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Minnesota state park hunts 54 records, 207,035 acres on file.
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
Minnesota state park hunts: the largest Minnesota state parks are closed to hunting except for DNR special hunts and a few parks and recreation areas with portions open to public hunting. 48 units here hold special hunts, and 10 have an open portion. CLOSED hunts shut the park to everyone but permit hunters on the hunt days; LIMITED hunts keep it open to visitors or close only part of it. Lead-free ammunition is required in state park special hunts, and most permits come from the DNR special hunt lottery. Itasca State Park (DPA 287) is closed to the archery season except its special hunts.
State park 31,713 Acres
Pine County
159 DPA
State park 29,325 Acres
Clearwater +2 Counties
287 DPA
State park 15,186 Acres
Aitkin +1 Counties
173 DPA
Recreation area 9,124 Acres
Beltrami County
111 DPA
State park 9,039 Acres
Lake County
133 DPA
State park 8,305 Acres
Otter Tail County
239 DPA
State park 7,875 Acres
Carlton County
153, 182 DPA
State park 6,672 Acres
Chisago County
225 DPA
Every one of the 54 state park hunts Place County Acres DPA Hunts Open portion Afton State Park Washington 1,599 601 2 – Banning State Park Pine 5,284 153, 156 1 – Beaver Creek Valley State Park, 754 ac Houston 754 649 1 – Big Bog SRA Beltrami 9,124 111 0 Yes Big Stone Lake State Park (listed) Big Stone 1,023 274 1 – Blue Mounds State Park Rock 1,586 234 1 – Buffalo River State Park Clay 1,329 269 1 – Camden State Park Lyon 1,805 288 1 – Cascade River State Park Cook 2,595 126 1 – Crow Wing State Park Crow Wing, Morrison… 2,648 248, 249 1 – Cuyuna Country SRA Crow Wing 2,423 604 0 Yes Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Fillmore 3,343 647 1 Yes Franz Jevne State Park Koochiching 88 105 1 – Frontenac State Park Goodhue 2,644 341 1 – Garden Island SRA Lake of the Woods 526 114 0 Yes George H. Crosby Manitou State Park Lake 6,141 126, 133 0 Yes Glacial Lakes State Park Pope 1,929 277 1 – Gooseberry Falls State Park Lake 1,658 133 1 – Great River Bluffs State Park, 2,130 ac Winona 2,130 646 1 – Greenleaf Lake SRA Meeker 383 685 1 Yes Hayes Lake State Park Roseau 2,727 101 2 – Itasca State Park Clearwater, Hubbard… 29,325 287 2 – Jay Cooke State Park Carlton 7,875 153, 182 1 – Judge C. R. Magney State Park Cook 4,280 126 1 – Kilen Woods State Park Jackson 215 250 2 – La Salle Lake SRA Hubbard 988 684 0 Yes Lake Bemidji State Park Beltrami 1,614 684 3 – Lake Bronson State Park Kittson 2,514 263 3 – Lake Carlos State Park Douglas 1,154 213 1 – Lake Louise State Park Mower 1,047 655 1 – Lake Maria State Park Wright 1,589 229 1 – Lake Shetek State Park Murray 821 295 1 – Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, 4,550 ac St. Louis 4,550 119, 130 1 – Maplewood State Park Otter Tail 8,305 239 1 – McCarthy Beach State Park St. Louis, Itasca 1,971 176 1 – Minneopa State Park Blue Earth 1,806 291 1 – Minnesota Valley SRA Scott, Carver… 3,995 291, 338 1 – Myre-Big Island State Park Freeborn 1,821 254 1 – Nerstrand Big Woods State Park Rice 1,630 605 1 – Old Mill State Park Marshall 288 264 1 – Rice Lake State Park Steele, Dodge 781 233 1 – Sakatah Lake State Park Rice, Le Sueur 732 292 1 – Savanna Portage State Park Aitkin, St. Louis 15,186 173 2 – Scenic State Park Itasca 2,558 169 1 – Schoolcraft State Park Cass 137 679 2 – Sibley State Park Kandiyohi 2,763 277 2 – Split Rock Lighthouse State Park Lake 2,101 133 1 Yes St. Croix State Park Pine 31,713 159 3 – Temperance River State Park Cook 1,156 126 0 Yes Tettegouche State Park Lake 9,039 133 1 Yes Whitewater State Park Winona 2,042 644 1 – Wild River State Park Chisago 6,672 225 1 – William O'Brien State Park Washington 1,909 236 1 – Zippel Bay State Park Lake of the Woods 2,719 105 1 –
Minnesota state park hunts in pictures Spruce, tamarack and aspen lining a calm northern Minnesota lake Coyote walking Eastern cottontail rabbit in green ground cover Minnesota state park hunts: questions Can you hunt in Minnesota state parks? Only during DNR special hunts or in listed open portions.
Do park hunts need a permit? Most do; the special hunt tables say which are permit hunts and which are open with a regular license.
Is lead allowed in park hunts? No. Lead-free ammunition is required in state park special hunts.
What does CLOSED mean on a park hunt? The park is closed to the public and open only to permit hunters on those days.
Which recreation areas are open to hunting? Big Bog SRA, Cuyuna Country SRA, Garden Island SRA, Greenleaf Lake SRA, La Salle Lake SRA and Minnesota Valley SRA.
Is Itasca open for archery? No. Itasca State Park is closed to the archery season except its special hunts.
Other photos on this page: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0); ZionNPS (CC BY 2.0); Ligocsicnarf89 (CC BY 4.0).
