ParksRanked

Best Parks in Minnesota, United States

The top-ranked park in Minnesota is Voyageurs National Park with a ParksRanked Score of 0 (84% data coverage). ParksRanked tracks 155 parks in Minnesota, United States, ordered by our own ParksRanked Score only.

155 places · 121 ranked · ranked honestly, never by who pays.

This page ranks every park and protected place we track in Minnesota, United States by our own ParksRanked Score — including 121 state/regional parks, 17 state forests, 6 national wildlife refuges, 3 national recreation areas, 2 national forests. Places without enough data yet are shown with an Insufficient ranking data marker rather than a guessed score.

The top-ranked is Voyageurs National Park with a ParksRanked Score of 0 (84% data coverage).

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  1. Voyageurs National ParkNational Park · 96 · 84% data coverage
  2. Mississippi National River & Recreation AreaNational Wild & Scenic River · 95 · undefined% data coverage
  3. Banning State ParkState/Regional Park · 94 · undefined% data coverage
  4. Como ParkState/Regional Park · 94 · undefined% data coverage
  5. Loring ParkState/Regional Park · 94 · undefined% data coverage
  6. Minnehaha ParkState/Regional Park · 94 · undefined% data coverage
  7. Theodore Wirth ParkState/Regional Park · 94 · 78% data coverage
  8. Gooseberry Falls State ParkState/Regional Park · 94 · 49% data coverage
  9. Beltrami Island State ForestState/Regional Park · 94 · undefined% data coverage
  10. Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State ForestState/Regional Park · 94 · undefined% data coverage
  11. Superior National ForestNational Forest · 93 · 49% data coverage
  12. National Eagle CenterBird Sanctuary · 93 · 49% data coverage
  13. Myre - Big Island State ParkState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  14. Cascade River State ParkState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  15. Northwest Angle State ForestState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  16. Big Stone Lake State ParkState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  17. Camden State ParkState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  18. Finland State ForestState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  19. Nemadji State ForestState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  20. Paul Bunyan State ForestState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  21. Savanna State ForestState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  22. Cloquet Valley State ForestState/Regional Park · 93 · undefined% data coverage
  23. Rum River State ForestState/Regional Park · 93 · 70% data coverage
  24. George Crosby Manitou State ParkState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  25. Interstate State ParkState/Regional Park · 92 · 49% data coverage
  26. Tettegouche State ParkState/Regional Park · 92 · 49% data coverage
  27. Itasca State ParkState/Regional Park · 92 · 49% data coverage
  28. Cuyuna Country State Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area · 92 · 49% data coverage
  29. Bear Island State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  30. Jay Cooke State ParkState/Regional Park · 92 · 49% data coverage
  31. Split Rock Lighthouse State ParkState/Regional Park · 92 · 49% data coverage
  32. Grand Portage State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  33. Lebanon Hills Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 92 · 49% data coverage
  34. Pipestone National MonumentNational Monument · 92 · 49% data coverage
  35. George Washington State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  36. Land O'Lakes State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  37. Lost River State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  38. Pine Island State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  39. Burntside State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  40. Crow Wing State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  41. General C.C. Andrews State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  42. Insula Lake State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  43. Clifton E. French Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  44. Fort Snelling State ParkState/Regional Park · 92 · 84% data coverage
  45. Big Fork State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · 70% data coverage
  46. Lyons State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  47. Red Lake State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  48. Lake Isabella State ForestState/Regional Park · 92 · undefined% data coverage
  49. D.A.R. State ForestState/Regional Park · 91 · undefined% data coverage
  50. Hill River State ForestState/Regional Park · 91 · undefined% data coverage
