Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/25/2026
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location
9 Twin Cities Metro-Area Minnesota State Parks
Description
Four days each year all state parks and state recreation areas across Minnesota waive the vehicle fee to visitors and offer free admission! Opt outside today and visit one of our area State Parks.
2026 Minnesota State Park Free Entrance Days
Twin Cities-area Minnesota State Parks
Did you know there are 9 beautiful Minnesota State Parks & State Recreation Areas within an hour’s drive of the center of the Minneapolis-St Paul metro? These include:
- FORT SNELLING STATE PARK (right in Minneapolis-St Paul)
- AFTON STATE PARK | Hastings, MN (26 miles from middle of the metro)
- MINNESOTA VALLEY STATE RECREATION AREA | Jordan (35 miles)
- WILLIAM O’BRIEN STATE PARK | Marine on St Croix, MN (35 miles)
- INTERSTATE STATE PARK | Taylors Falls, MN (50 miles)
- WILD RIVER STATE PARK | Center City, MN (54 miles)
- LAKE MARIA STATE PARK | Monticello, MN (54 miles)
- NERSTRAND BIG WOODS STATE PARK | Nerstrand, MN (55 miles)
- FRONTENAC STATE PARK | Red Wing, MN (60 miles)
Learn More:Â 9 Twin Cities Metro-Area Minnesota State Parks
More information
- Event link: Minnesota DNR page
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