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101 Snelling Lake Road St. Paul, MN 55111

612-725-2389

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_park...

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101 Snelling Lake Road St. Paul MN 55111

Winter Trails Day

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, January 09, 2013

It might seem counterintuitive to spend time enjoying the outdoors when temperatures are dropping. However, a little snow and freezing windchill never stopped Minnesotans from heading out into nature. This Saturday, experts will be on hand at... More »

2013 | Best Park

Spend a day at Fort Snelling State Park -- an entire day, from morning till evening -- and chances are you'll exhaust yourself before you exhaust all the possibilities of things to do there. For the sheer variety of activities, its profound natural beauty, its historic significance, and all the educational extras of a state park, it's hard to find an equal to Fort Snelling. Bring a bike and explore the park, or pedal a few short miles along the exquisite trail to Minnehaha Falls... More »
2011 | Best Urban Hike

The Mdewakanton Dakota once considered the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers to be the sacred center of the world. You will understand why once you have sat quietly on the small beach at the tip of Pike Island, at the very point where the two mighty rivers meet. It can seem a palpably spiritual place, made all the more beautiful by the journey to get there, an easy mile-and-a-half stroll through the lush woods of Fort Snelling State Park, shaded by cottonwood, elm, and... More »
2009 | Best Nature in the City

The Twin Cities area has an abundance of places to enjoy the outdoors: the Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha Falls, and countless bike trails along the Mississippi River. But if you head just south of Minnehaha Falls, you'll land smack in the middle of one of Minnesota's 66 state parks. The 2,931-acres of Fort Snelling State Park have 18 miles of hiking trails, five miles of surfaced bike trails, and 10 miles of mountain-bike trails. When the snow falls, the park maintains eight miles of groomed... More »
2006 | BEST PUBLIC PARK

This has got to be the only park in the state--in the country?--where you can fish for carp, golf, tour a historical frontier outpost with a costumed guide, bike along a sandstone bluff, learn about maple syruping, cross-country ski, sit in for Sunday chapel, and play rugby. Granted, no single person is likely to enjoy all those activities. And, to be truthful, the breadth of recreation on offer may be less appealing than the geography of the place itself. Straddling the meeting of... More »
2000 | BEST PUBLIC PARK

During the summer months, the stone wall running along the bluffs above Minnehaha Falls can get so crowded with kids trying to see over the three-foot-high edge you'd think some real-live Pokémon was down there. So cross the bridge and veer right a bit. From there you'll be able to see the falls up close. The park has been recently refurbished, which means plenty of benches and barbecue grills, spaced far enough apart that you don't have to picnic with the next family over. (Those... More »

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Fort Snelling State Park

101 Snelling Lake Road St. Paul, MN 55111

612-725-2389

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Winter Trails Day

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, January 09, 2013

2013 | Best Park

2011 | Best Urban Hike

2009 | Best Nature in the City

2006 | BEST PUBLIC PARK

2000 | BEST PUBLIC PARK

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