Experience Minnesota’s seasonal beauty at Rice Lake State Park
Minnesota’s Rice Lake State Park is small in size, but during spring and fall it offers great bird watching and plenty of colorful spring flowers or fall leaves.
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Seeking fall in Minnesota’s Buffalo River State Park
Buffalo River State Park offers hiking trails through native prairie and a hardwood forest along the Buffalo River, camping, and a man-made swimming hole. The park is located just east of Moorhead at the western Read More …
Fascinating scraps of Minnesota iron mining history are still visible at Hill Annex Mine State Park
Hill Annex Mine State Park preserves northern Minnesota iron mining history. Park tours show visitors part of a former open pit iron ore mine, complete with vintage buildings and equipment. But go see it now. Read More …
Visit Great River Bluffs State Park in Minnesota for forest hikes and scenic views
To visit Great River Bluffs State Park near Winona, Minnesota, is to enter a world where rugged bluffs are covered with a mix of woodlands and rare goat prairies and easy hiking trails lead to Read More …
Discover carnivorous plants and more in Minnesota’s Big Bog
Minnesota’s Big Bog State Recreation Area is best known for the mile-long boardwalk that takes visitors into the odd world of the largest peat bog in the lower 48 states. Expect to see carnivorous plants, Read More …
Rocks, flowers, water, and more at Minnesota’s Interstate Park
Minnesota’s Interstate Park is both gorgeous and fascinating in any season. The park’s towering cliffs, mysterious potholes, dainty wildflowers, and colorful fall leaves make a visit to the scenic Saint Croix River all that much Read More …
Fall color road trip: Minnesota’s Saint Croix Valley
Leaf season is here, so it’s time to take a fall color road trip. One of the best (and shortest!) leaf peeping routes around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul can be found Read More …
Falling for fall in Minnesota’s Frontenac State Park
Fall in Frontenac State Park is a wonderful time and place to enjoy the brilliant colors of Minnesota’s mixed hardwood forests. Experience the beauty of fall in Minnesota’s Frontenac State Park Fall in Minnesota can Read More …
More than scenery at Minnesota’s Scenic State Park
Scenic State Park, located in northern Minnesota’s beautiful Lake Country, features glistening lakes surrounded by forested hillsides. It has a bit of all the things that make this part of Minnesota special. Exploring Scenic State Read More …
Thomson Pioneer Cemetery at Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park
Clues to the past at Thomson Pioneer Cemetery There are lots of reasons for me to love Jay Cooke State Park: beautiful fall foliage (or spring flowers), weird geology, rushing cascades, easy-to-reach scenic overlooks, and Read More …