State Parks and Recreation Areas
| Park name | County or counties | Area in acres (ha) | Date estab- lished |
Body of water | Coordinates | Remarks | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton State Park | Washington | 70031600000000000001,600 acres (650 ha) | 1969 | St. Croix River | 44°51′45″N 92°47′01″W / 44.8624675°N 92.7835367°W / 44.8624675; -92.7835367 (Afton State Park) | Lies on a glacial moraine with deep ravines that drop 300 feet (91 m) down to the St. Croix River. | |
| Banning State Park | Pine | 70035597000000000005,597 acres (2,265 ha) | 1963 | Kettle River | 46°10′15″N 92°50′39″W / 46.1707812°N 92.8440889°W / 46.1707812; -92.8440889 (Banning State Park) | Contains 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of whitewater rapids and the remains of a historic quarry operation. | |
| Bear Head Lake State Park | St. Louis | 70033013000000000003,013 acres (1,219 ha) | 1961 | Bear Head Lake | 47°47′47″N 92°04′37″W / 47.7963051°N 92.0768231°W / 47.7963051; -92.0768231 (Bear Head Lake State Park) | Provides road access and modern camping facilities in an environment similar to the nearby Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. | |
| Beaver Creek Valley State Park | Houston | 7002715000000000000715 acres (289 ha) | 1937 | East Beaver Creek | 43°38′34″N 91°34′55″W / 43.6427458°N 91.5818101°W / 43.6427458; -91.5818101 (Beaver Creek Valley State Park) | Showcases the rugged topography of the Driftless Area in a narrow valley carved by a trout stream. | |
| Big Bog State Recreation Area | Beltrami | 70039170000000000009,170 acres (3,710 ha) | 2000 | Red Lake, Tamarac River | 48°10′22″N 94°30′43″W / 48.172761°N 94.512033°W / 48.172761; -94.512033 (Big Bog State Recreation Area) | Encompasses part of the largest peatland in the Lower 48 states (a National Natural Landmark) and a prime walleye fishery. | |
| Big Stone Lake State Park | Big Stone | 7002980000000000000980 acres (400 ha) | 1961 | Big Stone Lake | 45°22′57″N 96°30′47″W / 45.3824644°N 96.5131148°W / 45.3824644; -96.5131148 (Big Stone Lake State Park) | Protects two sections of shoreline on Big Stone Lake, the source of the Minnesota River. | |
| Blue Mounds State Park | Rock | 70031567000000000001,567 acres (634 ha) | 1937 | Mound Creek | 43°42′25″N 96°11′13″W / 43.7069134°N 96.1869728°W / 43.7069134; -96.1869728 (Blue Mounds State Park) | Protects an escarpment of Sioux Quartzite and Minnesota's only public bison herd. A district of WPA structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Buffalo River State Park | Clay | 70031068000000000001,068 acres (432 ha) | 1937 | Buffalo River | 46°51′56″N 96°28′04″W / 46.8655165°N 96.4678474°W / 46.8655165; -96.4678474 (Buffalo River State Park) | Preserves part of one of the state's largest and best tallgrass prairies. A district of WPA structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Camden State Park | Lyon | 70031855000000000001,855 acres (751 ha) | 1935 | Redwood River | 44°21′45″N 95°55′30″W / 44.362462°N 95.9250247°W / 44.362462; -95.9250247 (Camden State Park) | Preserves a forested river valley in the midst of prairie and farm country. A district of VCC and WPA structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Carley State Park | Wabasha | 7002209000000000000209 acres (85 ha) | 1949 | Whitewater River | 44°07′00″N 92°10′34″W / 44.1166318°N 92.1760002°W / 44.1166318; -92.1760002 (Carley State Park) | Donated by State Senator James A. Carley to protect a stand of white pines. Used as an overflow campground for nearby Whitewater State Park. | |
| Cascade River State Park | Cook | 70032867000000000002,867 acres (1,160 ha) | 1957 | Lake Superior and Cascade River | 47°42′35″N 90°31′20″W / 47.7097222°N 90.5222222°W / 47.7097222; -90.5222222 (Cascade River State Park Recreation Site) | Stretches along 10.5 miles (16.9 km) of Lake Superior coastline in land rehabilitated after construction of Minnesota State Highway 61. A WPA highway wayside is on the NRHP. | |
