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Minnesota state parks free days 2026
Four Free Park Days a year at all 75 state parks and recreation areas.
At a glance
Free days Regular day-use fee: $7 per vehicle
Free days
- Jan 19Martin Luther King Jr. DayPassed
- Apr 25Free Park DayPassed
- Jun 13National Get Outdoors DayPassed
- Nov 27Day after ThanksgivingConfirmed
Confirmed = announced for this year. Expected = a yearly tradition not yet announced; check before you go.
Source: dnr.state.mn.us · checked Sunday, November 1, 2026
National parks in Minnesota
The next national park fee-free day is Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans Day). It applies at national parks and monuments in Minnesota too. All national park free days.