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There are 64 state parks, nine state recreation areas, nine state waysides, and 23 state trails in the Minnesota state park system, totaling approximately 267,000 acres (1,080 km 2). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A Minnesota state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Minnesota preserved by the state for its natural, historic, or other resources.
This category contains state parks in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Pages in category "State parks of Minnesota" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total.
The Parks and Trails Division manages 76 state park and recreation areas, 56 primitive campgrounds within Minnesota State Forests, 35 designated state water trails (totalling over 4,500 miles), over 3,000 public water accesses, over 1,300 miles of state trails (600 miles of paved trails), and over 300 fishing piers throughout the state. [8]
website, program of Minnesota State University Moorhead, interpretive center and observatory, nature and environmental education programs, adjacent to the 1,068-acre Buffalo River State Park: National Eagle Center: Wabasha: Wabasha: Southeast: Conservation, research and educational efforts relating to eagles Ney Nature Center: Henderson: Le ...
Minneopa State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was established in 1905 to preserve Minneopa Falls, a large waterfall for southern Minnesota, and was expanded in the 1960s to include the lower reaches of Minneopa Creek and a large tract of prairie. [2] Minneopa is Minnesota's third oldest state park, after Itasca and ...
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Conrad L. Wirth, director of the National Park Service, gave the keynote address at Bear Head Lake State Park's dedication on June 26, 1962. [7] Some property at the south end of Bear Head Lake was added in 1963. [7] The Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota secured an additional 116 acres (47 ha) in the early 2000s. [9]
Father Hennepin State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, located on the southeast corner of Mille Lacs Lake. The park is named after Father Louis Hennepin, a priest who visited the area with a French expedition in 1680. The 320-acre (130 ha) park has 103 campsites and a sandy beach over one mile (1.6 km) long.