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Apr. 16—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 74 state parks and recreation areas on Saturday, April 27. This "Free Park Day" is one of four days ...
Nov. 14—Minnesotans encouraged to explore outdoors with friends and family over the holiday weekend The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving entrance fees to all 75 state parks ...
Minnesota's state parks and recreation areas are free on Saturday, April 27, for Free Park Day.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or Minnesota DNR, is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks , state forests , recreational trails , and recreation areas as well as managing minerals , wildlife , and forestry ...
The two parks are administered separately and require separate vehicle permits. In 1987 each park began honoring the other state's permit on weekdays, [16] but the practice has since ceased. It is possible to walk between the parks by crossing the U.S. Route 8 bridge. Both parks have a visitor center with interpretive displays and a gift shop.
[3] Minnesota's state park system is the second oldest in the United States, after New York's. [4]: 2 Minnesota's state parks are spread across the state in such a way that there is a state park within 50 miles (80 km) of every Minnesotan. [5] The most recent park created is Lake Vermilion State Park, created in 2010.
Jan. 15 is one of four days this year — one in each season — when entry to any of the state's 75 parks and recreation areas is free. (The others are April 27, June 8 and Nov. 29.)
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area is a Minnesota state park located east of Lake Ore-be-gone in Gilbert , Minnesota . The recreation area consists of 36 miles (58 km) of trails on a 1,864-acre (754 ha) unit, all of which was local iron ore mining land until 1981.