Minnesota State Parks and Trails is a division of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. We are responsible for development, administration, and management of:

• 24 multi-use state trails, 21 of which are developed
• 75 state parks and recreation areas, 8 waysides, and 56 state forest campgrounds and day use areas
• 1412 public water access sites
• 32 water trails with 4,400 miles of paddling opportunities
• 340 fishing piers and shorefishing sites

In addition to natural resources restoration and management, Minnesota State Parks and Trails administers grants-in-aid to local units of government who partner with volunteer clubs to maintain snowmobile, off-highway vehicle, and cross-country ski trails. We are also responsible for Lake Superior Safe Harbors, and stewardship programs for the state's lakes, rivers and trails.