85.012 STATE PARKS.
(a) State parks established and confirmed as state parks together with the counties in which they are situated are listed in this section and shall be named as indicated in this section.
(b) The lands described in the session laws establishing or changing the boundaries of each state park are included in the state parks so established or changed. The commissioner of natural resources is authorized to acquire by gift or purchase the lands as described. Any land which now is or hereafter becomes tax-forfeited land and is located within the described park boundaries is hereby withdrawn from sale and is transferred from the custody, control, and supervision of the county board of the county to the commissioner of natural resources, free from any trust in favor of the interested taxing districts. The commissioner shall execute a certificate of acceptance of the lands on behalf of the state for such purposes and transmit the same to the county auditor of the county for record as provided by law in the case of tax-forfeited land transferred to the commissioner by resolution of the county board for conservation purposes. Any lands within the described boundaries which may be owned by the United States and managed by any of its agents may be acquired by land exchange, direct transfer, or purchase as federal laws may prescribe. The lands acquired pursuant to any session laws establishing or changing the boundaries of a state park shall be administered in the manner provided for state parks and shall be perpetually dedicated for such use.
Afton State Park, Washington County.
1969 c 979 s 1; 1973 c 436 s 1; 1979 c 170 s 1; 1979 c 320 s 4; 2011 c 3 s 7 subd 1
Banning State Park, Pine County.
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(11); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 14; 1965 c 901 s 77 subd 6; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 2; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 2; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 196; 1991 c 275 s 1 subd 1; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 1; 2006 c 236 art 1 s 7 subd 1; 2024 c 116 art 8 s 5 subd 1
[Repealed, 1979 c 301 s 10 subd 6]
Bear Head Lake State Park, St. Louis County.
1961 c 385 s 1; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(1); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1997 c 236 s 4 subd 1; 2001 c 182 s 3 subd 1
Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Houston County.
1937 c 474 s 1(a); 1955 c 683 s 1(3); 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(2); 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 3; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 3
Big Stone Lake State Park, Big Stone County.
1961 c 449; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(3); 1965 c 609 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 3; 1977 c 431 s 2 subd 7; 2002 c 366 s 8
[Repealed, 1976 c 106 s 6]
Blue Mounds State Park, Rock County.
1937 c 474 s 1(f); 1945 c 556; 1955 c 683 s 1(4); 1961 c 183; Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(4); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 13; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 4; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 4; 1980 c 489 s 1; 1985 c 81 s 1; 1999 c 157 s 5; 1999 c 231 s 98
Buffalo River State Park, Clay County.
1937 c 474 s 1(b); Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 4; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 5; 1989 c 259 s 1 subd 1; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 20 subd 1
Camden State Park, Lyon County.
1935 c 320; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(5); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 15; 1965 c 901 s 77 subd 7; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 5; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1980 c 489 s 1 subd 2; 1984 c 599 s 1 subd 2; 1989 c 259 s 1 subd 2; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 2
Carley State Park, Wabasha County.
1949 c 339 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 2
Cascade River State Park, Cook County.
1957 c 420 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1992 c 451 s 1 subd 1; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 3; 2001 c 182 s 3 subd 2
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park, Morrison County.
1931 c 53; 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 10; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 6; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 956 s 1 subd 3; 1993 c 43 s 1; 1996 c 372 s 1 subd 1; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 4; 2000 c 486 s 2 subd 1; 2004 c 262 art 2 s 11 subd 1
Crow Wing State Park, Crow Wing, Cass, and Morrison Counties.
Ex1959 c 90 s 4 subd 3; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(6); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 2; 1965 c 901 s 77 subd 5; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 5; 1998 c 391 s 2 subd 1; 2001 c 182 s 6; 2002 c 366 s 7 subd 1; 2004 c 262 art 2 s 11 subd 2; 2006 c 236 art 1 s 6 subd 1; 2011 c 3 s 7 subd 2
Father Hennepin State Park, Mille Lacs County, which is hereby renamed from Father Hennepin State Memorial Wayside Park.
1941 c 520; 1955 c 683 s 1(6); Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(7); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 3; 1965 c 901 s 77 subd 2; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 7; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 5(b); 1989 c 259 s 1 subd 3; 1991 c 275 s 1 subd 2; 1992 c 451 s 1 subd 2; 2024 c 116 art 8 s 5 subd 2
Flandrau State Park, Brown County.
1937 c 474 s 1(c); 1945 c 70 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1984 c 599 s 1 subd 3; 2000 c 486 s 2 subd 2; 2007 c 131 art 2 s 5 subd 1, s 6; 2013 c 73 s 7 subd 1
Fort Ridgely State Park, Nicollet and Renville Counties.
