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Fishing in Minnesota

Discover 84 state parks offering fishing in Minnesota

🐟 Minnesota Fishing License at a Glance

Resident Annual $25
Non-Resident Annual $51
Youth Under 16 free (365 days)
Senior 65+: $8
Trout Stamp $10
🎉 Free Fishing Days Free Fishing Weekend (May/June)

10,000+ lakes! Under 16 fish FREE all year with no restrictions.

Official Minnesota Fishing Info →

License fees and free fishing days shown as of June 2026 — fees and dates change yearly. Always confirm current rates and free-fishing dates via the official link above before purchasing.

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Minnesota State Parks with Fishing

Afton State Park (Minnesota)

Afton State Park

+9 Picnicking Horseback Riding Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Kayaking Paddling Canoeing RV Biking

Arrowhead State Trail

+5 Horseback Riding Stargazing Snowmobiling Hunting Biking
Hero image for Banning State Park

Banning State Park

+7 Wildlife Watching Photography Picnicking Snowmobiling Kayaking Paddling Biking
Bear Head Lake State Park Minnesota

Bear Head Lake State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Beaver Creek Valley State Park Minnesota

Beaver Creek Valley State Park

+7 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Hunting Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Big Bog State Recreation Area

Big Bog State Recreation Area

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Lake Superior waves in a cove at Tettegouche State Park

Big Fork State Forest

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking

Blufflands State Trail: Harmony-Preston Valley Segment

Blufflands State Trail: Root River Segment
Camden State Park river Minnesota

Camden State Park

+9 Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Snowshoeing Paddleboarding Kayaking Canoeing RV Winter Sports Biking
Caribou Falls State Wayside (Minnesota)

Caribou Falls State Wayside
trees beginning to bud over a river in a state park near rochester mn

Carley State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Cascade River State Park (Minnesota)

Cascade River State Park

+7 Photography Picnicking Snowshoeing Scenic Overlooks Hunting Waterfall Viewing RV
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park (Minnesota)

Charles A. Lindbergh State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Crow Wing State Park (Minnesota)

Crow Wing State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area (Minnesota)

Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area

+7 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Scuba Diving Kayaking Canoeing Biking

Des Moines River Valley State Trail

+1 Biking

Devils Track Falls State Wayside
Father Hennepin State Park (Minnesota)

Father Hennepin State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Flandrau State Park (Minnesota)

Flandrau State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Forestville / Mystery Cave State Park (Minnesota)

Forestville / Mystery Cave State Park

+9 Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Cave Tours Biking
Fort Snelling State Park (Minnesota)

Fort Snelling State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Franz Jevne State Park (Minnesota)

Franz Jevne State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking

Garden Island State Recreation Area

+1 Ice Fishing

Garvin Heights State Park
Crosby Manitou State Park (Minnesota)

George H. Crosby Manitou State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Glacial Lakes State Park (Minnesota)

Glacial Lakes State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Dead tree in water against sunset at Lake Arrowhead State Park

Glacier Lakes Trail

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
A State Park bridge over a river with trees on either side.

Glendalough State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Goodhue Pioneer State Trail (Minnesota)

Goodhue Pioneer State Trail

Great River Ridge State Trail
Hayes Lake State Park (Minnesota)

Hayes Lake State Park

+8 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Heartland State Trail (Minnesota)

Heartland State Trail

+1 Biking
Hill Annex Mine State Park (Minnesota)

Hill Annex Mine State Park

+9 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Hunting Kayaking Canoeing Tours Sightseeing Biking
Hinckley Fire State Monument (Minnesota)

Hinckley Fire State Monument

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Horace Austin State Park (Minnesota)

Horace Austin State Park
Interstate State Park (Minnesota)

Interstate State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
River at Itasca State Park on a clear day

Itasca State Park

+7 Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Canoeing RV Biking
John A. Latsch State Park (Minnesota)

John A. Latsch State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Judge C. R. Magney State Park (Minnesota)

Judge C. R. Magney State Park

+7 Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Kadunce River State Wayside (Minnesota)

Kadunce River State Wayside

Kaplan Woods State Park
Kilen Woods State Park (Minnesota)

Kilen Woods State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
La Salle Lake State Recreation Area (Minnesota)

La Salle Lake State Recreation Area

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Lake Bemidji State Park (Minnesota)

