{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-85.012","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 85.012","heading":"STATE PARKS.","body":"Subdivision 1. State parks generally.\n(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.\n(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land which now is or hereafter becomes tax-forfeited land and is located within the described park boundaries is hereby withdrawn from sale and is transferred from the custody, control, and supervision of the county board of the county to the commissioner of natural resources, free from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for such use.\nSubd. 1a.\nAfton State Park, Washington County.\nSubd. 2.\nBanning State Park, Pine County.\nSubd. 3.\n[Repealed, 1979 c 301 s 10 subd 6]\nSubd. 4.\nBear Head Lake State Park, St. Louis County.\nSubd. 5.\nBeaver Creek Valley State Park, Houston County.\nSubd. 6.\nBig Stone Lake State Park, Big Stone County.\nSubd. 7.\n[Repealed, 1976 c 106 s 6]\nSubd. 8.\nBlue Mounds State Park, Rock County.\nSubd. 9.\nBuffalo River State Park, Clay County.\nSubd. 10.\nCamden State Park, Lyon County.\nSubd. 11.\nCarley State Park, Wabasha County.\nSubd. 12.\nCascade River State Park, Cook County.\nSubd. 13.\nCharles A. Lindbergh State Park, Morrison County.\nSubd. 14.\nCrow Wing State Park, Crow Wing, Cass, and Morrison Counties.\nSubd. 15.\nFather Hennepin State Park, Mille Lacs County, which is hereby renamed from Father Hennepin State Memorial Wayside Park.\nSubd. 16.\nFlandrau State Park, Brown County.\nSubd. 17.\nFort Ridgely State Park, Nicollet and Renville Counties.\nSubd. 18.\nFort Snelling State Park, Ramsey, Hennepin and Dakota Counties, which is hereby renamed from Fort Snelling State Historical Park.\nSubd. 19.\nForestville Mystery Cave State Park, Fillmore County.\nSubd. 20.\nFranz Jevne State Park, Koochiching County, which is hereby renamed from Franz Jevne State Wayside Park.\nSubd. 21.\nFrontenac State Park, Goodhue County.\nSubd. 22.\nGeorge H. Crosby Manitou State Park, Lake County.\nSubd. 23.\nGlacial Lakes State Park, Pope County.\nSubd. 23a.\nGlendalough State Park, Otter Tail County.\nSubd. 24.\nGrand Mound State Park, Koochiching County.\nSubd. 24a.\nGreat River Bluffs State Park, Winona County, which is renamed from O.L. Kipp State Park.\nSubd. 24b.\n[Repealed, 2007 c 57 art 1 s 170]\nSubd. 25.\nGooseberry Falls State Park, Lake County.\nSubd. 26.\nHayes Lake State Park, Roseau County.\nSubd. 27.\nMyre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County.\nSubd. 27a.\nGrand Portage State Park, Cook County.\nSubd. 27b.\nMS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 116 art 8 s 19]\nSubd. 28.\nInterstate State Park, Chisago County, which is hereby renamed from Dalles of Saint Croix State Park.\nSubd. 29.\nItasca State Park, Hubbard, Clearwater, and Becker Counties.\nSubd. 30.\nJay Cooke State Park, Carlton County.\nSubd. 30a.\nJohn A. Latsch State Park, Winona County.\nSubd. 31.\nJudge C. R. Magney State Park, Cook County.\nSubd. 32.\nKilen Woods State Park, Jackson County.\nSubd. 32a.\nLac qui Parle State Park, Lac qui Parle and Chippewa Counties, which is hereby renamed from Lac qui Parle State Recreation Area.\nSubd. 33.\nLake Bemidji State Park, Beltrami County.\nSubd. 34.\nLake Bronson State Park, Kittson County.\nSubd. 35.\nLake Carlos State Park, Douglas County.\nSubd. 36.\nLake Louise State Park, Mower County.\nSubd. 37.\nLake Maria State Park, Wright County.\nSubd. 38.\nLake Shetek State Park, Murray County.\nSubd. 38a.\nLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, St. Louis County.\nSubd. 39.\n[Repealed, 1989 c 259 s 10]\nSubd. 40.\nMcCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis and Itasca Counties, which is hereby renamed from McCarthy Beach Memorial State Park.\nSubd. 41.\nMaplewood State Park, Otter Tail County.\nSubd. 42.\nMille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs County.\nSubd. 43.\nMinneopa State Park, Blue Earth County.\nSubd. 44.\nMonson Lake State Park, Swift County, which is hereby renamed from Monson Lake Memorial State Park.\nSubd. 44a.\nMoose Lake State Park, Carlton County, which is hereby renamed from Moose Lake State Recreation Area.\nSubd. 45.\nNerstrand Big Woods State Park, Rice County.\nSubd. 46.\n[Repealed, 1997 c 236 s 6]\nSubd. 47.\nOld Mill State Park, Marshall County.\nSubd. 48.\nRice Lake State Park, Steele and Dodge Counties.\nSubd. 49.\nSt. Croix State Park, Pine County.\nSubd. 49a.\nWild River State Park, Chisago County.\nSubd. 50.\nSakatah Lake State Park, Le Sueur and Rice Counties.\nSubd. 51.\nSavanna Portage State Park, Aitkin and St. Louis Counties.\nSubd. 52.\nScenic State Park, Itasca County.\nSubd. 52a.\nSchoolcraft State Park, Cass and Itasca Counties, which is hereby renamed from Schoolcraft State Recreation Area.\nSubd. 53.\nSibley State Park, Kandiyohi County.\nSubd. 53a.\n[Repealed, 2014 c 217 s 38]\nSubd. 53b.\nSplit Rock Creek State Park, Pipestone County, which is hereby renamed from Split Rock Creek State Recreation Area.\nSubd. 54.\nSplit Rock Lighthouse State Park, Lake County.\nSubd. 55.\nTemperance River State Park, Cook County.\nSubd. 55a.\nTettegouche State Park, Lake County.\nSubd. 56.\n[Repealed, 1980 c 489 s 7]\nSubd. 57.\n[Renumbered subd 53a]\nSubd. 58.\nMS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 116 art 8 s 19]\nSubd. 59.\nWhitewater State Park, Winona County.\nSubd. 60.\nWilliam O'Brien State Park, Washington County.\nSubd. 61.\nZippel Bay State Park, Lake of the Woods County, which is hereby renamed from Zippel Bay State Recreation Area.","path":["RECREATION","CHAPTER 85. DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION","STATE PARKS, RECREATION AREAS, AND WAYSIDES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/85.012","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"6fc0e5e271c05ff7b68d5bf589da42ae0dbaf3e92213f1cd7f53d2dae1ef4829","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-85.0115","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-85.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}