This website includes supplemental and visiting information on the 44.24 acre parcel at 10005 Rice Road in Brook Park, Minnesota. This is an amazing high-quality property, which rarely becomes available. It has features you'll find no place else. It's only a one hour drive from the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metro area, and only 15 minutes from the neighboring towns of Pine City, Mora, and Hinkley. While it's deep in the Minnesota wilderness, it's also just a short drive from grocery stores, gas stations, and even a Walmart for modern necessities.
This property is heavily wooded, but full of clearings and trails allowing for exploration and activities all four seasons. It would be great for a cabin or even a 4-season home. It includes 989 feet of the Pokegama Creek, and holds all the incredible wildlife Minnesota is known for. You'll frequently see deer, beavers, racoons, squirrels, wild turkey, and even an occasional shy black bear, coyote, or bobcat.
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This 4 minute video provides a quick introduction to the land and some of its features. This was recorded early spring 2026, when leaves were just coming out. In another month, the foliage will be dense.
This is a real-time All-Terrain-Vehicle tour of the property, from the south gate, to the far north farm field. It gives a good sense for how how large 44 acres is and highlights some of the features. It gives a starting point when exploring. . This 1 mile journey averages 14 miles per hour, so covers a lot of ground in a short video.
Here is a sample of the wildlife commonly seen on the property. This is all from trail cameras over the last 12 months. This really is a nature lover and hunter's dream.
This is very important when visiting. Click on the picture with your smart phone, and it will open up a Google "mymaps" page with overlays of property borders, trails, clearings, and other landmarks. The best part is it will show exactly where you are as a blue dot, so you don't get lost.
This also gives current conditions of trails. Any trail which isn't recently groomed and in easy travel condition is dark red. You can take them, but they may have new growth branches or a fallen tree to make travel more difficult. The yellow paths are wide enough for a truck or SUV.
T-Mobile cell phones have very slow data speed in rural areas, making loading times slow. This works best with Verizon and AT&T networks.
Click on the image for a PDF file of the property survey. It shows positions of property markers defining boundaries as well as other landmarks such as nearby fences. The property boundary markers are well marked with orange caps so they're easy to find, and you'll know exactly where your property begins and ends.
This gives extra information for serious buyers, including diagramsm of wetland delination, 100-year flood boundaries, and everything you may want to know. There are two versions with different file sizes and quality, in case of bandwith or email limitations with very large files.
Rules:
Appointments are necessary. Call or text us 612-930-2740, or email tejones777@aol.com and you will be given any 4-hour time slot between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm which isn't already taken. You will also be given a temporary combination to the lock at the front gate. You must recontact us again if you wish to visit outside of this approved time slot.
For best experience, consider visiting when the owner can be available to show you around and answer questions. He may even be able to loan you an ATV, so you can see all corners of the property in a very efficient visit. He is available most weekends, Thursdays, and some Tuesdays, and various other times. Just ask.
Know your limits if riding an ATV. There are some steep slopes and rapidly flowing water. Only you are responsible for your safety.
Park vehicles/trailers in clearing outside the woods, and only enter woods by foot or ATV unless escorted by owner.
If on ATV, Cross the creek at the rocky fjord shown on the map and in the video. There's a small bridge over the beaver dam for those on foot.
A few trails may not be fully trimmed and groomed. The mobile map above will show current conditions of all trails, with Red trails being ungroomed. We strongly recommend you use the above mobile map when visiting so you don't get lost.
Leave no trash or refuse behind.
No firearm shooting, don't harass wildlife or damage trees or vegetation off trails.
Cellular trail cameras and protective neighbors are keeping an eye on the property.
Any access outside of approved time slot will be considered trespass, and the Pine County Sheriff's office will be notified.