| Charles A. Lindbergh State Park | Morrison | 7002417000000000000417 acres (169 ha) | 1931 | Mississippi River | 45°57′32″N 94°23′43″W / 45.9588545°N 94.3952813°W / 45.9588545; -94.3952813 (Charles A Lindbergh State Park) | Contains the restored home of Congressman Charles August Lindbergh and his son Charles Lindbergh, the famous aviator. The house is a National Historic Landmark, and a district of WPA structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Crow Wing State Park | Crow Wing, Cass, and Morrison | 70032335000000000002,335 acres (945 ha) | 1959 | Mississippi and Crow Wing Rivers | 46°16′20″N 94°20′00″W / 46.2722222°N 94.3333333°W / 46.2722222; -94.3333333 (Crow Wing State Park) | Interprets the site of Old Crow Wing, an important town and trading center in the mid-19th century. The town site and a section of the Red River Trails are both on the NRHP. | |
| Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | Crow Wing | 70036850000000000006,850 acres (2,770 ha) | 1993 | Chain of small lakes and streams, filled pit mines | 46°29′22″N 93°58′39″W / 46.489550°N 93.977500°W / 46.489550; -93.977500 (Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area) | In development as the land is rehabilitated from open-pit iron mining. Includes Portsmouth Mine Pit Lake, the state's deepest lake. | |
| Father Hennepin State Park | Mille Lacs | 7002275000000000000275 acres (111 ha) | 1941 | Mille Lacs Lake | 46°08′41″N 93°29′17″W / 46.1446779°N 93.4880157°W / 46.1446779; -93.4880157 (Father Hennepin State Park) | Provides lakeside recreation in the region visited by Father Louis Hennepin during a French expedition in 1680. | |
| Flandrau State Park | Brown | 7002840000000000000840 acres (340 ha) | 1937 | Cottonwood River | 44°17′18″N 94°28′25″W / 44.2882956°N 94.4735837°W / 44.2882956; -94.4735837 (Flandrau State Park) | Created to provide water recreation near New Ulm. Entire park is a district of CCC and WPA structures on the NRHP. | |
| Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park | Fillmore | 70033163000000000003,163 acres (1,280 ha) | 1963 | South Branch Root River and tributaries | 43°37′32″N 92°14′51″W / 43.6255204°N 92.247388°W / 43.6255204; -92.247388 (Forestville Mystery Cave State Park) | Encompasses the historic townsite of Forestville, the state's longest explored cave, and three blue-ribbon trout streams. | |
| Fort Ridgely State Park | Nicollet and Renville | 7002537000000000000537 acres (217 ha) | 1911 | Fort Ridgely Creek | 44°27′09″N 94°43′51″W / 44.4524621°N 94.7308199°W / 44.4524621; -94.7308199 (Fort Ridgely State Park) | Surrounds Fort Ridgely, site of the Battle of Fort Ridgely during the Dakota War of 1862. The fort and a large district of CCC structures are both on the NRHP. | |
| Fort Snelling State Park | Ramsey, Hennepin, and Dakota | 70031825000000000001,825 acres (739 ha) | 1961 | Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers | 44°53′09″N 93°10′41″W / 44.8857988°N 93.1779985°W / 44.8857988; -93.1779985 (Fort Snelling State Park) | Contains historic Fort Snelling, built in 1819, and floodplain forest in the heart of Minneapolis – Saint Paul. The fort is a National Historic Landmark and the entire park is part of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. | |
| Franz Jevne State Park | Koochiching | 7002118000000000000118 acres (48 ha) | 1967 | Rainy River | 48°38′32″N 94°04′49″W / 48.642240°N 94.080410°W / 48.642240; -94.080410 (Franz Jevne State Park) | Features scenic property on the Canada – United States border, donated by the sons of Franz Jevne, a lawyer, on the condition that the park be named after their father. | |
| Frontenac State Park | Goodhue | 70032226000000000002,226 acres (901 ha) | 1957 | Lake Pepin on Mississippi River | 44°30′27″N 92°19′35″W / 44.5074677°N 92.3262914°W / 44.5074677; -92.3262914 (Frontenac State Park) | Attracts 260 species of year-round and migrant birds with its variety of habitats. Includes a natural arch atop a 7002430000000000000430 ft (130 m) bluff. | |
