Stockade fence and log building overlooking Lake Superior

Beautiful scenary welcomes Fall visitors to Grand Portage.

Grand Portage

Travel into the past to discover the present. Explore the partnership between the Grand Portage Anishinaabe and the North West Company during the North American fur trade. Experience the sights and smells of a bustling depot reconstructed in its hist

Large canoes and crews paddle down the river amidst autumnal color.

The park often uses big, safe Voyageur canoes in our programs.

Mississippi

In the middle of a bustling urban setting, this 72 mile river park offers quiet stretches for fishing, boating and canoeing, birdwatching, bicycling, and hiking. And there are plenty of visitor centers and trails that highlight the fascinating human

Hiking on trail

The trail links scenic, natural, historic, and cultural areas across seven states allowing visitors to experience a variety of northern landscapes.

North Country

Come to the North Country. Trek the hills and valleys. Stand on the shores of lakes & streams from glaciers 10,000 years before. Clear-flowing water, red/gold of autumn, a fairyland of snow, open prairies, and distant horizons paint the land. Histori

Pink wall of rock next to path and grass

The outcroppings along the trail are a surprise to many visitors expecting a flat prairie

Pipestone

For over 3,000 years, Indigenous people have quarried the red stone at this site to make pipes used in prayer and ceremony - a tradition that continues to this day and makes this site sacred to many people.

A woman paddles a kayak past cliffs on a forested river.

Paddling is an excellent way to experience the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.

Saint Croix

Grab your paddle and your longing for adventure and head to the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers! Together they form the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, offering over 200 miles of clean water that glides and rushes through a forested landscape. Pad

Northern Lights over Voyageurs National Park waters

Experience the Aurora Borealis at Voyageurs National Park

Voyageurs

Voyageurs National Park spans 218,000 acres of lakes, forests, and streams in northern Minnesota. Established in 1975, the park is named after the French-Canadian Voyageurs who once navigated these abundant waters. Voyageurs National Park provides ex