Minnesota State Parks

Living here in Minnesota, we're lucky enough to have some incredible state parks right in our backyard. And now, two of them are in the running to be named some of the best in the entire country!

If you've been looking to get out and enjoy the great outdoors here in Minnesota, the DNR is making it easier on your checkbook this weekend.

Have plans to visit a Minnesota State Park?

Feeling the winter blues? There's studies that show getting outside in nature can boost your mood this winter. Here's a chance to do it for free!

Some of Minnesota’s many state parks are about to glow up – literally – with 19 candlelight events turning snowy trails into twinkling wonderlands this winter.

It had been one of Minnesota's State Parks for nearly 35 years, but this park is now permanently closed.

Visiting every state park in Minnesota is an excellent bucket list goal, but with 65 of them spread across the state, where do you start? Trip Advisor has curated a list of the best Minnesota state parks based on the rankings given by visitors who have come before you.

It was closed for several hours.

If you are one of those who enjoys experiencing nature, and maybe even tempted to take a taste of the wild home with you, you should know there are restrictions when it comes to what plants you can and cannot harvest and remove from Minnesota State Parks.

Take a trip back in time!