1911 c 355; 1937 c 126; Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(8); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 11; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 956 s 1 subd 5; 1969 c 1029 s 1 subd 2; 2001 c 182 s 1, s 3 subd 3
Fort Snelling State Park, Ramsey, Hennepin and Dakota Counties, which is hereby renamed from Fort Snelling State Historical Park.
1961 c 570; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 22; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 956 s 1 subd 2; 1973 c 225 s 1,2; 1980 c 489 s 1 subd 3; 1982 c 639 s 29; 1984 c 599 s 1 subd 4; 1991 c 275 s 4; 1Sp2003 c 13 s 7 subd 1; 2009 c 176 art 3 s 10 subd 1; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 110 subd 1; s 112 subd 1
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park, Fillmore County.
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(4); 1965 c 810 s 9; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 6; 1987 c 400 s 32; 1995 c 215 s 1 subd 1; 1997 c 236 s 4 subd 2; 1999 c 157 s 1,2 subd 5; 2001 c 182 s 3 subd 4; 2004 c 262 art 2 s 11 subd 3; 2011 c 3 s 6 subd 1
Franz Jevne State Park, Koochiching County, which is hereby renamed from Franz Jevne State Wayside Park.
1967 c 707 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 2
Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County.
1957 c 783; 1961 c 528; 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 12; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 7; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 6; 1986 c 432 s 1 subd 2; 2006 c 236 art 1 s 6 subd 2, s 13; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 20 subd 2, s 21 subd 1; 2011 c 3 s 7 subd 3; 2018 c 186 s 8 subds 1,2; 2023 c 60 art 6 s 3
George H. Crosby Manitou State Park, Lake County.
1955 c 144; Ex1959 c 90 s 4 subd 2; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1994 c 448 s 1; 2001 c 182 s 7; 2004 c 262 art 2 s 11 subd 4
Glacial Lakes State Park, Pope County.
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(3); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1987 c 128 s 2 subd 2; 1989 c 259 s 1 subd 4
Glendalough State Park, Otter Tail County.
1991 c 254 art 2 s 47 subd 1; 1998 c 391 s 2 subd 2; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 4 s 8
Grand Mound State Park, Koochiching County.
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(2); 1965 c 810 s 9; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 956 s 1 subd 6
Great River Bluffs State Park, Winona County, which is renamed from O.L. Kipp State Park.
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(12); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 2; 1997 c 236 s 1; 2009 c 176 art 3 s 11 subd 2
[Repealed, 2007 c 57 art 1 s 170]
Gooseberry Falls State Park, Lake County.
1937 c 474 s 1(j); 1955 c 683 s 1(1); 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 8; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 7; 1995 c 215 s 1 subd 2
Hayes Lake State Park, Roseau County.
1967 c 787 s 2; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 15; 1971 c 859 s 5(e); 2011 c 3 s 7 subd 4; 2011 c 98 s 5
Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County.
1947 c 403; 1953 c 12; 1957 c 409; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(9); 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 9; Ex1967 c 48 s 76; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1986 c 432 s 1 subd 3; 1990 c 437 s 1; 2000 c 486 s 2 subd 3; 2002 c 366 s 7 subd 2; 2023 c 9 s 8
Grand Portage State Park, Cook County.
1989 c 259 s 6; 2006 c 236 art 1 s 6 subd 3
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 116 art 8 s 19]
1988 c 686 art 1 s 50,51; 1989 c 259 s 8; 2024 c 116 art 8 s 6 subd 1
Interstate State Park, Chisago County, which is hereby renamed from Dalles of Saint Croix State Park.
1895 c 169 s 1; 1935 c 320 s 7(A1); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 4; 1977 c 431 s 2 subd 5; 1989 c 259 s 4; 1991 c 275 s 3; 1998 c 401 s 61; 2008 c 357 s 14; 2012 c 236 s 6 subd 1
Itasca State Park, Hubbard, Clearwater, and Becker Counties.
1891 c 56; 1893 c 15; 1901 c 52; 1903 c 218; 1905 c 277; 1907 c 90; 1919 c 190; 1919 c 306 s 1; 1931 c 395 s 7; 1943 c 178; 1943 c 301; 1945 c 240; Ex1959 c 90 s 4 subd 2; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(10); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 16; 1976 c 110 s 2; 1978 c 534 s 1,2; 1980 c 489 s 1 subd 4; 1985 c 81 s 2; 1991 c 307 s 2; 2004 c 262 art 2 s 11 subd 5
Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton County.
1915 c 374; 1919 c 463; 1951 c 703; 1967 c 787 s 4; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 8; 1980 c 489 s 1 subd 5; 1984 c 599 s 1 subd 5; 1988 c 498 s 1; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 21 subd 2; 2018 c 186 s 19
John A. Latsch State Park, Winona County.
1995 c 215 s 1 subd 3; 1997 c 236 s 4 subd 3
Judge C. R. Magney State Park, Cook County.
