Minnesota Index: Minnesota Parks and Trails

State Park Facilities

Number of state parks                               67

Number of state recreation areas            9

Number of state waysides                          8

Number of visitor centers                            32

State park camping and lodging units      4,831

Forest campgrounds and day-use areas 62

Horse camp sites                                              287

Group camp sites                                             112

Beaches                                                               33

Archaeological sites                                        700

Miles of road                                                     477

Buildings on Nat. Reg. of Historic Places 600

State Park Visitors

Number of state park visitors in2012       7,989,720

Number of state park campers in 2012   974,488

Most visited state parks in 2012:

·         Fort Snelling –                                   959,859

·         Gooseberry Falls –                          598,889

·         Itasca –                                                 512,352

·         Interstate –                                        307,729

·         Split Rock Lighthouse –                  304,576

Trail Facilities

Authorized state trail miles in Minnesota                              2,695

Developed state trail segments                                 25

     Paved and hardened trail miles            620

     Natural surface trail miles                        818

Ski trails                                                                651

Horse trail miles (park, forest, trail)          1,017

Snowmobile trail miles                                  946

Off-highway vehicle trail miles                   1,001

Grant-in-aid snowmobile trail miles         21,304

GIA cross-country ski trail miles                                 675

GIA off-highway vehicle trail miles           1,571

Water Recreation

Public water access locations                      1,500

Fishing piers                                                       350

State water trail miles                                    4,528

Number of water trails                                  33

Sources:

Parks and Trails facts from this source (Destination Minnesota report to parks and trails future strategies committee):

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/faq/mnfacts/state_parks.html