Afton State
Park - Page from the Minnesota DNR. This park,
between Afton and Denmark Township, allows backpack camping and has one campsite
you can only reach by canoe. Trails for hiking, biking, or horseback riding,
cross country skiing. Summer and winter maps in Adobe Acrobat format.
Glacial
Lakes - Photographs and an account of a visit
to the state park.
Grand Portage State Park - American Indians
created the nine-mile trail from Lake Superior to bypass the falls known as
the "grand portage." The park is 6 miles northeast of Grand Portage, on the
Canadian border.
Minnesota DNR:
Camden State Park - Official web site. Summer
and winter maps in Adobe Acrobat format. Handicapped-accessible camping. RV and
horse camping sites. Hiking, horseback trails, mountain biking, fishing, cross
country skiing, snowmobiling, canoe rentals, swimming beach.
Minnesota DNR: Gooseberry Falls State Park -
Site includes summer and winter park maps in PDF, schedule of naturalist
programs, contact information, hours, information on camping, and history.
Minnesota
DNR: Interstate State Park - Official web site.
Highlights, seasonal updates, contact information for this park on the Dalles of
the St. Croix, open year round. Information on camping, trails, recreation. Park
maps in Adobe Acrobat format.
Minnesota DNR:
Itasca State Park - Official web site.
Established in 1891, Minnesota's oldest state park contains more than 100 lakes,
including Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River.
Handicapped-accessible camping and fishing. Miles of trails for hiking, road
biking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing. Summer and winter maps in Adobe
Acrobat format.
Minnesota
DNR: Jay Cooke State Park - Official web site
describes the park's history, landscape, geology, and wildlife. Information on
facilities. Summer and winter maps in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
Rustic Style Resources in Minnesota State Parks -
Depression-era buildings and structures listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Descriptions and photographs of some. From the Minnesota
Historical Society.
State
Parks A-Z - Locator map, and links to
information on each state park. From the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources.
