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.

The Minnesota Nongame Wildlife Program works to help thousands of species of Minnesota wildlife like bees, butterflies, songbirds, eagles, loons, frogs, turtles, and bats thrive through habitat restorations, surveys and monitoring, technical guidance, and outreach and education - including the Eagle and Falcon cams!

The Minnesota Nongame Wildlife Program is funded almost entirely through grants and donations. We do not receive money from hunting and fishing license sales or state taxes (general fund).

The Nongame Wildlife Program houses many community science programs that offer fun, nature-based volunteering opportunities. Help us research Minnesota's bats, frogs, loons, chimney swifts, and more by becoming a community scientist! This My Impact account houses the opportunity sign-ups for bat echo location (acoustic) monitoring, bat roost monitoring, and regal fritillary monitoring.