PARKS

10 places to set up camp

June is National Camping Month, and here are 10 destinations within a few hours’ drive

By Brad Dokken , June 02, 2013

Itasca one of nation’s best water parks

Itasca State Park was voted one of the top eight state parks in America by Take Me Fishing Facebook fans based on fishing, boating and family fun.

August 29, 2012

State park reservation service to resume Thursday

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) new state park and recreation area reservation system will be operational again starting Thursday, March 22 at 10 a.m.

March 20, 2012

Hunting allowed in select state parks

Limited deer hunting is taking place in three North Dakota state parks in 2011 — Fort Stevenson State Park near Garrison, Grahams Island State Park, southwest of Devils Lake and Fort Ransom State Park in the Sheyenne River Valley.

September 09, 2011

Minnesota Legislature: Outdoor bills leave existing parks, new one in question

Plans for the development of Lake Vermilion State Park and the fate of two dozen existing parks could be at stake as the Minnesota House and Senate begin negotiating outdoors spending.

By Andrew Tellijohn , April 05, 2011

N.D. state park reservations start Tuesday

Campers can start picking their spots at North Dakota state parks on Tuesday.

February 14, 2011

N.D. state park visitation up in 2010

Officials say visitation at North Dakota's state parks in 2010 was up over the previous year due to the state's energy boom and recovery from a drought that affected Lake Sakakawea.

January 10, 2011

DNR officials to host legacy plan public comment meeting Dec. 7 in Bemidji

A draft state and regional Parks and Trails Legacy Plan will be available for review and comment starting in December. This legislatively mandated plan establishes a vision and guides funding for the next 25 years of state and regional park and trail efforts in Minnesota.

November 19, 2010

Duluth park makes its mark with rich fur-trading history

John Jacob Astor Park, once home to the American Fur Trading Co.'s headquarters and main trading post, officially became a park just three years ago, when the Daughters of the American Revolution deeded the property to the city.

By Peter Passi , October 25, 2010

Rain having impact on Minnesota state parks and trails

Heavy rains are having an immediate impact on Minnesota state parks and trails in many parts of the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

September 24, 2010

Reduced services at state parks this fall

Most North Dakota state parks with year-round services will see reduced services with the end of the summer.

September 15, 2010

Select state parks open for hunting

Limited deer hunting is taking place in three North Dakota state parks in 2010 — Fort Stevenson State Park near Garrison, Grahams Island State Park, southwest of Devils Lake and Fort Ransom State Park in the Sheyenne River Valley. Beginning Oct. 1, bow hunting for antlered or antlerless deer will be permitted at Fort Stevenson State Park. Bow hunters wishing to hunt at the park must apply for a special park permit, available at the park office during regular business hours from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

By By N.D. Game and Fish Dept. , September 10, 2010

Select state parks open for hunting

Limited deer hunting is taking place in three North Dakota state parks in 2010 — Fort Stevenson State Park near Garrison, Grahams Island State Park, southwest of Devils Lake and Fort Ransom State Park in the Sheyenne River Valley.

By By N.D. Game and Fish Dept. , September 10, 2010

Parade of parks

Eight days, eight national beauties make for great trip
Somewhere along the back roads of Utah the thought occurred to us that we’d bitten off more than we could chew.

By By Jeff Holmquist , August 09, 2010

Sipping coffee on a Sunday morning in Turtle River State Park

We sat sipping coffee last Sunday morning in the cool, still quiet of Turtle River State Park, 14 miles west of Grand Forks. There was a soft rustling of tree leaves above us and the sun was filtering softly through the trees. You could hear the chirping of birds.

By Marilyn Hagerty , July 17, 2010