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CARON FALLS<\/h1>\n

This 60 acre park is located north of County Road Number 88 (170th Street) and three miles from Nerstrand Woods State Park in the eastern part of the County. Caron Park became reality in 1990 and development continued through 1997.\u00a0 A cor-ten steel footbridge and 1.5 miles of trail have been established at Caron Park. The park is a remnant of the Big Woods Forest Community and serves as an excellent environmental study area.\u00a0 Caron Park features are as follows:\u00a0 Picnic area complete with a shelter, Biking trail, Hiking trail and Nature study. ~Rice County<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A nice little park in Rice County; only a few miles from Nerstrand Big Woods State Park<\/a> and Hidden Falls.\u00a0 To my surprise, there were actually two falls there.\u00a0 Caron is the larger of the two.\u00a0 I see on Google Maps that the other falls is identified as Wellstone Falls.\u00a0 I don’t know if that is accurate or not, but having visited it on the anniversary of the death of Paul Wellstone<\/a>, I’ll go with that.<\/p>\n

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The path to the falls is along a slight grade; it’s most steep at the top – you won’t notice it until the return trip.\u00a0 The uneven ground, due to a bit of erosion, meanders its way to a valley where the river flows.\u00a0 The beautiful mature woods opens up to where both falls are located.\u00a0 There is a large metal bridge that will get you to the other side without getting your feet wet.<\/p>\n

iPhone photos<\/p>\n

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DSLR Shots of Caron Falls with 10 stop ND filter<\/p>\n

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Top of Caron Falls<\/p>\n

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I did not get any usable photos of Wellstone Falls, the sun was not in an optimal position and the light was a bit too bright.<\/p>\n

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