It's nearly impossible to narrow down a list of Minnesota's best parks. This state is home to some of the best parks and green space in the country, and every lush, preserved piece of our landscape ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are 73 different state parks and recreation areas scattered across Minnesota, and on April 26, it will be free to enter ...

Can you hear the rushing water at Gooseberry Falls? Trumpeter swans at Lake Maria? Wind blowing through the prairie at Blue Mounds? Summer is the perfect time to explore the wealth of state parkland ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting First Day Hike events at 12 state parks on Thursday, Jan. 1 Carly Hawkinson, interpretive park naturalist at Jay Cooke State Park, leads a ...

The Trust for Public Land has released its annual ParkScore Index, a national ranking published annually since 2012, and ...

— Minnesota's state parks have changed quite a bit from the days when most overnight visitors pitched a tent rather than rolled in with a camper or recreational vehicle, but some things remain the ...

The senses come alive when winter snow blankets the ground and giftwraps the evergreens. Every panoramic view becomes more brilliant and every sound is amplified. Animals, tiny and huge, leave ...

Throughout the year there are several days offering free admission to Minnesota State Parks with no entry fee or MN State Parks Pass needed. The first one is coming up soon! There will be four times ...

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. At many ...

The plates provide their owners with unlimited access to all 75 Minnesota state parks and recreation areas for the year, replacing the need for a vehicle permit, a $25 value. Proceeds from license ...

There are 73 different state parks and recreation areas scattered across Minnesota, and on April 26, it will be free to enter every single one. That day – the Saturday after Earth Day – is one of four ...