Park
- Description: spring in Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory, Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Camp Coldwater”, “Camp Coldwater, Minnesota”, “Camp Coldwater, MN”, and “Mní Ówe Sní (Coldwater Spring)”
- Address: 5601 Minnehaha Park Drive South, Fort Snelling, 55111
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Snelling State Park and VA Medical Center.
Fort Snelling State Park
Park
Photo: Cmlrcmlr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Snelling State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Minnesota, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. For many centuries, the area of the modern park has been of importance to the Mdewakanton Dakota people who consider it the center of the Earth.
VA Medical Center
Railway station
Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.
VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. This station is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. VA Medical Center is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Coldwater Spring.
Fort Snelling
Railway station
Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.
Fort Snelling station is a light rail station on the Blue Line in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region of the US state of Minnesota, named after the nearby Fort Snelling historic fort structure. Fort Snelling is situated 2,500 feet south of Coldwater Spring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mendota and Nokomis.
Mendota
Village
Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.
Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world. Mendota is situated 2 miles southeast of Coldwater Spring.
Nokomis
Suburb
Nokomis is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It takes its name from Lake Nokomis. It comprises eleven smaller neighborhoods. Nokomis neighborhoods fall in Minneapolis City Council wards 8, 11, and 12 and state legislative districts 51A and 63B. Nokomis is situated 2 miles northwest of Coldwater Spring.
Bdóte
Locality
Bdóte is a significant Dakota sacred landscape where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet, encompassing Pike Island, Fort Snelling, Coldwater Spring, Indian Mounds Park, and surrounding areas in present-day Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Bdóte is situated 2½ miles east of Coldwater Spring.
Coldwater Spring
- Categories: spring and recreation area
- Location: Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.8997° or 44° 53′ 59″ northLongitude
-93.19572° or 93° 11′ 45″ westOperator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
86P8VRX3+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 227190569OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5027075
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