Minnesota state parks have over 5,000 campsites and many other ways to get out and enjoy nature. Some campsites have electricity while others are designed for the more rugged camper. Many sites are even open year-round for those of you who enjoy camping in the winter.
Dont forget to bring your hiking shoes or bicycle because these parks also have thousands of miles of trails with some paved and some unpaved. Here in the land of 10,000 lakes chances are you won't want to miss out on some great fishing or swimming! For more information on specific sites check out the table below.
State Parks |
County |
Area (Acres) |
Water body | Drive-in Camping |
Backpack Camping |
Canoe Camping |
Time of year open |
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| Afton | Washington
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1,695 acres (6.86 km²) |
St. Croix River |
2 group sites |
28 sites |
1 site |
summer & winter |
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| Banning | Pine |
6,201 acres (25.09 km²) |
Kettle River |
33 sites |
1 site |
4 sites |
summer & winter |
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| Bear Head Lake | St. Louis |
4,523 acres (18.30 km²) |
Bear Head Lake |
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| Beaver Creek Valley | Houston |
1,187 acres (4.80 km²) |
East Beaver Creek |
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| Big Bog SRA | Beltrami |
9,459 acres (38.28 km²) |
Red Lake |
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| Big Stone Lake | Big Stone |
986 acres (3.99 km²) |
Big Stone Lake |
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| Blue Mounds | Rock |
1,826 acres (7.39 km²) |
Mound Creek |
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| Buffalo River | Clay |
1,322 acres (5.35 km²) |
Buffalo River |
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| Camden | Lyon |
2,245 acres (9.09 km²) |
Redwoor River |
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| Carley | Wabasha |
209 acres (0.85 km²) |
Whitewater River |
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| Cascade River | Cook |
5,050 acres (20.43 km²) |
Lake Superior and Cascade River |
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| Charles A. Lindbergh | Morrison |
569 acres (2.3 km²) |
Mississippi River |
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| Crow Wing | Crow Wing, Cass, and Morrison |
3,119 acres (12.62 km²) |
Mississippi and Crow Wing River |
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| Cuyuna Country Rec. Area | Crow Wing |
2,773 acres (11.22 km²) |
Many |
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| Father Hennepin | Mille Lacs |
320 acres (1.29 km²) |
Mille Lacs Lake |
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| Flandrau | Brown |
1,006 acres (4.07 km²) |
Cottonwood River |
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| Forestville/Mystery Cave | Fillmore |
3,170 acres (12.83 km²) |
Root River |
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| Fort Ridgely | Nicollet and Renville |
1,040 acres (4.21 km²) |
Fort Ridgely River |
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| Fort Snelling | Ramsey, Hennepin, and Dakota |
2,931 acres (11.86 km²) |
Mississippi and Minnesota River |
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| Franz Jevne | Koochiching |
118 acres (0.48 km²) |
Rainy River |
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| Frontenac | Goodhue |
2,300 acres (9.3 km²) |
Lake Pepin |
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| Garden Island SRA | Lake of the Woods |
734 acres (2.97 km²) |
Lake of the Woods |
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| George H. Crosby Manitou | Lake |
6,682 acres (27 km²) |
Manitou River |
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| Glacial Lakes | Pope |
2,423 acres (9.8 km²) |
Kettle Lakes |
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| Glendalough | Otter Tail |
1,931 acres (7.81 km²) |
Kettle Lakes | ||||||
| Gooseberry Falls | Lake |
1,687 acres (6.82 km²) |
Lake Superior, Gooseberry River |
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| Grand Portage | Cook |
278 acres (1.12 km²) |
Pigeon River |
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| Great River Bluffs | Winona |
3,067 acres (12.4 km²) |
Mississippi River |
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| Greenleaf Lake | |||||||||
| Hayes Lake | Roseau |
2,958 acres (11.97 km²) |
Hayes Lake, North Fork Roseau River |
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| Hill Annex Mine | Itasca |
635 acres (2.57 km²) |
Filled pit mine |
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| Interstate | Chisago |
298 acres (1.2 km²) |
St. Croix River |
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| Itasca | Hubbard, Clearwater, and Becker |
32,690 acres (132.29 km²) |
Lake Itasca |
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| Jay Cooke | Carlton |
8,781 acres (35.53 km²) |
Saint Louis River |
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| John A. Latsch | Winona |
1,871 acres (7.57 km²) |
Mississippi River |