1957 c 585; 1963 c 265; 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 17; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1979 c 320 s 3; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 7; 2011 c 3 s 6 subd 2
Kilen Woods State Park, Jackson County.
1945 c 477; 1951 c 529; 1955 c 683 s 1(7); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1976 c 110 s 1; 1998 c 391 s 2 subd 3
Lac qui Parle State Park, Lac qui Parle and Chippewa Counties, which is hereby renamed from Lac qui Parle State Recreation Area.
1959 c 360; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 21; 1969 c 524 s 3; 1994 c 448 s 1,5; 1996 c 372 s 1 subd 2; 2000 c 486 s 1, s 2 subd 4, s 3 subd 1
Lake Bemidji State Park, Beltrami County.
1923 c 444 s 16(15); 1945 c 332; 1955 c 759; 1961 c 392; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 9; 1977 c 431 s 2 subd 2; 1979 c 320 s 5; 1998 c 391 s 2 subd 4; 2000 c 486 s 3 subd 2; 1Sp2003 c 13 s 7 subd 2; 2009 c 176 art 3 s 11 subd 1
Lake Bronson State Park, Kittson County.
1937 c 474 s 1(i); 1945 c 70 s 2; 1961 c 489; 1965 c 901 s 80; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 10; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 8; 1971 c 859 s 3; 1977 c 431 s 2 subd 3; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 8; s 3; 2001 c 182 s 3 subd 5
Lake Carlos State Park, Douglas County.
1935 c 340; Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(12); 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 11; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1977 c 431 s 2 subd 4; 1989 c 259 s 1 subd 5; 1996 c 372 s 1 subd 3; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 21 subd 3
Lake Louise State Park, Mower County.
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(7); 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 12; 1969 c 524 s 2; 2024 c 116 art 8 s 5 subd 3
Lake Maria State Park, Wright County.
1947 c 401; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(8); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 5(a); 1980 c 489 s 1 subd 6; 1991 c 275 s 2
Lake Shetek State Park, Murray County.
1937 c 474 s 1(d); 1947 c 394; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(13); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 16; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 13; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1989 c 259 s 1 subd 6; 2001 c 182 s 3 subd 6; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 21 subd 4; 2009 c 176 art 3 s 8
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, St. Louis County.
1963 c 790 art 6; 1965 c 415 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1982 c 477 s 1,2; 1987 c 128 s 3,7; 2008 c 365 s 11,24,25; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 20 subd 6; art 3 s 1,2; 2013 c 73 s 7 subd 2, s 8 subd 1; 2014 c 217 s 1,31,37; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 110 subd 2; 1Sp2021 c 14 art 7 s 4
[Repealed, 1989 c 259 s 10]
McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis and Itasca Counties, which is hereby renamed from McCarthy Beach Memorial State Park.
1945 c 484; Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 9; 1971 c 159 s 1-3; 1977 c 431 s 1; 1989 c 259 s 1 subd 7; 1992 c 451 s 1 subd 3,2; 2011 c 3 s 2, s 7 subd 5; 2012 c 236 s 6 subd 2
Maplewood State Park, Otter Tail County.
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(1); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 4; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 10; 2004 c 262 art 2 s 11 subd 6; 2011 c 3 s 7 subd 6
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs County.
1957 c 645; Ex1959 c 90 s 4 subd 2; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 11; 1980 c 489 s 1 subd 7; 2006 c 236 art 1 s 6 subd 4; 2009 c 176 art 3 s 10 subd 2; 2016 c 154 s 14 subd 1
Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County.
1905 c 297; 1909 c 409; 1917 c 157; 1931 c 7; 1935 c 320 s 7; 1947 c 215; Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 15; Ex1967 c 48 s 77; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 1075 s 1; 1998 c 391 s 2 subd 5; 2000 c 486 s 2 subd 5; 2018 c 186 s 8 subd 3; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 112 subd 2
Monson Lake State Park, Swift County, which is hereby renamed from Monson Lake Memorial State Park.
1937 c 474 s 1(e); 1965 c 810 s 9; 1969 c 524 s 2; 2004 c 262 art 2 s 11 subd 7; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 20 subd 3
Moose Lake State Park, Carlton County, which is hereby renamed from Moose Lake State Recreation Area.
1971 c 280 s 1; 1971 c 859 s 12; 1986 c 432 s 2; 1994 c 448 s 1,5; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 21 subd 5; 2009 c 176 art 3 s 9
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, Rice County.
1945 c 153; 1955 c 683 s 1(2); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1971 c 859 s 5(d); 1990 c 437 s 2; 1992 c 451 s 1 subd 4; 2001 c 182 s 3 subd 7; 2006 c 236 art 1 s 32
[Repealed, 1997 c 236 s 6]
Old Mill State Park, Marshall County.
1951 c 237; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1994 c 448 s 1
Rice Lake State Park, Steele and Dodge Counties.
