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

Welcome to Crow Wing State Park

Photographed by McGhiever, June 27, 2025

1. Welcome to Crow Wing State Park Marker

Inscription.
Historic sites in the vicinity of the Crow Wing-Mississippi confluence are some of the most significant in Minnesota's past. This area was the most important hub of transportation on the Upper Mississippi to both Native Americans and whites until the arrival of the railroad in the 1870's.

Erected by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 46° 16.407′ N, 94° 19.963′ W. Marker is in Crow Wing, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County. It is in Crow Wing State Park. It can be reached from the road to the campground north of State Park Road (County Road 27), on the left when traveling north. The marker is in the Wildflower Discovery Garden just northwest of the visitor contact station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3097 State Park Road, Brainerd MN 56401, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Where Minnesota Comes Together (here, next to this marker); The Meeting Place (here, next to this marker); Crow Wing… (here, next to this marker); Old Crow Wing (a

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few steps from this marker); The Red River Trade (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Red River Routes (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Old Crow Wing (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Woods Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crow Wing.

Welcome to Crow Wing State Park marker (center) in the park's Wildflower Discovery Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 27, 2025

2. Welcome to Crow Wing State Park marker (center) in the park's Wildflower Discovery Garden

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 57 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on February 22, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2. submitted on February 1, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.