Mississippi National River and Recreation Area - Places To Go (U.S. National Park Service)

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Biking	Winter Recreation	Museum	Visitor Centers
Birds & Wildlife	Geocaching	NPS Passport
Camping	Natural History	Boating & Canoeing
Family-Friendly	Hiking & Walks	Pet-Friendly
Fishing & Hunting	History & Cultural	Picnicking

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Places
Akin Riverside Park	Hidden Falls	Mississippi Gorge
Anoka County Riverfront	Historic Fort Snelling	Mississippi Riverfront
Ard Godfrey House	Indian Mounds Park	Mississippi River Visitor Center
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts	Islands of Peace	Nicollet Island
Battle Creek	John Stevens House	North Mississippi
Boom Island	Kaposia Indian Site	Peninsula Point Park
Brickyards	Kaposia Landing	Pine Bend Bluff SNA
Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary	Kaposia Park	Riverside Park
Coon Rapids Dam (east)	Lambert's Landing	River Warren Falls
Coon Rapids Dam (west)	Leonard H. Neiman Fields	Science Museum of Minnesota
Crosby Farm	Lilydale	Sibley House Historic Site
Father Hennepin Bluffs	Lock and Dam No. 1	Spring Lake Park Reserve
First Bridge	Lock and Dam No. 2	St. Anthony Falls
Fort Snelling State Park	Longfellow House	St. Croix Riverway
Fountain Cave	Manomin Park	Stone Arch Bridge
Gluek Park	Marshall Terrace Park	Upper St. Anthony Lock and Dam
Gold Medal	Meeker Island Lock and Dam	Vento View Overlook
Grey Cloud Dunes SNA	Mill City Museum	Vermillion River Bottoms
Grey Cloud Island	Mill Ruins Park	Water Power Park
Harriet Island	Minnehaha Regional Park
Hastings Riverflats	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Popular Places

North Mississippi	Crosby Farm Regional Park	Lock and Dam No. 1
Minnehaha Regional Park	Mississippi River Gorge	St. Anthony Falls

Quick Info
Minnesota is known for its extremes in temperature. Winter days can sometimes get no warmer that -10 degrees F. Summer days can reach 100 degrees F. But it is a rare day that people are kept indoors because of the weather. A wide variety of recreational opportunities can be found throughout the park in any season.

Contact Us

Visitor Center
(651) 293-0200

Headquarters
(651) 290-4160