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Prairie lovers, this park is for you. Trails wind through one of Minnesota's finest and largest remnant prairies. Listen for bobolinks,...
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HistoryJim and Mary (along with Jim's brother and two other couples) originally bought 56 acres of land on Little Sugarbush Lake for use as recreat...
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Nestled in the transition zone between prairie and hardwood forest, Glendalough offers a true respite from civilization. Crystal clear Annie Battle...
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Established in 1891, Itasca is Minnesota's oldest state park. Today, the park totals more than 32,000 acres and includes more than 100 lakes. Walk ...
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Lincoln Park was created in an area that was once a neighborhood before the flood of 1997. There is a playground, horseshoe pits, community room/wa...
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Sculpted by ancient glaciers, Lake Carlos State Parkcontains a tamarack bog, marshes, woodland ponds, and lakes.
A variety of recreational activit...
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Constructed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Turtle River State Park is located in a beautiful, wooded valley along the meandering ...
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This park is the perfect playground any time of year,offering visitors swimming, boating, fishing, birdwatching, hiking, camping, biking, picnickin...
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Stand on top of the scenic glacial hills and experience the vast, open prairie which once dominated Minnesota. Wildflowers and prairie grasses...
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Big Stone Lake is 26 miles long and is located on the South Dakota-Minnesota border. The lake is the source of the Minnesota River and attract...
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Big Stone Lake provides the setting for this popular camping and picnic area nestled in the shade of a native wooded forest.Runoff from melting gla...
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Taking its name from a 1860s military fort, Fort Ransom State Park is located in the midst of the scenic and heavily wooded Sheyenne River Valley. ...
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Roy Lake is known for its excellent fishing, but you don't have to be an angler to enjoy all this park has to offer. Visitors will find sandy beach...
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Named after the nearby Sisseton Indian Tribe, this historic fort is now a picturesque state park that unfolds the area's past. Walk the groun...
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Noted for its cool, spring-fed waters, Pickerel Lake is one of the deepest natural lakes in the state. The 955-acre lake bears an American Indian n...
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Cast your line for walleye, northerns, bass, and sunfish in Monson Lake. Birdwatchers look for white pelicans, herons, western grebes, and songbird...
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Big Bog State Recreation Area has been called Minnesota's last true wilderness. This two-part recreation area includes a northern unit and a s...
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Lac qui Parle is a French translation of the namegiven to the lake by the Dakota Indians who called it the "lake that speaks." If you visit in the ...
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Explore prairie, pine, and hardwood forests. View the Mississippi River from historic and picturesque "Chippewa Lookout." Novice canoeists can padd...
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