Father Hennepin State Park

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Father Hennepin State Park is located on the southeast shore of Mille Lacs Lake. Visitors enjoy a large sandy beach for swimming, two boat accesses, fishing piers and picnic sites with a panoramic view of the lake. The park's 320 acres include two campgrounds and hiking trails that wind through a hardwood forest and along the rocky shoreline of Mille Lacs. The park's original vegetation was northern hardwoods mixed with marsh areas and pines along the lake. The hardwoods provide shade during the summer and spectacular color in the fall.

Tell me more about this park's wildlife, history, geology and landscape.

Visitor Alert!

Electrical Sites are now available

The electrical site upgrade project is finished so the electric sites in the Lakeview and Maple Grove campgrounds are available to use. Reservations can now be taken for the reservable electric sites in both the Lakeview and Maple Grove Campgrounds. All 51 electric sites have 20/30/50 amp service.

New! Virtual Tour

Take a panoramic virtual tour of Father Hennepin State Park. Take in a warm summer day at the swimming beach, check out a variety of camping options at two different campgrounds and enjoy a sunset from Pope Point. It's a great tool to help you plan your next trip to the park!
Panoramic tour | Accessible tour

Park Notes

Father Hennepin State Park Newsletter:

Read the park's latest newsletter! This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.

Gift Cards:

Purchase a Minnesota State Parks Gift Card.

Firewood Restrictions Information:

Minnesota has enacted legislation that restricts firewood being brought to or used on DNR lands. Learn more and review vendor lists.

Birders:

Bird Checklist This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. at Father Hennepin State Park.

Park Highlights

tree Camping

tree Fishing

tree Handicapped fishing piers

tree Sandy Beach

tree Home of Several Albino Deer

Events

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Find more State Park events on the DNR Events Calendar!

05/26/12

Father Hennepin State Park

I Can Fish!

05/26/12

Father Hennepin State Park

Nature Table: Fish of Mille Lacs

05/27/12

Father Hennepin State Park

GPS & Geocaching for Beginners

06/02/12

Father Hennepin State Park

Hunters of the Sky

06/17/12

Father Hennepin State Park

Geocaching 101

06/23/12

Father Hennepin State Park

I Can Fish!

06/30/12

Father Hennepin State Park

Archery in the Park

07/08/12

Father Hennepin State Park

I Can Fish!

07/13/12

Father Hennepin State Park

Geocaching 101

Hours

Best time to contact the park:

Summer: Sunday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Thursday and Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Spring and Fall: Daily, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Winter: Generally, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Office hours limited due to staffing.

Contact

Mailing
P.O. Box 397
Isle, MN 56342
Shipping
41294 Father Hennepin Park Road
Isle, MN 56342

tel: 320-676-8763

fax: 320-676-3748

email: fatherhennepin.statepark@state.mn.us

Getting There

From the town of Isle, go one mile west on Highway 27 to the park entrance.