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 | Banning - MN State Park Sandstone, MN Telephone: (320) 245-2668 |
| | The park is known for camping, picnicking, cross-country skiing, beautiful trails for hiking, and the study of natural history.
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| Bear Head Lake - MN State Park Ely, MN Telephone: (218) 365-7229 |
| | This park contains prestine lakes; it is home to black bears, nesting eagles, timberwolves and moose. Stands of white and red pine trees tower over birch, aspen, and fir trees.
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 | Beaver Creek Valley - MN State Park Caledonia, MN Telephone: (507)724-2107 |
| | Nestled in the blufflands of southeastern Minnesota, it is known for its clear streams fed by the Big Spring. Wildflowers attract migratory songbirds like the rare Acadian flycatcher, Cerulean warbler, and Louisiana waterthrush.
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| Big Stone Lake - MN State Park Ortonville, MN Telephone: (320) 839-3663 |
| | The lake attracts anglers who catch walleye, northerns and bluegills. The northern section provides a picnic area, boat launch and a primitive group camp. The southern section contains a campground, swimming beach and hiking trails.
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 | Black River - WI State Forest Black River Falls, WI Telephone: (715) 284-4103 |
| | This four-season recreation area is best known for its hiking and cross-country ski trails. Camp, swim, hunt, fish, snowmobile, ATV and canoe on nearly 67,000 acres of pine and oak forests.
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| Blue Mound - WI State Park Blue Mounds, WI Telephone: (608) 437-5711 |
| | Offers a spectacular view of the countryside. Observation towers, wooded campsites, swimming pool, picnic areas and hiking, and nature and cross-country ski trails offer year-round recreation. Also available is a rustic cabin.
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| Blue Mounds - MN State Park Luverne, MN Telephone: (507) 283-1307 |
| | Blue Mounds State Park is full of natural surprises. Start with the Sioux quartzite cliff, rising 100 feet from the plains. A bison herd grazes on the prairie. Prickly pear cactus blooms in June and July.
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 | Bong State - WI Recreation Area Kansasville, WI Telephone: (262) 878-5600 |
| | Many activities await visitors to this 4,515-acre recreation area in Kenosha County, 9 miles west of I-94 on Hwy. 142. Swim, fish, picnic, camp, ride horses, study nature, cross-country ski, snowmobile, motorcycle and hunt.
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 | Brunet Island - WI State Park Cornell, WI Telephone: (715) 239-6888 |
| | Framed by the Chippewa and Fisher rivers, this park is located one mile northwest of Cornell. Swimming, canoeing and fishing opportunities abound. Enjoy the abundant plant and wildlife.
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 | Buffalo River - MN State Park Glyndon, MN Telephone: (218) 498-2124 |
| | Prairie lovers, this park is for you. Trails wind through one of Minnesotas finest and largest remnant prairies. Listen for bobolinks, prairie chickens, marbled godwits and upland sandpipers.
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| Camden - MN State Park Lynd, MN Telephone: (507) 865-4530 |
| | Camden State Park offers much for visitors to enjoy. Hike the trails or cool off in the spring-fed pool. Climb the Dakota Valley Trail to the lookout for great fall colors, or go canoeing on Brawner Lake.
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| Carley - MN State Park Altura, MN Telephone: (507) 932-3007 |
| | Beauty and quiet- Hike along the trail that follows the Whitewater River. Listen for the sweet song of orioles, song sparrows, house wrens, and indigo buntings. Sit back and see a red-tailed hawk ride thermals in the sky.
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| Cascade River - MN State Park Lutsen, MN Telephone: (218) 387-3053 |
| | Come to Cascade for the rushing river and grand waterfalls that lay within a gorge, lush with moss and ferns that grow on black volcanic rocks. Stop to see the views of Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world.
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| Charles A. Lindbergh - MN State Park Little Falls, MN Telephone: (320) 616-2525 |
| | Fish the waters of the Mississippi River, canoe Pike Creek, or walk the trails amid grand red and white pine, aspen, oak and prairie. Look for bald eagles in the spring and fall.
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| Copper Falls - WI State Park Mellen, WI Telephone: (715) 274-5123 |
| | Canyons, streams and waterfalls to delight photographers, hikers and cross-country skiers; just north of Mellen in Ashland County. Swimming beach, miles of trails. Family campgrounds, plus walk-in and backpack campsites available.
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 | Council Grounds - WI State Park Merrill, WI Telephone: (715) 536-8773 |
| | Located along the beautiful Wisconsin River a short distance northwest of Merrill. A campground with modern rest rooms, swimming beach, picnic areas, shelter house and a physical fitness trail await visitors.
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| Crow Wing - MN State Park Brainerd, MN Telephone: (218) 829-8022 |
| | This is a nature lover's delight. Explore prairie, pine, and hardwood forests. View the Mississippi River from historic 'Chippewa Lookout.' Novice canoeists can paddle the calm waters of the Crow Wing and Mississippi Rivers.
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| Devil's Lake - WI State Park Baraboo, WI Telephone: (608) 356-8301 |
| | An Ice Age unit where 500-foot bluffs flank a 360-acre lake. Swimming, fishing, boating (electric motor only), canoeing, scuba diving, hiking, nature center, year-round naturalist and cross-country skiing.
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| Father Hennepin - MN State Park Isle, MN Telephone: (320)676-8763 |
| | Father Hennepin State Park is located on the southeast shore of Mille Lacs Lake. Visitors enjoy a large sandy beach for swimming, two boat accesses, fishing piers and picnic sites with a panoramic view of the lake.
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| Flandrau - MN State Park New Ulm, MN Telephone: (507) 233-9800 |
| | The gentle flowing Big Cottonwood River meanders through this southern park. Hikers and cross-country skiers enjoy the flat trails on the bottom of the valley or more challenging routes on the oak-shaded bluffs.
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