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  2. List of Minnesota state parks - Wikipedia

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    Minnesota's state parks are spread across the state in such a way that there is a state park within 50 miles (80 km) of every Minnesotan. [5] The most recent park created is Lake Vermilion State Park, created in 2010. The parks range in size from Franz Jevne State Park with 118 acres (48 ha) to Saint Croix State Park with 34,037 acres (13,774 ha).

  3. Great River Bluffs State Park - Wikipedia

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    Queens bluff. Great River Bluffs State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River southeast of Winona. Originally known as O. L. Kipp State Park, it was renamed in the late 1990s to describe better its resources. The park preserves steep-sided bluffs rising 500 feet (150 m) above the river and the narrow valleys ...

  4. Jay Cooke State Park - Wikipedia

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    92000642. Added to NRHP. June 11, 1992. Jay Cooke State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, protecting the lower reaches of the Saint Louis River. The park is located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Duluth and is one of the ten most visited state parks in Minnesota. The western half of the park contains part of a rocky, 13 ...

  5. Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park - Wikipedia

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    Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is a state park of Minnesota, US, northeast of Faribault just outside the small town of Nerstrand.The park derives its name from the Big Woods, a large, contiguous forested area covering much of southeast Minnesota prior to the 1840s, when European settlers began to establish farms in the territory, and from Nedstrand in Tysvær, Norway, of which Nerstrand is a ...

  6. Lake Maria State Park - Wikipedia

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    Lake Maria State Park (/ m ə ˈ r aɪ ə / mə-RY-ə) is a state park of Minnesota, United States, created to provide a wilderness area within an easy drive of Minneapolis–Saint Paul. The park's amenities are designed primarily for hikers, backpackers , and horseback riders and consequently use remains light compared to other state parks ...

  7. Blue Mounds State Park - Wikipedia

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    1989-10-25. Blue Mounds State Park is a state park in Rock County, Minnesota, United States, near the town of Luverne. It protects an American bison herd which grazes on one of the state's largest prairie remnants. The state park is named after a linear escarpment of Precambrian Sioux Quartzite bedrock which, although pink in color, is said to ...

  8. Cascade River State Park - Wikipedia

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    Cascade River State Park. /  47.70972°N 90.52222°W  / 47.70972; -90.52222. Cascade River State Park is a state park near the northeastern tip of Minnesota, USA. The park is in a rocky and rugged location where the Cascade River descends to meet Lake Superior. It has many different types of wildlife including various birds and mammals.

  9. Saint Croix State Park - Wikipedia

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    Designated NHL. September 25, 1997 [4] St. Croix State Park is a state park in Pine County, Minnesota, USA. The park follows the shore of the St. Croix River for 21 miles (34 km) and contains the last 7 miles (11 km) of the Kettle River. [5] At 33,895 acres (13,717 ha) it is the largest Minnesota state park.

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