Pea Gravel for Pathways in Dent, MN

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Dent, MN online and a dump truck tips it on your site. Minnesota Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton or by the yard, and you pick your delivery date at checkout.

Start with Class 5, the standard Minnesota base course, then finish the paths with granite fines or Natural Pea Gravel. Everything comes out of North central lakes, moraine and outwash country, so sand and gravel ground is close by.

Ground and Conditions in Dent

This part of the state runs on moraine and outwash country. Outwash sand takes water fast, while the moraine till between the lakes does not.

Lake and wetland margins sit close under the water table, and snowmelt moves the most water of the year. A thin base over that ground shows the problem fast, because the water has nowhere to go.

Build the base course heavy enough to carry the load and let the water move. Deep frost every winter makes that worse where a sandy surface sits over tight till.

Minnesota sets a frost depth of 5 feet (60 inches) for its Zone I counties in the footing table of the Residential Code. That figure belongs to those counties, not to Dent, so treat it as a regional reference and not a local number.

Base, drive and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late autumn. Spring load limits go up on North and North-Central zone roads from March into May, and frozen ground stops compaction through the winter.

Materials for Dent Projects

Paths and walkways want fines and screenings. Granite fines, sold as screenings or stone screenings, bed pavers, flagstone and patio work, and they compact into a firm garden path.

Minnesota granite fines come from the Crushed Stone quarried in the St. Cloud belt.

Order Granite Fines for bedding and for a walkable surface that knits together.

Class 5 is the base course under all of it.

Order Class 5 as the first layer.

Class 2 is the Minnesota surfacing class, a tighter 3/4 inch crushed aggregate with fines. Yards sell it as Class 2 granite or as buff or red limestone.

Order Driveway Gravel to surface a drive or finish over a compacted base.

Natural Pea Gravel, also called pea rock, suits walkways, play areas and drainage. It is round washed stone, so it stays loose underfoot.

Order 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel for those spots.

For clean drainage where the fines need to come out, use clear rock. Order 3/4 Clear Rock for drainage beds, trench backfill and construction entrances.

Delivery to Dent and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, so you can size the load before you check out.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material in one pile on your site. Minnesota Rock Supply delivers across Dent and Otter Tail County, including Fergus Falls, Perham, Pelican Rapids, Parkers Prairie and New York Mills.

Order Bulk Material for Your Dent Project

Size your load on the product page calculator, then order by the ton or the yard and choose a delivery date. Class 5, granite fines and Natural Pea Gravel all ship to Dent and the rest of Otter Tail County.

Place your order online when you are ready.