Minnesota State Parks

Minnesota has one less lake than it did just a few days ago...at least for now.

Explore Minnesota's stunning state parks for free! Learn how to get a 7-day pass from your local library and enjoy nature's beauty, from top-ranked Tettegouche to hidden gems. Plan your budget-friendly MN road trip!

The program expands across all of Minnesota.

This is a relatively new change, and many of the same parks also offer free loaner gear too!

Looking to escape the bugs? Try these 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!

The Land of 10,000 Lakes is home to an incredible amount of scenic parks and recreation areas, but only one of them is the most popular in the entire state.

Have you noticed more people doing this too?

Have plans to visit a Minnesota State Park?

The LONG wait is nearly over for this popular attraction!

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.

There are several reasons this trendy activity is strongly discouraged.