Wildlife Watching

Wildlife Watching in Minnesota

Discover 40 state parks offering wildlife watching in Minnesota

40 State Parks
View All Wildlife Watching Parks →
View All Minnesota Parks →

Minnesota State Parks with Wildlife Watching

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
Big Bog State Recreation Area

Big Bog State Recreation Area

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

Blue Mounds State Park

+8 Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Scenic Overlooks RV Biking
Buffalo River State Park (Minnesota)

Buffalo River State Park

+1 Snowshoeing
Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail (Minnesota)

Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail
Caribou Falls State Wayside (Minnesota)

Caribou Falls State Wayside
Cascade River State Park (Minnesota)

Cascade River State Park

+7 Photography Picnicking Snowshoeing Scenic Overlooks Hunting Waterfall Viewing RV

Des Moines River Valley State Trail

+1 Biking

Devils Track Falls State Wayside
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
Crosby Manitou State Park (Minnesota)

George H. Crosby Manitou State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Gitchi-Gami State Trail (Minnesota)

Gitchi-Gami State Trail
Grand Portage State Park (Minnesota)

Grand Portage State Park
Hayes Lake State Park (Minnesota)

Hayes Lake State Park

+8 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Kayaking Canoeing Biking
St. Louis River rapids in Carlton, Minnesota during the colorful Autumn season at Jay Cooke State Park

Jay Cooke State Park

+4 Picnicking Scenic Overlooks RV Biking
Judge C. R. Magney State Park (Minnesota)

Judge C. R. Magney State Park

+7 Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Kilen Woods State Park (Minnesota)

Kilen Woods State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Kodonce River State Wayside (Minnesota)

Kodonce River State Wayside
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
McCarthy Beach State Park (Minnesota)

McCarthy Beach State Park

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

Minneopa State Park

+3 Scenic Overlooks Waterfall Viewing RV
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
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
Savanna Portage State Park (Minnesota)

Savanna Portage State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking

Shooting Star State Trail
Split Rock Creek State Park (Minnesota)

Split Rock Creek State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
fire watchtower in a state park near hinkley minnesota

St. Croix State Park

+6 Horseback Riding Kayaking Paddling Canoeing RV Biking

Taconite State Trail

+1 ATV Riding
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
Wild River State Park (Minnesota)

Wild River State Park

+8 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Kayaking Paddling Canoeing Biking
Willard Munger State Trail (Minnesota)

Willard Munger State Trail

Other Places with Wildlife Watching in Minnesota (Not State Parks)

These places are run by a county, city, federal agency, another state agency, a tribe or a private owner, not by Minnesota’s state park system. State park passes, rules and reservations may not apply, so check with the operator before you go.

Big Fork State Forest

Run by the Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry

+6 Bird Watching Snowshoeing Hunting Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Underground cave pool reflecting stalactites and stalagmites at Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Minnesota

Ramsey State Park

Run by the City of Redwood Falls

+4 Picnicking Scenic Overlooks Waterfall Viewing RV

More Wildlife Watching Destinations

More Activities in Minnesota

Scroll to Top