Afton State Park hike
Mon, Sep 22, 2025, 9:30am
Please join hike leader Michelle Trudeau-Spanjers on September 22n for a hike at Afton State Park. The rugged rolling landscape has trails passing through prairies, ravines, woodlands, and ridgetops overlooking the St. Croix River.
This is a great park to see the changing colors of fall, prairie and woodland wildflowers, and migrating waterfowl.
Depending on the weather, bring rain gear if you think you need it, good hiking shoes or boots, sunscreen, a snack, and a bottle of water. There will be plenty of rolling hills, so bring hiking poles if you think you might need them. We will hike about 4 miles.
Let's meet at the visitor center at 9:30 a.m. and start hiking at 9:40. A state park sticker or day pass is required to enter the park. The address for Afton State Park is 6959 Peller Avenue South, Hastings, MN 55033. We will eat lunch (optional) at an area restaurant afterwards.
Sign ups for this event are through the member portal -- be sure to create your login before you try to sign up. Search for an email from [email protected] for log in instructions. It may have gone to your spam folder.
Please sign up for this hike (required). Registrations will be accepted up to 24 hours before the hike.
Your completed form will be used to be sure everyone who signs up has arrived before the start of the hike. Newcomers are welcome!
—Bev Moe and Michael Luxenberg, UMRA Hiking Club co-leaders
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