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National Park Service St. Croix National Scenic Riverway St. Croix River Map 6: Sand Creek Landing to Highway 70 Discover clean water, lush landscapes, and quiet solitude along the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, a national park that with your help protects 255 miles of wild and scenic river corridor. Top Riverway Regulations Approved life jackets for each person are required on your vessel. Children under 13 are required to wear a life jacket. Please do not bring glass containers to the Riverway. Broken glass cuts bare feet. Disposing human waste into the river is prohibited. Jumping from cliffs, bridges, or trees is illegal and dangerous. Open campfires are allowed only in metal fire rings. Campfires must be out and cold before you leave the area. The cutting of live vegetation is strictly prohibited. Dead and down wood may be collected for campfires from shoreline areas, however, it cannot be collected from islands. Possession of firewood that originates more than 25 miles from the Riverway is prohibited. Individual campsites accommodate a maximum of 8 people and 3 tents. Group sites accommodate a maximum of 16 people and 6 tents. Littering is not allowed. Carry out all trash. It is illegal to shoot or possess fireworks on lands and waters within the Riverway. Collecting freshwater mussels, mussel shells, wildflowers, and historical artifacts is prohibited. Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. printed on recycled paper with soy ink The dynamic shorelines of river islands often include sandy beaches that attract wildlife and people. The group of islands at mile S95, referred to as “Seven Islands,” illustrates such an attraction. To turtles, the sandy shores represent nothing less than a sanctuary for a most precious deposit--their eggs. Eight species of turtles find homes at the Riverway, including two that are rare in most areas of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Island nurseries can help protect delicate eggs from nest raiders such as skunks, but not from trampling by heavy feet. Tread lightly on these seemingly deserted expanses of sand. Enjoy the River Safely Wear your life jacket. Make sure your child wears a life jacket! Use alcohol responsibly. Many river accidents involve alcohol. Wear sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat to prevent sunburn. Water reflects the rays of the sun giving you a double dose of ultraviolet light. Avoid trees that have fallen in the river. They can catch and overturn your vessel. Don’t jump from cliffs, bridges, or trees. Protect your feet with river shoes, water sandals, or old shoes. Fish hooks, glass, and rocks can injure your feet. Bring your own drinking water. Treat river water before drinking to avoid giardia, a serious stomach irritant. Blastomycosis is a fungal infection that is commonly contracted by dogs and sometimes by humans. Avoid digging in moist soils. Check for ticks often and know the symptoms of Lyme disease. Deer ticks are common along the Riverway and some carry the bacteria that cause the disease. Know how to identify poison ivy and avoid contact. poison ivy deer tick wood tick

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Page 1: New 13 are required to wear a life jacket. St. Croix River Map 6: Sand … · 2017. 10. 30. · St. Croix River Map 6: Sand Creek Landing to Highway 70 Discover clean water, lush

National Park ServiceSt. Croix National Scenic Riverway

St. Croix River Map 6: Sand Creek Landing to Highway 70

Discover clean water, lush landscapes, and quiet solitude along the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, a national park that with your help protects 255 miles of wild and scenic river corridor.

Top Riverway Regulations• Approvedlifejacketsforeachpersonare

requiredonyourvessel.Childrenunder13arerequiredtowearalifejacket.

• PleasedonotbringglasscontainerstotheRiverway.Brokenglasscutsbarefeet.

• Disposinghumanwasteintotheriverisprohibited.

• Jumpingfromcliffs,bridges,ortreesisillegalanddangerous.

• Opencampfiresareallowedonlyinmetalfirerings.Campfiresmustbeoutandcoldbeforeyouleavethearea.

• Thecuttingoflivevegetationisstrictlyprohibited.Deadanddownwoodmaybecollectedforcampfiresfromshorelineareas,however,itcannotbecollectedfromislands.

• Possessionoffirewoodthatoriginatesmorethan25milesfromtheRiverwayisprohibited.

• Individualcampsitesaccommodateamaximumof8peopleand3tents.Groupsitesaccommodateamaximumof16peopleand6tents.

• Litteringisnotallowed.Carryoutalltrash.

• ItisillegaltoshootorpossessfireworksonlandsandwaterswithintheRiverway.

• Collectingfreshwatermussels,musselshells,wildflowers,andhistoricalartifactsisprohibited.

• Quiethoursare10:00p.m.to6:00a.m.

printed on recycled paperwith soy ink

Thedynamicshorelinesofriverislandsoftenincludesandybeachesthatattractwildlifeandpeople.ThegroupofislandsatmileS95,referredtoas“SevenIslands,”illustratessuchanattraction.Toturtles,thesandyshoresrepresentnothinglessthanasanctuaryforamostpreciousdeposit--theireggs.

EightspeciesofturtlesfindhomesattheRiverway,includingtwothatarerareinmostareasofMinnesotaandWisconsin.Islandnurseriescanhelpprotectdelicateeggsfromnestraiderssuchasskunks,butnotfromtramplingbyheavyfeet.Treadlightlyontheseseeminglydesertedexpansesofsand.

Enjoy the River Safely• Wearyourlifejacket.Makesureyour

childwearsalifejacket!

• Usealcoholresponsibly.Manyriveraccidentsinvolvealcohol.

• Wearsunscreen,sunglasses,andahattopreventsunburn.Waterreflectstheraysofthesungivingyouadoubledoseofultravioletlight.

• Avoidtreesthathavefallenintheriver.Theycancatchandoverturnyourvessel.

• Don’tjumpfromcliffs,bridges,ortrees.

• Protectyourfeetwithrivershoes,watersandals,oroldshoes.Fishhooks,glass,androckscaninjureyourfeet.

• Bringyourowndrinkingwater.Treatriverwaterbeforedrinkingtoavoidgiardia,aseriousstomachirritant.

• Blastomycosisisafungalinfectionthatiscommonlycontractedbydogsandsometimesbyhumans.Avoiddigginginmoistsoils.

• CheckforticksoftenandknowthesymptomsofLymedisease.DeerticksarecommonalongtheRiverwayandsomecarrythebacteriathatcausethedisease.

• Knowhowtoidentifypoisonivyandavoidcontact.

poison ivy

deer tick

wood tick

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Contact the National Park ServiceSt. Croix River Visitor Center

In emergencies – dial 911

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St. Croix National Scenic Riverway

St. Croix River Map 6:Sand Creek Landing toHighway 70 Landing

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EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA map updated 2011

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