Dust off your hiking boots and explore the park with a naturalist while looking for the latest blooming flowers and plants.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
1-2pm
Fort Snelling State Park
Take the Post Road exit off Highway 5 and follow the signs.
This even is free but you will need a park permit to park your vehicle at Ft. Snelling
The Minnesota DNR sponsors a variety maple syruping classes, which begin in early March. DNR classes are limited in size, so RSVP soon if you are interested in a specific class or date. The classes are free but a vehicle permit is required ($7/day, $25/yr).
Join us for our annual Maple Syruping in Your Backyard workshop. Learn about the natural history of maple trees, and the history of making maple syrup. Find out what equipment is required, how to tap trees, how to process sap into syrup, and the best part – tasting the maple syrup. All programs will be held at the Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center
For class details, instructions and more information, click here.
Snowshoeing is a fun way to beat those winter blues! Learn the history of snowshoes, and then try on a pair during a guided snowshoe walk. Bring your own snowshoes or use a pair from the park. Program will start at the Thomas C. Savage Visitor center, pre-registration is required, call the park to sign-up.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
1-2:30pm
Ft. Snelling State Park
Take the Post Road exit off Highway 5 and follow the signs.
Contact Kao Thao at (612) 725-2389 or Visitor Center (612) 725-2724
Free to participate but parking on state grounds requires a permit ($7/ day or $25/yr)
Get outside to celebrate and enjoy winter! Saturday, January 12th REI experts, Fort Snelling State Park and local outdoor organizations will provide free activities that show how fun winter can be. Activities include: snowshoeing, cross country skiing, skijoring, geocaching, naturalist guided hikes, learn traditional ice harvesting, play snow snakes, winter camping info, learn to build a quinzee and much more! We’ll provide hot cocoa and a big bonfire to warm you up. Even if there isn’t much snow we’ll still have lots of fun outdoor activities. Bring the family out to celebrate winter in Minnesota!
Saturday, January 12, 2013
11am-4pm
Fort Snelling State Park
5401 Post Rd.
St. Paul, MN 55111
The event is free, but State Park vehicle permit fees still apply – $7 day permit, $25 annual permit
Event Page
Join a naturalist for this hike to search the park and look for the vacated homes of the park’s summer residents. Learn how birds and other animals construct and furnish their homes.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
1-2pm
Fort Snelling State Park
Take the Post Road exit off Highway 5 and follow the signs.
This event is free but if you park on the premises, a parking pass is required ($7/day, $25/12 months)
Give your backyard birds a treat that is delicious and easy to make! Get creative with suet and seed by making pine cone snacks, suet logs, and pop bottle feeders for your feathered friends. Instruction and supplies provided. Please pre-register by calling (612) 725-2724. Program will be on the Visitor Center patio.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Noon-1pm
Fort Snelling State Park
Take the Post Road exit off Highway 5 and follow the signs.
Free to participate, parking at Fort Snelling will require a permit ($7/day or $25/yr)
The National Park Service is restoring the land surrounding Coldwater Spring to create oak savanna, prairie, and wetland habitats. This site is located between Minnehaha Falls Regional Park and Historic Fort Snelling. Volunteers will plant trees and wetland plants, and will help with other restoration activities. NPS rangers will offer public tours in the afternoon from 1pm-4pm to celebrate the park’s opening. This event is part of National Public Lands Day, sponsored by REI, the National Park Service and its nonprofit partner the Mississippi River Fund. Started in 1994, National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. This keeps the promise of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the “tree army” that worked from 1933-42 to preserve and protect America’s natural heritage. Service project from 9am-12pm, registration begins at 8:30am. Free lunch from 12pm-1pm with an informal “Backyard Session” by representatives from Leave No Trace. The National Park Service will also be giving public tours of the site from 1-4pm.
Register here (no registration is required for the afternoon tours). Volunteers will also receive a free t-shirt.
September 29, 2012
Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
5601 Minnehaha Park Drive South
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Minnesota lakes are full of life from above to below, large and small. Join a naturalist on this canoe trip around Snelling Lake to explore for plants and animals living in and around the lake. An adult parent or guardian must accompany any children in a canoe. The Program will start at Snelling Lake Beach and life vests, canoes, and paddles are provided. Space is limited, so please call to reserve your spot: (612) 725-2724.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
10am-Noon
Fort Snelling State Park
Take the Post Road exit off Highway 5 and follow the signs.
Free to participate, however, a parking permit is required ($7 per day or $25/yr)
Enjoy free fun including archery, ropes course, climbing walls, lawn games, smores and more this Sunday at Base Camp.
Click here for more information.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
1-4pm
Base Camp
201 Bloomington Road
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Free parking is available at Base Camp
Join a park Naturalist for a 2 mile guided hike on some of Fort Snelling State Park’s trails. This will be a great opportunity to get some exercise while being out in nature.
August 5, 2012
2pm
Fort Snelling – Meet at the Visitor Center
Take the Post Road exit off Highway 5 and follow the signs.
Free, but a parking permit is required
