Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Fort Snelling State Park

101 Snelling Lake Road
St. Paul, MN 55111
Front Office: 612-279-3550 or Visitor Center: 612-279-3559
fortsnelling.statepark@state.mn.us

Located in the heart of the Twin Cities, this park offers extensive hiking, bike, snowshoe, and ski trails that link to an extensive regional trail system. Canoe, fish, or swim on Snelling Lake, or hike on Pike Island where the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers meet. Interpretive exhibits at the Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center provide a good introduction to the history and resources of the park area. This is a day-use only park; no camping is available.