Minnesota State Parks

(Last Updated On: January 12, 2023)

pier extending into a lake in a stat park in minnesota

Interstate State Park

Key Takeaways:

  • Minnesota has 65 State Parks, 10 State Forests, 9 State Wildlife Management Areas, and 1 National Park.
  • The Minnesota State Park system encompasses over 267,000 acres of land.
  • Nearly 10 million visitors come to a Minnesota park each year.

Map Of Minnesota State Parks

The map below shows the location of every state park in Minnesota:

List of Minnesota State Parks

Here is a complete list of all the state parks in Minnesota along with the address for each park. Click through to find out more about each park.

Afton State Park

6959 Peller Ave S
Hastings, MN 55033

Banning State Park

61101 Banning Park Rd
Sandstone, MN 55072

Bear Head Lake State Park

9301 Bear Head State Park Rd
Ely, MN 55731

Beaver Creek Valley State Park

15954 County Rd 1
Caledonia, MN 55921

Big Stone Lake State Park

35889 Meadowbrook State Park Road
Ortonville, MN 56278

Blue Mounds State Park

1410 161st St
Luverne, MN 56156

Buffalo River State Park

565 155th St S
Glyndon, MN 56547

Camden State Park

1897 Camden Park Rd
Lynd, MN 56157

Carley State Park

50366 Wabasha County Rd 4
Plainview, MN 55964

Cascade River State Park

West 3481 Minnesota 61
Lutsen, MN 55612

Charles A. Lindbergh State Park

1615 Lindbergh Dr S
Little Falls, MN 56345

Crow Wing State Park

3124 State Park Rd
Brainerd, MN 56401

Father Hennepin State Park

41296 Father Hennepin Park Rd
Isle, MN 56342

Flandrau State Park

1300 Summit Ave
New Ulm, MN 56073

Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park

Forestville, MN 55965

Fort Ridgely State Park

72158 Co Rd 30
Fairfax, MN 55332

Fort Snelling State Park

101 Snelling Lake Rd
St Paul, MN 55111

Franz Jevne State Park

MN-11
Birchdale, MN 56629

Frontenac State Park

29223 County 28 Blvd
Frontenac, MN 55026

George H. Crosby Manitou State Park

7616 Co Hwy 7
Finland, MN 55603

Glacial Lakes State Park

25022 Co Rd 41
Starbuck, MN 56381

Glendalough State Park

25287 Whitetail Ln
Battle Lake, MN 56515

Gooseberry Falls State Park

3206 MN-61
Two Harbors, MN 55616

Grand Portage State Park

Grand Portage, MN

Great River Bluffs State Park

43605 Kipp Dr
Winona, MN 55987

Hayes Lake State Park

48990 Co Rd 4
Roseau, MN 56751

Hill Annex Mine State Park

880 Gary St
Calumet, MN 55716

Interstate State Park

307 Milltown Rd
Taylors Falls, MN 55084

Itasca State Park

36750 Main Park Drive
Park Rapids, MN 56470

Jay Cooke State Park

780 MN-210
Carlton, MN 55718

John A. Latsch State Park

US-61
Minnesota City, MN 55959

Judge C.R. Magney State Park

4051 MN-61
Grand Marais, MN 55604

Kilen Woods State Park

50200 860th St
Lakefield, MN 56150

Lac qui Parle State Park

14047 20th St NW
Watson, MN 56295

Lake Bemidji State Park

3401 State Park Rd NE
Bemidji, MN 56601

Lake Bronson State Park

County Rd 28
Lake Bronson, MN 56734

Lake Carlos State Park

2601 County Rd 38 NE
Carlos, MN 56319

Lake Louise State Park

12385 766th Ave
Le Roy, MN 55951

Lake Maria State Park

11411 Clementa Ave NW
Monticello, MN 55362

Lake Shetek State Park

163 State Park Rd
Currie, MN 56123

Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park

1302 McKinley Park Rd
Soudan, MN 55782

Maplewood State Park

39721 Park Entrance Rd
Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

McCarthy Beach State Park

7622 McCarthy Beach Rd
Side Lake, MN 55781

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

15066 Kathio State Park Rd
Onamia, MN 56359

Minneopa State Park

54497 Gadwall Rd
Mankato, MN 56001

Monson Lake State Park

1690 15th St NE
Sunburg, MN 56289

Moose Lake State Park

4252 Co Rd 137
Moose Lake, MN 55767

Myre – Big Island State Park

19499 780th Ave
Albert Lea, MN 56007

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

9700 170th St E
Nerstrand, MN 55053

Old Mill State Park

33489 240th Ave NW
Argyle, MN 56713

Rice Lake State Park

8485 Rose St
Owatonna, MN 55060

Sakatah Lake State Park

50499 Sakatah Lake St Park Rd
Waterville, MN 56096

Savanna Portage State Park

55626 Lake Pl
McGregor, MN 55760

Scenic State Park

56956 Scenic Hwy
Bigfork, MN 56628

Schoolcraft State Park

9042 Schoolcraft Ln NE
Deer River, MN 56636

Sibley State Park

800 Sibley Park Rd NE
New London, MN 56273

Split Rock Creek State Park

336 50th Ave
Jasper, MN 56144

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

3755 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd
Two Harbors, MN 55616

St. Croix State Park

30065 St Croix Park Rd
Hinckley, MN 55037

Temperance River State Park

Temperance River, Minnesota 55613

Tettegouche State Park

5702 MN-61
Silver Bay, MN 55614

Upper Sioux Agency State Park

5908 MN-67
Granite Falls, MN 56241

Whitewater State Park

19041 MN-74
Altura, MN 55910

Wild River State Park

39797 Park Trail
Center City, MN 55012

William O’Brien State Park

16821 O Brien Trail N
Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

Zippel Bay State Park

3684 54th Ave NW
Williams, MN 56686

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State Parks By State

Click on the links below to go to the main state park page for each individual state in the United States.