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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Mississippi National River and Recreation AreaA fine day to relax beside the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities.
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
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By Interest
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
Canoeists in the Mississippi River Gorge  

Did You Know?
A canoe trip in the Mississippi River Gorge between Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN feels like you are miles away from civilization even though you are in the center of a large metropolitan area.

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Last Updated: July 27, 2009 at 16:56 EST