Becklin Homestead County Park/Wildlife Management Area

The Becklin Homestead County Park/Wildlife Management Area was donated to Isanti County in 2004 from the Becklin Family. They had been homesteading since 1898. The original home was built completely out of wood (so, no nails, only dowels) and is no longer extant. The area has trails and geocaches and other fun things.

A little bit of the homestead hiding in the tall grass

The parking lot has a nice playground that our kids used for a little while. A pavilion for picnicking is also nearby but the weather was far too cold for that.

Playground

We went down one of the trails in search of a geocache. Along the way we found a small bridge over some frozen, swampy land.

Walking the trail

View from the bridge

A neighboring farm looks like it's in very good shape.

A private farm

More of the trail

The Rum River runs through the land. The park has a boat launch at the end of the roadway.

The Rum River

Checking out the boat launch

We found the Becklin Down on the Farm geocache just off the trail. The container, an ammo box, was very visible, so we hid it a little better than we found it.

An easy find

We did not see any wildlife but we did see some stuff they left behind on the trail.

Hoofprints of a white-tail deer?

Maybe the deer had corn for lunch yesterday?

It was a fun place to visit.