State Parks and Trails Studies

Note: Many of these reports are posted here in PDF format. They are available in an alternate format upon request to the DNR Information Center.

Year	Studies, Reports and Research
	Parks and Trails Division
2015	State parks and trails boating studies (Studies, reports and surveys) State parks and trails planning (Master plans, management plans and amended plans)
2012	Division of Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 2012-2022 (2.4 MB, 19 pages)
	State Parks
2017	Minnesota State Parks Visitor Survey (4 MB, 55 pages)
2015	Research in State Parks
2013	Results of 2012 Minnesota State Park Visitor Survey (1.2 MB, 37 pages) Contributions of Minnesota State Park Visitor Trip-Related Expenditures to State and Regional Economies in 2012 (1 MB, 23 pages)
2012	2012 Minnesota State Parks and Trails Programs Study Report (1 MB, 37 pages)
2011	An Assessment of the Impacts of Geocaching on Natural Resources in Minnesota State Parks (1.4 MB, 20 pages)
2008	2007 Minnesota State Parks Research Summary Report (260 KB, 55 pages) 2007 Minnesota State Parks Research Report (Focus Group Study, Minnesota State Park Visitor Survey, and Household Survey of Minnesota Nature-based and State Park Recreation, 9 MB, 24 pages) Appendix: Detailed Survey Results and Tables (2007 Minnesota State Parks Research Report, 194 KB, 23 pages)
2006	Mississippi Whitewater Park, Management and Operational Responsibilities (2.8 MB, 31 pages)
2002	Contributions of the Minnesota State Park System to State and Regional Economies (264 KB, 37 pages) 2001 Minnesota State Park Visitor Survey Summary Report (188 KB, 39 pages) Minnesota River Valley Area Survey Summary Report (130 KB, 29 pages) Minnesota River Valley Area Survey Tabulation (500 KB, 49 pages)
1999	Feasibility Study for Mississippi Whitewater Park (Study, appendices and figures)
	State Trails
2020	State Trail Visitor Study Executive Summary (543 KB, 4 pages)
2020	State Trail Visitor Study Report (2,410 KB, 51 pages)
2019	Minnesota Snowmobiler Survey (683 KB, 30 pages)
2014	User Characteristics and Use Trends Since the 1990s on Paved State Bicycle Trails (519 KB, 26 pages)
2012	Bike Trail Usage Focus Group Reports (1 MB, 52 pages)
2010	Status of Summer Trail Use (2007-09) on Five Paved State Bicycle Trails and Trends Since the 1990s (2.8 MB, 88 pages)
2009	Results of 2007-08 Paul Bunyan and Heartland State Trail Studies (1.2 MB, 48 pages) Economic Impact of Recreational Trail Use in Different Regions of Minnesota (2.6 MB, 148 pages)
2006	Study of Annual Recreational Fuel Consumption by All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) Final Report (419 KB, 41 pages) All-Terrain Vehicle Use on the North Shore State Trail: A Feasibility Study (Executive summary, final report, maps and appendices)
2005	Study of Off-Highway Vehicle Trails (1.4 MB, 84 pages)
2004	Review of the Use of Motorized Devices on State Trails by Individuals With Disabilities (1.5 MB, 21 pages)
2001	Survey of Sea Kayak Owners in Minnesota: Kayaking the North Shore of Lake Superior (436 KB, 42 pages)
2000	Summary of Summer Trail Use and User Surveys Conducted in 1996, 1997 and 1998 (1 MB, 73 pages)
1994	Off-Highway Motorcycle and Off-Road Vehicle Use and Gasoline Consumption in Minnesota (476 KB, 16 pages)

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