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The Emily State Forest is a
state forest A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory. Background State forests are forests that are Administration (gov ...
located near the town of
Emily Emily may refer to: * Emily (given name), including a list of people with the name Music * "Emily" (1964 song), title song by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer to the film ''The Americanization of Emily'' * "Emily" (Dave Koz song), a 1990 song ...
in the
Crow Wing County Crow Wing County is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 66,123. Its county seat is Brainerd. The county was formed in 1857, and was organized in 1870. Crow Wing County i ...
,
Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
. With an area of , it is the smallest state forest in Minnesota. In addition to
hiking A hike is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century. Long hikes as part of a religious pilgrimage have existed for a much longer time. "Hi ...
and
hunting Hunting is the Human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products (fur/hide (sk ...
, backcountry camping is allowed within the forest, defined campsites are located at the nearby
Crow Wing State Forest The Crow Wing State Forest is a state forest located near Fairfield Township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It is about northeast of the tourism-based town of Brainerd. Approximately (44%) of the forest of is actively managed. The manag ...
and
Land O'Lakes State Forest The Land o' Lakes State Forest is a state forest located primarily in Cass County, Minnesota, Cass County, Minnesota, with portions extending into adjacent Aitkin County, Minnesota, Aitkin and Crow Wing County, Minnesota, Crow Wing counties. T ...
.


See also

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List of Minnesota state forests Minnesota State Forests are State forests located within the U.S. State of Minnesota. The 59 state forests were established by the Minnesota Legislature in order to Habitat conservation, conserve and manage the Forestry, forest resources, includi ...


External links


Emily State Forest - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)


References

{{Protected Areas of Minnesota Minnesota state forests Protected areas of Crow Wing County, Minnesota Protected areas established in 1963