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Mississippi National River and Recreation AreaA tow boat pushes barges up the Mississippi towards Hastings, Minnesota.
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
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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
 
 

 

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

Itasca, Headwaters of the Mississippi River  

Did You Know?
At Lake Itasca, the river is so shallow, children can walk across the Mississippi. Between Governor Nicholls Wharf and Algiers Point in New Orleans, the Mississippi is more than 200 feet deep.

Last Updated: April 29, 2009 at 11:29 EST