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(9); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 7; 1965 c 901 s 77 subd 3; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 16; 1969 c 524 s 2
St. Croix State Park, Pine County.
1943 c 293; 1945 c 356; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 14; 1991 c 275 s 1 subd 3; 2018 c 186 s 8 subd 4, s 9; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 4 s 9
Wild River State Park, Chisago County.
1973 c 567 s 4; 1977 c 109 s 1; 1980 c 489 s 1 subd 8; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 9; 2008 c 357 s 15
Sakatah Lake State Park, Le Sueur and Rice Counties.
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(6); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 8; 1965 c 901 s 77 subd 4; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1991 c 275 s 1 subd 4
Savanna Portage State Park, Aitkin and St. Louis Counties.
1961 c 226; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(14); 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 17; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1996 c 372 s 1 subd 4; 1998 c 391 s 2 subd 6; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 20 subd 4
Scenic State Park, Itasca County.
1921 c 345; 1923 c 444; 1935 c 320 s 7(A5); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1980 c 489 s 1 subd 9; 1987 c 128 s 2 subd 3; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 10; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 20 subd 5; 2011 c 98 s 4 subd 1
Schoolcraft State Park, Cass and Itasca Counties, which is hereby renamed from Schoolcraft State Recreation Area.
1959 c 102 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 3; 1994 c 448 s 1,5; 2006 c 236 art 1 s 7 subd 2
Sibley State Park, Kandiyohi County.
1919 c 463; 1931 c 292; 1957 c 63; Ex1959 c 90 s 4 subd 2; Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(15); 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 5; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 18; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 11; 1973 c 628 s 1; 1974 c 406 s 79; 1980 c 489 s 1 subd 10, s 2; 2000 c 486 s 2 subd 6; 2013 c 73 s 7 subd 3
[Repealed, 2014 c 217 s 38]
Split Rock Creek State Park, Pipestone County, which is hereby renamed from Split Rock Creek State Recreation Area.
1937 c 474 s 1(h); 1945 c 215 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 3; 1982 c 502 s 1,2; 1994 c 448 s 1,5; 1996 c 372 s 1 subd 5; 2006 c 236 art 1 s 6 subd 5
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Lake County.
1945 c 256 s 2; 1967 c 787 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1979 c 320 s 1,2; 1997 c 236 s 4 subd 4; 2001 c 182 s 3 subd 8; 2011 c 3 s 6 subd 3, s 7 subd 7
Temperance River State Park, Cook County.
1957 c 421 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1984 c 599 s 1 subd 6; 1994 c 448 s 1; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 11, s 4 subds 1,2
Tettegouche State Park, Lake County.
1945 c 256 s 1; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 2; 1979 c 301 s 10; 1981 c 110 s 1; 1984 c 599 s 1 subd 7; 1991 c 275 s 1 subd 5; 1994 c 448 s 1; 1998 c 391 s 2 subd 7; 1Sp2003 c 13 s 7 subd 3, s 8; 2004 c 262 art 2 s 11 subd 8; 2011 c 3 s 6 subd 4
[Repealed, 1980 c 489 s 7]
[Renumbered subd 53a]
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 116 art 8 s 19]
1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(5); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 956 s 1 subd 4; 1969 c 1029 s 1 subd 3; 1971 c 859 s 1 subd 12; 2024 c 116 art 8 s 6 subd 2
Whitewater State Park, Winona County.
1919 c 463 s 12; Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1965 c 810 s 9 subd 9; 1967 c 787 s 3 subd 19; 1969 c 524 s 2; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 12; 1971 c 859 s 5(c); 1980 c 489 s 3; 1984 c 599 s 1 subd 8; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 12; 2007 c 131 art 2 s 5 subd 2; 2013 c 73 s 8 subd 2
William O'Brien State Park, Washington County.
1947 c 271; 1955 c 683 s 1(5); Ex1959 c 90 s 4 subd 2; 1963 c 790 art 5 s 1 subd 1(16); 1969 c 524 s 2; 1973 c 482 s 2; 1979 c 320 s 6; 1986 c 432 s 1 subd 4; 1994 c 448 s 1; 1995 c 215 s 1 subd 4; 1996 c 372 s 1 subd 6; 1999 c 157 s 2 subd 13; 2006 c 236 art 1 s 6 subd 6, s 7 subd 3; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 20 subd 7; 2011 c 98 s 4 subd 2; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 112 subd 3; 2023 c 60 art 6 s 3
Zippel Bay State Park, Lake of the Woods County, which is hereby renamed from Zippel Bay State Recreation Area.
1959 c 63; Ex1961 c 60 s 4; 1969 c 524 s 3; 1969 c 879 s 1 subd 13; 1986 c 432 s 4; 1994 c 448 s 1,5; 2016 c 154 s 14 subd 2