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| Judge C.R. Magney | Cook |
4,643 acres (18.78 km²) |
Lake Superior, Brule River |
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| Kilen Woods | Jackson |
548 acres (2.21 km²) |
Des Moines River |
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| Lac qui Parle |
Lac qui Parle and Chippewa |
1,055 acres (4.26 km²) |
Lac qui Parle, Minnesota and Lac qui Parle Rivers |
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| Lake Bemidji | Beltrami |
1,726 acres (6.98 km²) |
Lake Bemidji |
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| Lake Bronson | Kittson |
2,808 acres (11.36 km²) |
Lake Bronson, South Branch Two Rivers |
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| Lake Carlos | Douglas |
1,236 acres (5.00 km²) |
Lake Carlos |
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| Lake Louise | Mower |
1,147 acres (4.64 km²) |
Lake Louise, Little Iowa River |
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| Lake Maria | Wright |
1,614 acres (6.53 km²) |
Several kettle lakes |
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| Lake Shetek | Murray County |
1,108 acres (4.48 km²) |
Lake Shetek |
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| Lake Vermilion | |||||||||
| Maplewood | Otter Tail |
9,264 acres (37.49 km²) |
Several kettle lakes |
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| McCarthy Beach | St. Louis |
2,471 acres (9.99 km²) |
Sturgeon and Side Lakes |
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| Mille Lacs Kathio | Mille Lacs |
10,554 acres (42.71 km²) |
Mille Lacs Lake, Rum River |
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| Minneopa | Blue Earth |
2,691 acres (10.89 km²) |
Minnesota River, Minneopa Creek |
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| Minnesota Valley Rec. Area | Hennepin, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Sibley, and Le Sueur |
5,501 acres (22.2 km²) |
Minnesota River |
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| Monson Lake | Swift County |
187 acres (0.75 km²) |
Monson and West Sunberg Lakes |
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| Moose Lake | Carlton |
1,199 acres (4.85 km²) |
Moosehead and Echo Lakes |
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| Myre - Big Island | Freeborn |
2,028 acres (8.2 km²) |
Albert Lea Lake |
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| Mystery Cave | |||||||||
| Nerstrand Big Woods | Rice |
2,882 acres (11.6 km²) |
Prairie Creek |
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| Old Mill | Marshall |
287 acres (1.16 km²) |
Middle River |
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| Red River SRA | Polk |
1,230 acres (4.97 km²) |
Red River of the North and Red Lake River |
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| Rice Lake | Steele and Dodge |
1,071 acres (4.3 km²) |
Rice Lake |
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| St. Croix | Pine County |
33,895 acres (137.16 km²) |
St. Croix River |
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| Sakatah Lake | Le Sueur and Rice |
842 acres (3.4 km²) |
Sakatah Lake on the Cannon River |
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| Savanna Portage | Aitkin and St. Louis |
15,818 acres (64.01 km²) |
East and West Savanna Rivers, numerous kettle lakes |
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| Scenic | Itasca |
3,360 acres (13.59 km²) |
Sandwick and Coon Lakes |
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| Schoolcraft | Cass and Itasca |
225 acres (0.91 km²) |
Mississippi River |
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| Sibley | Kandiyohi |
2,509 acres (10.15 km²) |
Lake Andrew and other kettle lakes |
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| Soudan Underground Mine | St. Louis |
1,250 acres (5.05 km²) |
Lake Vermilion |
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| Split Rock Creek | Pipestone |
1,303 acres (5.27 km²) |
Split Rock Lake |
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| Split Rock Lighthouse | Lake |
2,200 acres (8.9 km²) |
Lake Superior |
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| Temperance River | Cook |
5,059 acres (20.47 km²) |
Lake Superior and Temperance River |
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| Tettegouche | Lake |
9,562 acres (38.69 km²) |
Lake Superior and Baptism River |
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| Upper Sioux Agency | Yellow Medicine |
1,281 acres (5.18 km²) |
Minnesota and Yellow Medicine Rivers |
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| Whitewater | Winona |
2,745 acres (11.1 km²) |
Whitewater River |
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| Wild River | Chisago |
6,767 acres (27.38 km²) |
St. Croix River |
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| William O'Brien | Washington |
1,620 acres (6.55 km²) |
St. Croix River |
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| Zippel Bay | Lake of the Woods |
2,906 acres (11.76 km²) |
Lake of the Woods |
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