Minnesota State Parks

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering free admission at state parks and recreation areas again this Saturday, so here are the six state parks closest to Rochester.

A little-known state park in Minnesota is home to one of the best bird's eye views in the entire state.

As Minnesota's third oldest state park, Minneopa is home to a re-established American Bison Herd and Southern Minnesota's largest waterfall.

We're pretty good at a lot of things in Minnesota, right? And now, this Minnesota campground has just been named one of the ten best in the United States.

It's a good thing Minnesota isn't known as the Land of 10,000 Waterfalls, because our ongoing drought is causing many of them to simply dry up.

If you've been looking to get out and enjoy the great outdoors here in Minnesota, the DNR is making it easier on your checkbook.

Minnesotans loved getting out into the great outdoors SO MUCH last year that a new campground is being built at one of the state's most popular areas.

Get ready to pay more to use Minnesota state parks later this year, at least if a new budget proposal passes, that is.

If you're looking to get out and enjoy the great outdoors and you don't want to turn into one big mosquito bite, here's some good news from the Minnesota DNR.

The ongoing battle with the coronavirus seems to be affecting just about every part of Minnesota-- including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.