Minnesota Destinations

There are currently 65 state parks, 9 state recreation areas, and 9 state waysides in Minnesota.

In May, 2014, Lake Vermillion State Park and adjacent Soudan Underground Mine State Park were merged to become Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park.

Upper Sioux Agency State Park was permanently closed to the public on February 16, 2024.

Afton State Park

Banning State Park

Bear Head Lake State Park

Beaver Creek Valley State Park

Big Bog State Recreation Area

Big Stone Lake State Park

Blue Mounds State Park

Buffalo River State Park

Camden State Park

Caribou Falls State Wayside

Carley State Park

Cascade River State Park

Charles A. Lindbergh State Park

Crow Wing State Park

Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area

Devils Track Falls State Wayside

Father Hennepin State Park

Flandrau State Park

Flood Bay State Wayside

Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park

Fort Ridgely State Park

Fort Snelling State Park

Franz Jevne State Park

Frontenac State Park

Garden Island State Recreation Area

George H. Crosby Manitou State Park

Glacial Lakes State Park

Glendalough State Park

Gooseberry Falls State Park

Grand Portage State Park

Great River Bluffs State Park

Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area

Hayes Lake State Park

Hill Annex Mine State Park

Inspiration Peak State Wayside

Interstate State Park

Iron Range Off Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area

Itasca State Park

Jay Cooke State Park

John A. Latsch State Park

Joseph R. Brown State Wayside

Judge C.R. Magney State Park

Kadunce River State Wayside

Kilen Woods State Park

La Salle Lake State Recreation Area

Lac qui Parle State Park

Lake Bemidji State Park

Lake Bronson State Park

Lake Carlos State Park

Lake Louise State Park

Lake Maria State Park

Lake Shetek State Park

Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park

Maplewood State Park

McCarthy Beach State Park

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Minneopa State Park

Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, Lawrence Unit

Monson Lake State Park

Moose Lake State Park

Myre-Big Island State Park

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Old Mill State Park

Ray Berglund State Wayside

Red River State Recreation Area

Rice Lake State Park

St. Croix Boom Site State Wayside

St. Croix State Park

Sakatah Lake State Park

Sam Brown Memorial State Wayside

Savanna Portage State Park

Scenic State Park

Schoolcraft State Park

Sibley State Park

Split Rock Creek State Park

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

Temperance River State Park

Tettegouche State Park

Upper Sioux Agency State Park

Whitewater State Park

Wild River State Park

William O'Brien State Park

Zippel Bay State Park