Minnesota State Parks

9 Twin Cities Metro-Area Minnesota State Parks

In 2003, mere weeks from our wedding date, my future husband and I picked up a Minnesota State Parks Passport Club kit from one of the park nature shops. What a wonderful way to step off on our life together, I recall thinking, by flitting around Minnesota exploring all 70+ state parks and recreation areas. […]

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Girls playing in tent. "Family Fun Twin Cities Minnesota: State Park Campgrounds"

Minnesota State Park Campgrounds: A Family Camping Guide

First, a quick confession: I may not be the most qualified to write this article. The truth is that I don’t tent camp with my children, in Minnesota State Park Campgrounds or otherwise. There’s a good chance that I will again someday, but until all my kids are of the age where I’m guaranteed a

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Family Fun Twin Cities Fossil Hunting

Dinosaurs Before Autumn – Fossil Hunting at Hill Annex Mine State Park

Note: Tours and fossil hunts at Hill Annex State Park are suspended until further notice. Like any good adventure, our fossil hunting adventure started with a book. On the mid Thursday of August, we were reading Dinosaurs Before Dark – the first book in the Magic Tree House Series. At the end of the book,

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