Lake Bemidji State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Lake Bronson State Park (Minnesota)

Lake Bronson State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Lake Carlos sandy beach with canoe and forest Minnesota

Lake Carlos State Park

+13 Photography Picnicking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Stargazing Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Sledding Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Canoeing RV
Byers Lake reflection in Denali

Lake Louise State Park

+1 Biking
Lake Maria State Park (Minnesota)

Lake Maria State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Lake Shetek State Park (Minnesota)

Lake Shetek State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Soudan Mine headframe with Lake Vermilion and fall colors Minnesota

Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park

+9 Photography Picnicking Mountain Biking Stargazing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Kayaking Canoeing Biking

Little Elbow Lake State Park

+2 Ice Fishing Canoeing
Maplewood State Park (Minnesota)

Maplewood State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
McCarthy Beach State Park (Minnesota)

McCarthy Beach State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
cattails along the shore of a lake in a state park near nisswa minnesota

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking

Minnesota River State Trail
Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area (Minnesota)

Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking

Mississippi Blufflands State Trail
Monson Lake State Park pelicans Minnesota

Monson Lake State Park

+2 Paddling Canoeing
Moose Lake State Park (Minnesota)

Moose Lake State Park

+8 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Hunting Kayaking Canoeing Biking
sunset over the lake at a state park near rochester mn

Myre-Big Island State Park

+10 Wildlife Watching Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Kayaking Paddling Canoeing RV Biking
waterfall at nerstrand big woods state park

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

+9 Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Old Mill State Park (Minnesota)

Old Mill State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Paul Bunyan State Trail (Minnesota)

Paul Bunyan State Trail

+3 Picnicking Snowmobiling Biking

Pine Tree State Park
Underground cave pool reflecting stalactites and stalagmites at Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Minnesota

Ramsey State Park

+4 Picnicking Scenic Overlooks Waterfall Viewing RV
Red River State Recreation Area (Minnesota)

Red River State Recreation Area
Golden cattails along the shoreline of Rice Lake at Rice Lake State Park, Minnesota, with blue water and a tree line in the background

Rice Lake State Park

+8 Picnicking Bird Watching Cross Country Skiing Snowmobiling Hunting Kayaking Canoeing RV
Monson Lake State Park pelicans Minnesota

Rum River State Forest

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail

Sakatah Lake State Park

+9 Picnicking Bird Watching Snowmobiling Paddleboarding Kayaking Paddling Canoeing RV Biking
Savanna Portage State Park (Minnesota)

Savanna Portage State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Scenic State Park (Minnesota)

Scenic State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Schoolcraft State Park (Minnesota)

Schoolcraft State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
dock on a pond at a state park near nisswa minnesota

Sibley State Park

+6 Horseback Riding Snowshoeing Scenic Overlooks Canoeing RV Biking
Split Rock Creek State Park (Minnesota)

Split Rock Creek State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
St. Croix Islands State Recreation Area (Minnesota)

St. Croix Islands State Recreation Area

+2 Paddling Canoeing
Temperance River gorge Minnesota

Temperance River State Park

+5 Stargazing Scenic Overlooks Hunting Kayaking Waterfall Viewing
Lake Superior waves in a cove at Tettegouche State Park

Tettegouche State Park

+6 Snowshoeing Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Canoeing Waterfall Viewing RV

Toqua Lakes State Park

+1 Ice Fishing
Vermilion Falls Trail (Minnesota)

Vermilion Falls Trail

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
whitewater rafting

Whitewater State Park

+2 RV Biking
Wild River State Park (Minnesota)

Wild River State Park

+8 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Kayaking Paddling Canoeing Biking
William OBrien State Park (Minnesota)

William O’Brien State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Zippel Bay State Park (Minnesota)

Zippel Bay State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking

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❓ Fishing in Minnesota — FAQ

Do I need a license to fish in Minnesota state parks?

Yes — fishing in Minnesota state parks generally requires a valid Minnesota fishing license. A resident annual license costs $25, and a non-resident annual license costs $51. Youth and seniors are often exempt or pay reduced fees. Fees shown as of June 2026 — confirm current rates with the official state agency.

Are there free fishing days in Minnesota?

Yes — Minnesota offers free fishing days when no license is required (Free Fishing Weekend (May/June)). Exact dates change each year, so verify with the official Minnesota agency before your trip.

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