Pea Gravel and Bulk Aggregates for Park Rapids, MN

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Park Rapids, MN, Minnesota Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton and the yard. Start with the calculator on each product page to size your load, then pick your material.

Class 5 is the base most ground around here takes, and the sand and gravel outwash under this part of Hubbard County drains well enough to work with it.

Materials for Park Rapids Projects

Washed stone is the backbone of drainage work in this lake country. Clear rock has the fines taken out, so water moves through it instead of sitting in it.

Drainage Rock is the usual 1 1/2 inch clear rock for French drains, drywells, footing drains and downspout runs. It carries roof and groundwater away from the house.

3/4 Clear Rock handles drainage beds, trench backfill and construction entrances. It is also the clean washed rock that goes under basement slabs and around footing drains.

For a compacted surface, Class 5 is the 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 3/4 inch crushed surfacing class in the same spec, sold as Class 2 granite or limestone.

Finer material rounds out a job. Granite Fines bed pavers, flagstone and patio work and pack into garden paths.

Walkway Gravel gives paths a finer, walkable surface. 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel, or pea rock, suits walkways, play areas and exposed aggregate.

Delivery to Park Rapids and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load in one pile on your site.

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers across Park Rapids and Hubbard County, including Nevis, Akeley, Lake George and Laporte. Have the spot clear before the truck arrives.

Ground and Conditions in Park Rapids

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.

Across the North central lakes, moraine and outwash country, outwash sand takes water fast but 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.

That is why a clean washed stone layer matters on drainage work here. Where a sandy surface sits over tight till or a high water table, water has nowhere to go as it freezes, and that is where deep frost does its worst.

Lakeshore erosion from wind, wave and boat wake is a real driver on the lakes, along with bank cutting during the spring rise. Riprap armours shorelines, culvert outlets and slopes against ice and runoff.

Order Bulk Aggregates for Your Park Rapids Project

Minnesota Rock Supply covers Park Rapids and the surrounding Hubbard County area with bulk gravel, washed stone, sand, soil and mulch. Size your load with the calculator on any product page, then place your order online and pick a delivery date.

Order your material and get the truck headed your way.