State Park · Minnesota, United States
Casey Jones State Trail
Casey Jones State Trail is a state park in Minnesota, United States.
State Park · Minnesota, United States
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Minnesota, United States |
| Coordinates | 44.0025° N, 96.3068° W |
| Managed by | Minnesota state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Casey Jones State Trail
The Casey Jones State Trail is a multi-use recreational rail trail in southwestern Minnesota, USA. Although it was one of the first Minnesota state trails to be established, it remains incomplete as three discontinuous sections. The trail is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. It traverses the rolling morainal landscape of the Coteau des Prairies, passing cropland interspersed with wooded ravines, remnant tallgrass prairie, and wetlands. The trail is named after railroad engineer Casey Jones, who famously sacrificed his life to lessen the severity of a 1900 train crash in Mississippi.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) · Sioux Falls, United States · 36.0 miles away
- Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) · Watertown, United States · 75.6 miles away
- Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX) · Sioux City, United States · 111.0 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Casey Jones State Trail?
Casey Jones State Trail is in Minnesota, United States (44.0025° N, 96.3068° W).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Minnesota state parks — park name.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Jones_State_Trail — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).