MN State Parks I've Visited
Minnesota State Parks & Trails was involved with geocaching and that's the initial reason I got into exploring the State Parks. They organized The Aquatic Quest geocaching series and it was live from April 22, 2018 - October 31, 2021. They were ammo cans hidden inside 74 MN State Parks and on 8 State Trails. We didn't find all of them but we found a bunch during that period! We will continue to visit the State Parks with or without finding caches now that we know how beautiful they all are. Our new thing is Hiking Club and those dates are listed as well. Below you will see photos and the dates of each of our visit to each particular park. Enjoy! Cheers!
Monson Lake State Park
Hiking Club on 9/22/24
Big Stone Lake State Park
Hiking Club on 9/22/24
Myre-Big Island State Park
Hiking Club on 3/9/24
George H. Crosby-Manitou State Park
Hiking Club on 2/11/24
Upper Sioux Agency State Park
Hiking Club on 1/25/24
Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park
Hiking Club on 11/16/23
Lake Louise State Park
Hiking Club on 11/16/23
Zippel Bay State Park
Hiking Club on 10/26/23
Hayes Lake State Park
Hiking Club on 10/26/23
St. Croix State Park
Hiking Club on 10/21/23
Banning State Park
Hiking Club on 10/16/23
Moose Lake State Park
Hiking Club on 10/16/23
Father Hennepin State Park
Hiking Club on 8/30/23
Whitewater State Park
Hiking Club on 8/27/23
Carley State Park
Hiking Club on 8/27/23
Sakatah Lake State Park
Hiking Club on 7/5/23
Rice Lake State Park
Hiking Club on 7/5/23
Fort Ridgely State Park
Hiking Club on 7/1/23
Minneopa State Park
Hiking Club on 7/1/23
Big Bog State Rec Area
Hiking Club on 6/20/23
Afton State Park
Hiking Club on 6/18/23
Sibley State Park
Hiking Club on 6/17/23
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
Hiking Club on 5/17/23
Wild River State Park
Hiking Club on 8/17/22
Frontenac State Park
Visited on 3/15/22
Hiking Club on 9/3/23
Gooseberry Falls State Park
Visited on 11/6/21
Jay Cooke State Park
Visited on 11/6/21
Camden State Park
Visited on 10/31/21
Split Rock Creek State Park
Aquatic Quest on 10/31/21
Blue Mounds State Park
Aquatic Quest on 10/29/21
Flandrau State Park
Aquatic Quest on 10/29/21
Hiking Club on 7/1/23
William O'Brien State Park
Aquatic Quest on 9/7/21
Hiking Club on 2/4/24
John A. Latsch State Park
Aquatic Quest on 7/29/21
Great River Bluffs State Park
Aquatic Quest on 7/29/21
Hiking Club on 10/2/24
Gateway State Trail
Aquatic Quest on 9/13/20
Luce Line State Trail
Aquatic Quest on 8/3/20
Buffalo River State Park
Aquatic Quest on 8/1/20
Maplewood State Park
Aquatic Quest on 8/1/21
Hiking Club on 4/30/24
Glendalough State Park
Aquatic Quest on 8/1/21
Lake Carlos State Park
Aquatic Quest on 8/1/21
Crow Wing State Park
Aquatic Quest on 7/12/20
Hiking Club on 7/30/22
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
Aquatic Quest on 7/12/20
Hiking Club on 10/18/23
Lake Maria State Park
Aquatic Quest on 7/12/20
Hiking Club on 9/6/22
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Aquatic Quest on 7/5/20
Hiking Club on 7/9/23
Cuyuna Country State Rec Area
Aquatic Quest on 7/5/20
Kayaking on 9/9/23
Schoolcraft State Park
Aquatic Quest on 7/5/20
Lake Bemidji State Park
Aquatic Quest on 7/3/20
Hiking Club on 6/20/23
Greenleaf Lake State Rec Area
Aquatic Quest on 6/26/20
Fort Snelling State Park
Visited on 5/24/20
Hiking Club on 7/24/22
Interstate State Park
Aquatic Quest on 5/19/20
Hiking Club on 8/16/22
Itasca State Park
Aquatic Quest on 2/29/20
Visited on 7/22/24
Minnesota Valley State Rec Area
Aquatic Quest on 8/13/19
Hiking Club on 12/7/23
Mill Towns State Trail
Aquatic Quest on 11/9/18