The Big Woods

The Big Woods is a deciduous forest in City of Saint Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota. The Big Woods is situated nearby to the town Waite Park, as well as near the hamlet Shady Oak Mobile Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Husky Stadium and Stearns County Courthouse.

Husky Stadium

Stadium

Husky Stadium is a 4,400-seat multipurpose stadium located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was built in 2004 and is the home of the St. Cloud State University Huskies soccer teams.

Stearns County Courthouse

Courthouse

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Stearns County Courthouse is the seat of government for Stearns County in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The Beaux-Arts style building was constructed in 1921 to replace Stearns County's original 1864 courthouse.

Herb Brooks National Hockey Center

Sports venue

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The Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, also known as the Brooks Center, is a 6,000+ seat ice hockey arena that can seat up to 8,000 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Cloud and Waite Park.

Saint Cloud

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Saint Cloud is a city in Central Minnesota with a population of 68,000. Although it may have few attractions to draw the tourist, it is a nexus of medical advances, particularly in orthopedics.

Waite Park

Town

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Waite Park is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,341 at the 2020 census.

Sauk Rapids

Town

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Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's population.

The Big Woods

Type: Deciduous forest
Category: forest
Location: City of Saint Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.5326° or 45° 31′ 57″ north

Longitude

-94.1836° or 94° 11′ 1″ west

Open location code

86Q7GRM8+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 474013529

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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