Banning State Park

2 photos · 2023

2 photographs tagged Banning State Park, 2023.

Related: Minnesota Minnesota State Park Sandstone State Park Power House
Banning State Park trail in Sandstone, Minnesota, winding through dense green forest.
Banning State Park in Sandstone, Minnesota, includes hiking trails through forested areas along the Kettle River. The park is known for its sandstone cliffs, rapids, and remnants of the former Banning settlement.

Trail in Banning State Park, Sandstone, Minnesota

Abandoned power house with yellow graffiti and boarded windows at Banning State Park, Sandstone, Minnesota.
The Power House ruins at Banning State Park mark the remains of a sandstone quarrying operation that ran from 1892 until 1912. Workers here cut and shipped Banning sandstone by rail before the industry declined and the town of Banning was abandoned. The state acquired the land in 1963, and today the roofless concrete walls stand along the Kettle River within the park's designated quarry loop trail. A weathered sign still marking "Power House" identifies the structure's original function of supplying electricity to the quarry works.

Power House Ruins, Banning State Park, Sandstone, Minnesota

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