Large River Rock and Bulk Aggregates for Anoka, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Anoka, MN, from Class 5 base course to large river rock. Order online by the ton or the yard, and size the load with the calculator on each product page.

This is coarse country in places: the Anoka sand plain runs north of the rivers, and sandy ground takes water fast. That shapes what you put on a slope, a swale or a bank.

Materials for Anoka Projects

Coarse stone is the first thing to reach for when water is moving across a slope, a swale or a bank. It stays put where finer material washes out.

Coarse stone for slope, swale and bank protection

RipRap is the heavy class for lakeshore, streambank, culvert outlets and slope armouring against ice, wave and spring runoff.

Large River Rock is the round alternative for dry creek beds and lighter slope and shoreline work. It sits well in a channel that carries water only part of the year.

Railroad Ballast is Crushed Stone for track beds, hard standing and severe drainage where the flow is heavy and constant.

Base and drive materials

Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course. It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and road base.

Driveway Gravel finishes over a compacted base or tops an existing drive. Class 2 is the Minnesota surfacing class, sold as Class 2 granite, buff limestone or red limestone depending on the quarry.

Crusher Run keeps the fines in so the material binds and compacts. Minnesota yards usually sell it by class or by a minus size rather than by that name.

Washed stone, sand and soil

3/4 Clear Rock is washed with the fines taken out, for drainage beds, construction entrances and trench backfill. The same clean stone is sold as foundation rock, including the gas-permeable layer beneath a passive radon system.

3/8" Natural Pea Gravel, or pea rock, covers walkways, play areas and drainage. Granite Fines bed pavers, flagstone and patio work, and compact into garden paths.

Top Soil, which Minnesota calls black dirt, is usually bought screened or pulverized for lawns and planting beds. Mason Sand handles brick and block work and paver joints.

Delivery to Anoka and the Surrounding Area

Anoka sits in Anoka County, and delivery covers the city and the surrounding area, including Andover, St. Francis, Circle Pines, Bethel and Minneapolis.

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck then tips the load on your site. Have the drop spot clear and firm enough for the truck to reach it, with nothing overhead in the way.

Bulk loads land in one pile, so the spot you pick is where the material stays.

Ground and Conditions in Anoka

This part of the state has the longest working season in Minnesota, running from the spring thaw into late autumn. Spring load limits go up on Metro zone roads in early March and come off in mid-April, so timing a delivery around that stretch matters.

Winter brings repeated freeze-thaw, and heaving shows up on drives, walks and slabs wherever a clay loam subgrade holds water under a thin base. Footing depth in the Minnesota Residential Code table is set at 3 feet 6 inches for its Zone II counties, and the building official sets the figure for your project.

Across the Twin Cities metro, sandy ground north of the rivers takes water fast while till in the southern and western suburbs drains slowly. Either way, water needs somewhere to go before it sits under a base.

Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Anoka

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Anoka and the surrounding part of Anoka County. Pick the material, set the quantity by the ton or the yard, and choose your delivery date at checkout.

Order online when you are ready.