| Garden Island State Recreation Area | Lake of the Woods | 7002715000000000000715 acres (289 ha) | 1998 | Lake of the Woods | 49°10′31″N 94°50′05″W / 49.175335°N 94.834671°W / 49.175335; -94.834671 (Garden Island State Recreation Area) | Comprises a nearly undeveloped island, 700115000000000000015 mi (24 km) from the closest mainland marinas, that once bore Native American gardens. | |
| George H. Crosby Manitou State Park | Lake | 70036200000000000006,200 acres (2,500 ha) | 1955 | Manitou River | 47°30′22″N 91°06′33″W / 47.506018°N 91.109045°W / 47.506018; -91.109045 (George H Crosby Manitou State Park) | Contains undeveloped North Woods wilderness geared towards backpackers. | |
| Glacial Lakes State Park | Pope | 70031857000000000001,857 acres (752 ha) | 1963 | Several kettle lakes | 45°32′15″N 95°31′19″W / 45.537461°N 95.521983°W / 45.537461; -95.521983 (Glacial Lakes State Park) | Preserves rolling tallgrass prairie amidst the glacial landforms of the Leaf Hills Moraines. | |
| Glendalough State Park | Otter Tail | 70031924000000000001,924 acres (779 ha) | 1991 | Six kettle lakes | 46°20′00″N 95°40′00″W / 46.3333333°N 95.6666667°W / 46.3333333; -95.6666667 (Glendalough State Park) | Developed from the former private retreat and game farm of the owners of the Star Tribune newspaper, with a heritage fishery of large game fish. | |
| Gooseberry Falls State Park | Lake | 70031741000000000001,741 acres (705 ha) | 1937 | Lake Superior, Gooseberry River | 47°08′49″N 91°27′48″W / 47.1468715°N 91.4632289°W / 47.1468715; -91.4632289 (Gooseberry Falls State Park) | Serves as the gateway to the scenic North Shore. Features five waterfalls, an agate beach, and a large district of CCC structures on the NRHP. | |
| Grand Portage State Park | Cook | 7002278000000000000278 acres (113 ha) | 1989 | Pigeon River | 48°00′37″N 89°36′43″W / 48.0101633°N 89.6120317°W / 48.0101633; -89.6120317 (Grand Portage State Park) | Features a 120-foot (37 m) waterfall, Minnesota's tallest, on the Canada – United States border. Co-managed with the Grand Portage Indian Reservation, the only state – tribal collaboration of a U.S. state park. | |
| Great River Bluffs State Park | Winona | 70032122000000000002,122 acres (859 ha) | 1971 | Mississippi River | 43°56′47″N 91°23′58″W / 43.9463526°N 91.3993094°W / 43.9463526; -91.3993094 (Great River Bluffs State Park) | Features 500-foot-high (150 m) bluffs and steep goat prairies. Formerly named O.L. Kipp State Park. | |
| Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area | Meeker | 70031230000000000001,230 acres (500 ha) | 2004 | Greenleaf and Sioux Lakes | 45°00′57″N 94°28′00″W / 45.01591°N 94.46671°W / 45.01591; -94.46671 (Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area) | In development and open for limited day-use recreation. | |
| Hayes Lake State Park | Roseau | 70032118000000000002,118 acres (857 ha) | 1967 | Hayes Lake, North Fork Roseau River | 48°37′24″N 95°30′28″W / 48.6233095°N 95.5077539°W / 48.6233095; -95.5077539 (Hayes Lake State Park) | Provides fishing and swimming opportunities in an exclusively recreational reservoir free of agricultural runoff or water level fluctuations for irrigation or power generation. | |
| Hill-Annex Mine State Park | Itasca | 7002634000000000000634 acres (257 ha) | 1988 | Filled pit mine | 47°19′39″N 93°16′39″W / 47.327490°N 93.277520°W / 47.327490; -93.277520 (Hill-Annex Mine State Park) | Offers tours of a former open-pit iron mine and fossil collecting. A district of mine structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Interstate State Park | Chisago | 7002288000000000000288 acres (117 ha) | 1895 | St. Croix River | 45°23′42″N 92°40′11″W / 45.3949622°N 92.6696521°W / 45.3949622; -92.6696521 (Interstate State Park) | Created in conjunction with a state park in Wisconsin to protect a basalt gorge and glacial potholes. Two districts of CCC and WPA structures are on the NRHP. | |
| Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area | St. Louis | 70031864000000000001,864 acres (754 ha) | 2002 | Lake Ore-be-gone | 47°28′57″N 92°26′37″W / 47.48247°N 92.44349°W / 47.48247; -92.44349 (Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area) | Provides 36 miles (58 km) of trails for off highway vehicles. | |
| Itasca State Park | Hubbard, Clearwater, and Becker | 700430553000000000030,553 acres (12,364 ha) | 1891 | Lake Itasca | 47°11′51″N 95°12′07″W / 47.1974579°N 95.2019642°W / 47.1974579; -95.2019642 (Itasca State Park) | Minnesota's oldest state park, which preserves the headwaters of the Mississippi River. The entire park and an individual archaeological site are on the NRHP, and a subsection is a National Natural Landmark. | |
| Jay Cooke State Park | Carlton | 70038125000000000008,125 acres (3,288 ha) | 1915 | Saint Louis River | 46°38′59″N 92°19′51″W / 46.6496646°N 92.330748°W / 46.6496646; -92.330748 (Jay Cooke State Park) | Showcases a rocky, whitewater-strewn river churning through the North Woods. Three districts of CCC and WPA structures and a long-used portage route are on the NRHP. | |
| John A. Latsch State Park | Winona | 7002409000000000000409 acres (166 ha) | 1925 | Mississippi River | 44°09′43″N 91°49′20″W / 44.1619082°N 91.8220997°W / 44.1619082; -91.8220997 (John Latsch State Park) | Features three steep river bluffs. | |
| Judge C. R. Magney State Park | Cook | 70034323000000000004,323 acres (1,749 ha) | 1957 | Lake Superior, Brule River | 47°51′05″N 90°03′30″W / 47.8512799°N 90.0584299°W / 47.8512799; -90.0584299 (Judge C R Magney State Park) | Contains the geologically unexplained Devil's Kettle, a large glacial kettle into which half of the Brule River disappears. | |
| Kilen Woods State Park | Jackson | 7002202000000000000202 acres (82 ha) | 1945 | Des Moines River | 43°43′36″N 95°03′47″W / 43.7266244°N 95.0630473°W / 43.7266244; -95.0630473 (Kilen Woods State Park) | Preserves a riverside parcel of forested hills on the Coteau des Prairies. | |
| La Salle Lake State Recreation Area | Hubbard | 70031000000000000001,000 acres (400 ha) | 2011 | Mississippi River, La Salle Lake | 47°20′14″N 95°10′14″W / 47.33719°N 95.17061°W / 47.33719; -95.17061 (La Salle Lake State Recreation Area) | In development around the second-deepest lake in Minnesota. | |
| Lac qui Parle State Park | Lac qui Parle and Chippewa | 7002897000000000000897 acres (363 ha) | 1959 | Lac qui Parle, Minnesota and Lac qui Parle Rivers | 45°01′14″N 95°53′20″W / 45.0205141°N 95.888921°W / 45.0205141; -95.888921 (Lac qui Parle State Park) | Attracts thousands of migrating waterfowl, earning it the name "Lake that Speaks." A district of WPA buildings is on the NRHP. | |
| Lake Bemidji State Park | Beltrami | 70031653000000000001,653 acres (669 ha) | 1923 | Lake Bemidji | 47°32′11″N 94°49′22″W / 47.5363413°N 94.8227704°W / 47.5363413; -94.8227704 (Lake Bemidji State Park) | Features a recreational lakeshore and a spruce-tamarack bog. A district of CCC and National Youth Administration structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Lake Bronson State Park | Kittson | 70032806000000000002,806 acres (1,136 ha) | 1937 | Lake Bronson, South Branch Two Rivers | 48°43′29″N 96°36′12″W / 48.7247004°N 96.6033741°W / 48.7247004; -96.6033741 (Lake Bronson State Park) | Features a reservoir created during a drought in the 1930s. A district of WPA structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Lake Carlos State Park | Douglas | 70031175000000000001,175 acres (476 ha) | 1937 | Lake Carlos | 45°59′12″N 95°19′40″W / 45.9866293°N 95.3278143°W / 45.9866293; -95.3278143 (Lake Carlos State Park) | Preserves diverse habitats from prairie to hardwood forest to tamarack bog in a transition zone. Two districts of WPA structures are on the NRHP. | |
| Lake Louise State Park | Mower | 7002849000000000000849 acres (344 ha) | 1963 | Lake Louise, Upper and Little Iowa Rivers | 43°32′01″N 92°31′32″W / 43.5335762°N 92.5254538°W / 43.5335762; -92.5254538 (Lake Louise State Park) | Features a reservoir surrounded by oak savanna and patches of hardwood forest. Minnesota's oldest continuous recreation area, formerly a town park since the 1860s. | |
