Crow Wing State Park in Crow Wing County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Red River Trail Crossing

Photographed by McGhiever, June 28, 2025

1. Red River Trail Crossing Marker

Inscription.

Fording or floating in high water. Ox carts crossed the river here.

Erected by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 46° 17.012′ N, 94° 20.397′ W. Marker is near Crow Wing, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County. It is in Crow Wing State Park. It is on the Red River Oxcart Trail, on the left when traveling north. The marker is a short hike north of the Old Crow Wing townsite. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1502 Twin Rivers Ln SW, Pillager MN 56473, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Northland. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Welcome to Main Street, Crow Wing (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bailey House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crow Wing, A Cultural Landscape (approx. 0.4 miles away); Red River Oxcart Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Clement H. Beaulieu Mansion (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Beaulieu House: Removal, Return, Research, Restoration (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Clement Beaulieu House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Commercial District (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crow Wing.

Red River Trail Crossing Marker on Crow Wing State Park's Red River Oxcart Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 28, 2025

2. Red River Trail Crossing Marker on Crow Wing State Park's Red River Oxcart Trail

Site of the Red River Trail Crossing just west of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 28, 2025

3. Site of the Red River Trail Crossing just west of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.