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Fishing in Minnesota

Discover 88 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
C.R. Magney State Park (Minnesota)

C.R. Magney State Park

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

Crosby Manitou State Park

+7 Mountain Biking 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
Panoramic fall view from Great River Bluffs overlooking Mississippi River Valley with eagle

Cuyuna State Park

+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
George H. 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

+1 Bird Watching
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 State Park

+8 Photography Picnicking Stargazing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Partial panorama from Madison Lake State Park

Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing 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
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
Taylor Falls Interstate State Park (Minnesota)

Taylor Falls Interstate State Park

+6 Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
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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