Mille Lacs Kathio State Park – Minnesota’s fourth largest park – features 9,000 years of history, 35 miles of hiking trails, 27 miles of horse trails, a 100-ft. fire tower you can climb, and more!
Best lakeshore MN state parks: Father Hennepin State Park
Father Hennepin State Park sits alongside one of Minnesota’s best and largest lakes: Mille Lacs. This beautiful state park offers a sandy beach, fishing piers, boat access, hiking, camping, and more.
Top things to do at Crow Wing State Park in Minnesota
If you love nature, Native American, early settler, and frontier history, then you’ll love exploring Crow Wing State Park in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Top things to do at Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
One of the best state parks to explore in Minnesota, Charles A. Lindbergh State Park is also the boyhood home of the famous aviator. Surprisingly, the state park is not named after him. Learn more.
Top things to do at Carley State Park in SE Minnesota
A local’s guide to the small and serene Carley State Park in southeast Minnesota. Known especially for its bluebells and other wildflowers, Carley State Park features trout fishing, hiking, and unique river crossings.
Top things to do at Minnesota’s Cascade River State Park
A local’s guide to Cascade River State Park on the North Shore in Minnesota features scenic waterfalls, hiking trails, trout fishing, wildlife, and easy access to Lake Superior.
Top things to do at Camden State Park in Lynd, MN
Camden State Park offers serene hikes through marshes, wetlands, prairie grasses, and hardwoods. One of the best state parks in Minnesota also features a designated trout stream, a swimming pond with sandy beach, and Lake Brawner.
Top things to do at Buffalo River State Park in MN
A local’s guide to the top things to do at Buffalo River State Park in Minnesota. One of the largest northern tallgrass prairies in the U.S., this state park with 4,568 acres offers serene hiking trails, fishing, camping, and more than 250 species of wildflowers and grasses.
Minnesota’s Blue Mounds State Park features bison herd
One of Minnesota’s most unique state parks – Blue Mounds – features a bison herd, tipi camping, rock climbing, historic quartzite quarry, scenic hiking, stunning panoramic views, flowering cactus, and more.
Local’s guide to Big Stone Lake State Park in Minnesota
A local’s guide to Big Stone Lake State Park. Bordering Minnesota and South Dakota, this state park is home to the best perch fishing and the Minnesota River headwaters.
