Fort Snelling State Park Visitors Guide - St. Paul, Minnesota

For a refreshing urban escape in the Twin Cities Metro region, visit Fort Snelling State Park. Near where the Minnesota River meets the Mississippi, you’ll find a variety of outdoor activities as well as the historic Fort Snelling, a 19th-century military outpost.

In winter, outdoor recreational activities at Fort Snelling State Park include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and dog sledding. Summer at the park means hiking, biking, fishing and canoeing on Gun Club Lake and swimming at the beach. Fort Snelling, Minnesota also offers excellent bird watching, year-round naturalist programs, interpretive exhibits at its visitor center, picnic shelters, playgrounds, a nine-hole golf course and polo grounds. Its trails connect Fort Snelling State Park to Minnehaha Park and the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

The 2,931-acre Fort Snelling, Minnesota State Park opened in 1962.

Fort Snelling State Park Location
Fort Snelling State Park is located near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Fort Snelling State Park
101 Snelling Lake Road
St. Paul, MN 55111
Phone: (612) 725-2389
Fax: (612) 725-2391
Visitor Center: (612) 725-2724

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