  51. Minneopa State ParkState/Regional Park · 91 · 49% data coverage
  52. Lake Jeanette State ForestState/Regional Park · 91 · undefined% data coverage
  53. Lake of the Woods State ForestState/Regional Park · 91 · 70% data coverage
  54. Pat Bayle State ForestState/Regional Park · 91 · undefined% data coverage
  55. Lake Elmo Park ReserveState/Regional Park · 91 · undefined% data coverage
  56. Bunker Hills Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 91 · 78% data coverage
  57. Afton State ParkState/Regional Park · 91 · 49% data coverage
  58. Whitewater State ParkState/Regional Park · 91 · 49% data coverage
  59. Grand Portage National MonumentNational Monument · 91 · 49% data coverage
  60. Sherburne National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · 91 · 49% data coverage
  61. Quarry Park and Nature PreserveState/Regional Park · 91 · undefined% data coverage
  62. Grand Portage State ParkState/Regional Park · 91 · 49% data coverage
  63. Frontenac State ParkState/Regional Park · 91 · 49% data coverage
  64. Nerstrand Big Woods State ParkState/Regional Park · 91 · 49% data coverage
  65. Temperance River State ParkState/Regional Park · 91 · 49% data coverage
  66. Bryant Lake Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 91 · undefined% data coverage
  67. St. Croix Boom Site State WaysideNational Wild & Scenic River · 91 · undefined% data coverage
  68. Minnesota Valley State Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area · 90 · 49% data coverage
  69. Sibley State ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · 49% data coverage
  70. Father Hennepin State ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · 49% data coverage
  71. Kabetogama State ForestState Forest · 90 · 49% data coverage
  72. Chippewa National ForestNational Forest · 90 · 49% data coverage
  73. Wild River State ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · 49% data coverage
  74. Thompson County ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · undefined% data coverage
  75. Crosby Farm Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · 78% data coverage
  76. Solana State ForestState/Regional Park · 90 · undefined% data coverage
  77. Mille Lacs Kathio State ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · 49% data coverage
  78. Lake Carlos State ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · 49% data coverage
  79. Flandrau State ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · 45% data coverage
  80. Mississippi Headwaters State ForestState Forest · 90 · 49% data coverage
  81. Sand Dunes State ForestState Forest · 90 · undefined% data coverage
  82. Coon Rapids Dam Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · undefined% data coverage
  83. Big Bog State Recreation Area Southern UnitNational Recreation Area · 90 · undefined% data coverage
  84. Blue Mounds State ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · 45% data coverage
  85. Harriet Island Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 90 · 49% data coverage
  86. Sturgeon River State ForestState/Regional Park · 90 · undefined% data coverage
  87. Foot Hills State ForestState Forest · 89 · 70% data coverage
  88. White Earth State ForestState/Regional Park · 89 · undefined% data coverage
  89. Great River Bluffs State ParkState/Regional Park · 89 · 49% data coverage
  90. Mississippi Gorge Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 89 · 49% data coverage
  91. Crow Wing State ParkState/Regional Park · 89 · 45% data coverage
  92. Chengwatana State ForestState Forest · 89 · 49% data coverage
  93. Big Marine Park ReserveState/Regional Park · 89 · undefined% data coverage
  94. Lake Minnewashta Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 89 · undefined% data coverage
  95. Warner Lake County ParkState/Regional Park · 89 · 70% data coverage
  96. Bear Head Lake State ParkState/Regional Park · 89 · 49% data coverage
  97. Buena Vista State ForestState Forest · 89 · 70% data coverage
  98. Tony Schmidt Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 89 · undefined% data coverage
  99. Phelps Mill ParkState/Regional Park · 89 · undefined% data coverage
  100. St. Croix Bluffs Regional ParkState/Regional Park · 89 · undefined% data coverage

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Common questions

How many parks does ParksRanked track in Minnesota?
We track 155 places in Minnesota, United States, of which 121 have enough data to be ranked.
What is the top-ranked park in Minnesota?
Voyageurs National Park leads with a ParksRanked Score of 0 (84% data coverage).
Are these rankings influenced by advertising?
No. Rankings reflect our own ParksRanked Score only. Every place is shown, sparse-data places are clearly marked, and no advertising or partnership ever influences the order.