| Lake Maria State Park | Wright | 70031475000000000001,475 acres (597 ha) | 1963 | Several kettle lakes | 45°18′50″N 93°57′26″W / 45.3138543°N 93.9572003°W / 45.3138543; -93.9572003 (Lake Maria State Park) | Provides a lightly developed wilderness area near Minneapolis – Saint Paul in a morainal landscape of Big Woods. | |
| Lake Shetek State Park | Murray County | 70031109000000000001,109 acres (449 ha) | 1937 | Lake Shetek | 44°06′08″N 95°41′24″W / 44.1021838°N 95.6900114°W / 44.1021838; -95.6900114 (Lake Shetek State Park) | Features remnants of pioneer history around the largest lake in southwestern Minnesota. A district of WPA structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Lake Vermilion State Park | St. Louis | 70032875000000000002,875 acres (1,163 ha) | 2010 | Lake Vermilion | 47°50′05″N 92°11′53″W / 47.83471°N 92.19812°W / 47.83471; -92.19812 (Lake Vermilion State Park) | Recently purchased and in development on the fifth-largest lake in Minnesota. | |
| Maplewood State Park | Otter Tail | 70038127000000000008,127 acres (3,289 ha) | 1963 | Several kettle lakes | 46°32′01″N 95°56′57″W / 46.5335703°N 95.9492193°W / 46.5335703; -95.9492193 (Maplewood State Park) | Preserves a forest/prairie transition zone in the Leaf Hills Moraines. A Native American archaeological site is on the NRHP. | |
| McCarthy Beach State Park | St. Louis | 70031908000000000001,908 acres (772 ha) | 1945 | Sturgeon and Side Lakes | 47°40′22″N 93°01′49″W / 47.6727068°N 93.0301834°W / 47.6727068; -93.0301834 (McCarthy Beach State Park) | Features a .5-mile-long (0.80 km) beach on an isthmus between two lakes. | |
| Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | Mille Lacs | 70039786000000000009,786 acres (3,960 ha) | 1957 | Mille Lacs Lake, Rum River | 46°07′44″N 93°44′26″W / 46.1288485°N 93.7405269°W / 46.1288485; -93.7405269 (Mille Lacs Kathio State Park) | Preserves 19 identified archaeological sites dating back 9000 years. The entire park is a National Historic Landmark and four sites are individually listed on the NRHP. | |
| Minneopa State Park | Blue Earth | 70031617000000000001,617 acres (654 ha) | 1905 | Minnesota River, Minneopa Creek | 44°09′44″N 94°06′08″W / 44.1621879°N 94.1021803°W / 44.1621879; -94.1021803 (Minneopa State Park) | Showcases the largest waterfall in southern Minnesota. The 1864 Seppman Mill and a district of WPA structures are each on the NRHP. | |
| Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area | Hennepin, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Sibley, and Le Sueur | 70036442000000000006,442 acres (2,607 ha) | 1969 | Minnesota River | 44°39′43″N 93°42′12″W / 44.661999°N 93.703337°W / 44.661999; -93.703337 (Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area) | Comprises non-contiguous sections interspersed with units of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in the valley formed by Glacial River Warren. | |
| Monson Lake State Park | Swift | 7002343000000000000343 acres (139 ha) | 1937 | Monson and West Sunberg Lakes | 45°19′14″N 95°16′30″W / 45.3205175°N 95.2750235°W / 45.3205175; -95.2750235 (Monson Lake Memorial State Park) | Established as a memorial to settlers who died in the Dakota War of 1862. A district of CCC and WPA structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Moose Lake State Park | Carlton | 7002829000000000000829 acres (335 ha) | 1971 | Moosehead and Echo Lakes | 46°26′11″N 92°43′31″W / 46.436319°N 92.72521°W / 46.436319; -92.72521 (Moose Lake State Park) | Provides water recreation and an exhibit hall on Lake Superior agates (the state gemstone) and the geology of Minnesota. | |
| Myre-Big Island State Park | Freeborn | 70031578000000000001,578 acres (639 ha) | 1947 | Albert Lea Lake | 43°37′26″N 93°17′21″W / 43.6238465°N 93.2890959°W / 43.6238465; -93.2890959 (Myre-Big Island State Park) | Features two islands with old growth hardwood forest since they were out of reach of prairie fires. Also houses one of the state's largest research collections of Native American artifacts. | |
| Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park | Rice | 70031646000000000001,646 acres (666 ha) | 1945 | Prairie Creek | 44°20′43″N 93°06′27″W / 44.3452425°N 93.1074337°W / 44.3452425; -93.1074337 (Nerstrand Big Woods State Park) | Preserves a remnant stand of Big Woods. | |
| Old Mill State Park | Marshall | 7002287000000000000287 acres (116 ha) | 1951 | Middle River | 48°21′41″N 96°34′13″W / 48.361364°N 96.5703288°W / 48.361364; -96.5703288 (Old Mill State Park) | Features two mills and a log cabin from the late 19th Century. The Larson Mill and a district of WPA structures are each on the NRHP. | |
| Red River State Recreation Area | Polk | 7002104000000000000104 acres (42 ha) | 1997 | Red River of the North and Red Lake River | 47°55′58″N 97°02′08″W / 47.9327778°N 97.0355556°W / 47.9327778; -97.0355556 (Red River State Recreation Area) | Reclaims land devastated by the 1997 Red River Flood as part of the Greater Grand Forks Greenway, which serves the dual purpose of holding back river waters during floods and providing recreational opportunities. | |
| Rice Lake State Park | Steele and Dodge | 7002712000000000000712 acres (288 ha) | 1963 | Rice Lake | 44°05′15″N 93°03′41″W / 44.0874639°N 93.061315°W / 44.0874639; -93.061315 (Rice Lake State Park) | Surrounds a shallow lake which attracts migrating waterfowl. | |
| St. Croix Islands State Recreation Area | Washington | 700125000000000000025 acres (10 ha) | 1935 | St. Croix River | 45°05′07″N 92°47′10″W / 45.08524°N 92.78608°W / 45.08524; -92.78608 (St. Croix Islands State Recreation Area) | Comprises five islands near the St. Croix Boom Site that came under state control but were never developed. Leased to the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. | |
| St. Croix State Park | Pine | 700431775000000000031,775 acres (12,859 ha) | 1943 | St. Croix River | 45°58′27″N 92°35′01″W / 45.9741154°N 92.5835304°W / 45.9741154; -92.5835304 (Saint Croix State Park) | Developed as a Recreational Demonstration Area by the CCC and the WPA to repurpose land too poor to farm. The entire park is a National Historic Landmark. | |
| Sakatah Lake State Park | Le Sueur and Rice | 7002810000000000000810 acres (330 ha) | 1963 | Sakatah Lake on the Cannon River | 44°13′16″N 93°32′09″W / 44.2210746°N 93.5357792°W / 44.2210746; -93.5357792 (Sakatah State Park) | Features a transitional zone between prairie and Big Woods on a natural widening of the Cannon River. | |
| Savanna Portage State Park | Aitkin and St. Louis | 700415277000000000015,277 acres (6,182 ha) | 1961 | East and West Savanna Rivers, numerous kettle lakes | 46°50′15″N 93°09′24″W / 46.8374455°N 93.1566054°W / 46.8374455; -93.1566054 (Savanna Portage State Park) | Preserves a historically important and legendarily difficult 6-mile (9.7 km) portage over a continental divide between the watersheds of the Mississippi River and Lake Superior. The portage is on the NRHP. | |
| Scenic State Park | Itasca | 70032370000000000002,370 acres (960 ha) | 1921 | Sandwick and Coon Lakes | 47°42′57″N 93°33′47″W / 47.7157733°N 93.5629701°W / 47.7157733; -93.5629701 (Scenic State Park) | Features pristine lakes and old-growth pines. Two districts of structures built by the first CCC state park camp in Minnesota are on the NRHP. | |
| Schoolcraft State Park | Cass and Itasca | 7002141000000000000141 acres (57 ha) | 1959 | Mississippi River | 47°13′30″N 93°48′00″W / 47.2249502°N 93.7999449°W / 47.2249502; -93.7999449 (Schoolcraft State Park) | Honors Henry Schoolcraft, who charted the origins of the Mississippi River with the Ojibwe guide Ozawindib. Preserves virgin pine forest that includes a white pine over 300 years old. | |
