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Quarry Park and Nature Preserve 1802 Co Rd 137, Waite Park, MN 56387 ☎ +1 320-255-6172 Last Updated: 08/03/2025 |
| Quarry Park and Nature Preserve currently contains 684 acres of trails, quarries for swimming, rock climbing walls, and more. It is the largest in the Stearns County Parks system with much to offer for those who love the outdoors. | |
| Natural features include scenic woodlands, open prairie, wetlands, and unquarried bedrock areas. Plant life includes everything from oaks and aspens to yellow ladyslippers, Indian paintbrush, and prickly pear cactus. Man-made features include sizable hills composed of quarried rock remnants (grout piles). Amenities: - Granite reflecting pools - Two swimming quarries - Scientific and Natural Areas - Mountain bike paths over billion- year- old bedrock - Trout fishing - Picnic Area - Hiking Trails - Geocaching - Derrick Exhibit - Rock Climbing - Scuba Diving - Cross Country Ski Trails - Winter walking/dog walking/Snowshoeing/Fat Tire Bicycle trails | |
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Stearns County Place » City Stearns County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,292. Its county seat and largest city is St. Cloud. The Mississippi River flows southeast along its northeast border, and the Sauk River drains the central part of the county into the Mississippi at St. Cloud. 50 views 💖 1 👍 0Minnesota |