Restoration continues at Coldwater Spring, but summer brings a riot of colorful flowers.
A green frog at the edge of the Coldwater Spring reservoir.
Coldwater Spring provides summer hiking and winter activities as well. Public domain photograph of river bank, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Blue dasher dragonflies are common at the Coldwater Spring reservoir in mid-summer.
Green frogs are common in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. They can be found along the river, but most often in quiet ponds and floodplain lakes.
The reservoir and spring house provided water to Fort Snelling. Public domain photograph of a river bank, lake, pond, reflection, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
This location not only served as an encampment for US soldiers who were building the nearby Fort Snelling, but also as a water supply for the later Upper Post.
Ash trees at Coldwater Spring. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coldwater Spring is widely noted as being the first American settlement in Minnesota. US soldiers camped here in the early 1820s while building the nearby Fort Snelling.
The savanna restoration effort at the Coldwater Spring unit is underway. Trees are being planted and cared for by volunteers.
Rangers prepare to welcome visitors to the opening of the Coldwater Spring unit of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
Aerial image of Coldwater Spring Unit with Special Use Zone and Sprinhouse and Reservoir highlighted. Special use zone is approximately 250 feet south of the main parking area along the trail, and the springho More
Aerial image of Coldwater Spring unit are with National Park Service boundaries highlighted in green. Non-National Park Service Multi-Use trails are highlighted as white lines that run north and south generall More
Aerial image map of the Coldwater Spring Unit boundaries north of Highway 55/62 and east of Highway 55. Coldwater Unit is a mix of Prairie in the center that transitions to wooded as you head east towards the More
Coldwater Spring and Island 108-01 boundaries with satellite aerial imagery background. Image shows their general location just East and Northeast to highway 55 and 55/62 in the natural area between those hig More