| Sibley State Park | Kandiyohi | 70032540000000000002,540 acres (1,030 ha) | 1919 | Lake Andrew and other kettle lakes | 45°19′11″N 95°01′23″W / 45.3196867°N 95.0230696°W / 45.3196867; -95.0230696 (Sibley State Park) | Honors Henry Hastings Sibley, the first governor of Minnesota, with a popular recreational lakeshore and a morainal landscape. A district of CCC structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Soudan Underground Mine State Park | St. Louis | 7002974000000000000974 acres (394 ha) | 1963 | Lake Vermilion | 47°49′29″N 92°15′23″W / 47.8246403°N 92.2562691°W / 47.8246403; -92.2562691 (Soudan Underground Mine State Park) | Offers tours of Minnesota's oldest, deepest, and richest iron mine and a modern high energy physics laboratory. The mine is a National Historic Landmark and a row of 20th Century boathouses is on the NRHP. | |
| Split Rock Creek State Park | Pipestone | 7002947000000000000947 acres (383 ha) | 1937 | Split Rock Lake | 43°53′53″N 96°21′51″W / 43.8980264°N 96.3642032°W / 43.8980264; -96.3642032 (Split Rock Creek State Park) | Features a recreational reservoir on the Coteau des Prairies. | |
| Split Rock Lighthouse State Park | Lake | 70032112000000000002,112 acres (855 ha) | 1945 | Lake Superior, Split Rock River | 47°11′32″N 91°23′35″W / 47.1921472°N 91.3929484°W / 47.1921472; -91.3929484 (Split Rock Lighthouse State Park) | Surrounds the clifftop Split Rock Lighthouse, one of the most photographed lighthouses in the United States. The lighthouse is a National Historic Landmark. | |
| Temperance River State Park | Cook | 70031134000000000001,134 acres (459 ha) | 1957 | Lake Superior, Temperance and Cross Rivers | 47°33′16″N 90°52′21″W / 47.5543466°N 90.8723722°W / 47.5543466; -90.8723722 (Temperance River State Park) | Showcases the deep, narrow gorge of the Temperance River (so named for its lack of a "bar" at its mouth) and Carlton Peak, a rock climbing area. | |
| Tettegouche State Park | Lake | 70038998000000000008,998 acres (3,641 ha) | 1979 | Lake Superior and Baptism River | 47°21′32″N 91°15′51″W / 47.358806°N 91.2640506°W / 47.358806; -91.2640506 (Tettegouche State Park) | Encompasses the tallest waterfall within the state's borders, the iconic headlands of Palisade Head and Shovel Point, and a historic fishing camp which is on the NRHP. | |
| Upper Sioux Agency State Park | Yellow Medicine | 70031065000000000001,065 acres (431 ha) | 1963 | Minnesota and Yellow Medicine Rivers | 44°44′17″N 95°27′14″W / 44.7380132°N 95.4539039°W / 44.7380132; -95.4539039 (Upper Sioux Agency State Park) | Interprets the site of the agency that administered a Dakota Indian reservation until it was destroyed during the Dakota War of 1862. The agency is on the NRHP. | |
| Whitewater State Park | Winona | 70031672000000000001,672 acres (677 ha) | 1919 | Whitewater River | 44°03′30″N 92°03′32″W / 44.058297°N 92.0587726°W / 44.058297; -92.0587726 (Whitewater State Park) | Showcases a popular steep-sided river valley in the Driftless Area. A large district of CCC and WPA structures is on the NRHP. | |
| Wild River State Park | Chisago | 70036574000000000006,574 acres (2,660 ha) | 1973 | St. Croix River | 45°34′05″N 92°52′33″W / 45.5680159°N 92.8757696°W / 45.5680159; -92.8757696 (Wild River State Park) | Follows 18 miles (29 km) of one of the first waterways designated a National Wild and Scenic River. A section of the Point Douglas to Superior Military Road is on the NRHP. | |
| William O'Brien State Park | Washington | 70031783000000000001,783 acres (722 ha) | 1947 | St. Croix River | 45°13′10″N 92°45′58″W / 45.2194109°N 92.7660423°W / 45.2194109; -92.7660423 (William O'Brien State Park) | Provides outdoor recreation opportunities near Minneapolis – Saint Paul. | |
| Zippel Bay State Park | Lake of the Woods | 70032826000000000002,826 acres (1,144 ha) | 1959 | Lake of the Woods | 48°51′50″N 94°51′34″W / 48.8638742°N 94.8593862°W / 48.8638742; -94.8593862 (Zippel Bay State Park) | Provides water recreation and birdwatching opportunities on the shore of the country's sixth largest lake. |
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