| St. Croix State Park | |
|---|---|
 A lake in Saint Croix State Park | |
  Location of Saint Croix State Park in Minnesota  Saint Croix State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Pine, Minnesota, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°58′27″N 92°35′1″W / 45.97417°N 92.58361°W |
| Area | 33,895 acres (137.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 935 ft (285 m)[1] |
| Established | 1943 |
| Governing body | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area | |
 The chimney of the recreation hall is the only remains of the Yellowbanks Civilian Conservation Corps camp | |
| Nearest city | Hinckley, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Area | 34,047 acres (13,778 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | National Park Service, Civilian Conservation Corps; George Nason, Edward W. Barber, Edward W., et al. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, NPS rustic |
| MPS | Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001594 and 97001261,[2][3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1997 (original) September 25, 1997 (revised) |
| Designated NHL | September 25, 1997[4] |
St. Croix State Park is a state park in Pine County, Minnesota, USA. The park follows the shore of the St. Croix River for 21 miles (34 km) and contains the last 7 miles (11 km) of the Kettle River.[5] At 33,895 acres (13,717 ha) it is the largest Minnesota state park. It was developed as a Recreational Demonstration Area in the 1930s, and is one of the finest surviving properties of this type in the nation. 164 structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration survive, the largest collection of New Deal projects in Minnesota.[6][7] As a historic district they were listed on the National Register of Historic Places and proclaimed a National Historic Landmark in 1997.
- ^ "Saint Croix State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 11, 1980. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ Rolf Anderson; Susan Begley & Ethan Carr (January 6, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) and Accompanying images from 1995. (4.59 MiB) - ^ "St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
- ^ Dunn, James Taylor (1982). State Parks of the St. Croix Valley. The Minnesota Parks Foundation.
- ^ McMahon, Eileen M.; Theodore J. Karamanski (October 17, 2002). "Time and the River: A History of the Saint Croix". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
- ^ Benson, David R. (2002). Stories in Log and Stone: The Legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota State Parks. St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. ISBN 0-9657127-1-0.