Management plans for state parks and state recreation areas (SRAs)

What's a management plan?

A management plan is a 20-year strategic vision for state parks and state recreation areas (SRAs). It guides the development of facilities and management of resources. For example, a management plan will point out where a new trail should be located, which areas should be restored as prairie or hardwood forest, or what the focus for the park's interpretive programs will be.

Management plans are developed through an open public process. Parks and Trails staff work with DNR resource specialists, other agencies, local government officials, local legislators and citizens to identify issues and develop recommendations. A Citizens Advisory Committee, including representatives from local communities, park users, and other interested citizens, plays a key role in the planning effort.

Plan amendments

Frequently, a new facility or type of use is added to a park that was not included in the original management plan. Examples might be timber harvesting, youth or group camping, or mountain biking. Rather than completely rewriting the plan, Parks and Trails staff will prepare an amendment that details the proposed change, the reasons for the change, and the potential effects of the change on resources and management.

Amendments are open to public and community comment during the planning process and an official public review period.

Completed plans

Management plans and plan amendments are available electronically for the state parks and SRAs listed below. Other plans are available for review in paper form in the DNR library in St. Paul.

Management plans and plan amendments are available electronically for the state parks and SRAs listed below. These document are available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by contacting Andrew Korsberg at [email protected].

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Management plan files

Plan date
Afton State ParkPlan amendment 2 MB

Management plan 11.5 MB

2011

1979

Banning State ParkRock climbing amendment < 1 MB

Management plan 29.3 MB

2014

1980

Bear Head Lake State ParkManagement plan 17 MB1982
Beaver Creek Valley State ParkManagement plan 6.7 MB1998
Big Bog State Recreation AreaManagement plan 4.8 MB2002
Big Stone Lake State ParkManagement plan 17 MB1983
Blue Mounds State Park Management plan 8.3 MB1979
Buffalo River State Park Management plan 23 MB1979
Camden State ParkPlan amendment 2.8 MB

Management plan 12 MB

2012

1978

Carley State ParkTimber harvest amendment < 1 MB

Management plan 4.6 MB

2010

1985

Cascade River State ParkPlan amendment < 1 MB

Management plan 3.3 MB

2004

2003

Charles A. Lindbergh State ParkManagement plan 9.5 MB1998
Crow Wing State ParkManagement plan 3.7 MB2002
Cuyuna Country State Recreation AreaImplementation plan amendment < 8.3 MB

Plan amendment < 1.3 MB

Management plan < 2.4 MB

2016

2005

1995

Father Hennepin State ParkTimber harvest amendment (1 MB)

Management plan (11.1 MB)

2021

1978

Flandrau State ParkPlan amendment (17.8 MB)1981
Forestville/Mystery Cave State ParkTimber harvest amendment ( < 1 MB)

Management plan (9 MB)

2009

1995

Fort Ridgely State ParkGolf course repurposing amendment (2.3 MB)

Timber harvest amendment ( < 1 MB)

Plan amendment (2.5 MB)

Golf course amendment (1 MB)

Management plan (12.4 MB)

2017

2013

2006

2000

1983

Fort Snelling State ParkYouth camping amendment (1.9 MB)

Timber harvest amendment (1.1 MB)

Management plan (8.5 MB) 

2011

2009

1997

Franz Jevne State ParkManagement plan (3.3 MB)2016
Frontenac State ParkPlan amendment (10.6 MB)

Timber harvest amendment (1.3 MB)

Management plan (6.6 MB)

2022

2009

2008

Garden Island State Recreation AreaManagement plan (2.8 MB)2016
George H. Crosby-Manitou State ParkManagement plan (18.2 MB)1982
Glacial Lakes State ParkCamper cabin development amendment ( <1 MB)

Management plan (12.7 MB)

2006

1982

Glendalough State ParkPlan amendment ( <1 MB)

Management plan (3.6 MB)

2004

1993

Gooseberry Falls State ParkManagement plan (8.4 MB)1978
Grand Portage State ParkManagement plan (2.4 MB)1992
Great River Bluffs State ParkManagement plan (4 MB)2005
Greenleaf Lake State Recreation AreaManagement plan (2.7 MB)2011
Hayes Lake State ParkOHV camping opportunities review (3 MB)

Management plan (11.3 MB)

2018

1979

Interstate State ParkManagement plan (6 MB)2009
Iron Range OHV State Recreation AreaPlan amendment (2.4 MB)

Virginia master plan amendment (4.3 MB)

Master plan (18.3 MB)

2018

2010

1998

Itasca State ParkBicycle trail plan amendment (2.9 MB)

Management plan (16.3 MB)

2015

1998

Jay Cooke State ParkManagement plan (12.4 MB)1979
Judge C.R. Magney State ParkManagement plan (5 MB)1985
Kilen Woods State ParkManagement plan (60 MB)1980
La Salle Lake State Recreation AreaManagement plan (11.4 MB)2013
Lac qui Parle State ParkManagement plan (10 MB)1997
Lake Bemidji State ParkManagement plan (3 MB)2002
Lake Bronson State ParkHorse trails plan amendment (1.7 MB)

Management plan (15.4 MB)

2015

1979

Lake Carlos State ParkManagement plan (15 MB)1981
Lake Maria State ParkManagement plan (10.2 MB)1978
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State ParkCooperative park master plan (2.6 MB)

Soudan master plan (4.3 MB)

2010

2002

Maplewood State ParkManagement plan (7.6 MB)1998
Mille Lacs Kathio State ParkManagement plan (41.4 MB)1980
Minneopa State ParkBison management plan amendment (9.2 MB)

Management plan (1.8 MB)

2014

1998

Minnesota Valley State Recreation AreaManagement plan (16 MB)2006
Monson Lake State ParkManagement plan (4 MB)2008
Myre-Big Island State ParkManagement plan (58 MB)1980
Nerstrand Big Woods State ParkManagement plan (8.5 MB)1998
Old Mill State ParkHorse trail plan amendment (2 MB)

Management plan (13 MB)

2011

1980

Red River State Recreation AreaManagement plan (13 MB)2002
Rice Lake State ParkManagement plan (32 MB)1983
St. Croix State ParkManagement plan (7.7 MB)2017
Sakatah Lake State ParkManagement plan (8.2 MB)2008
Savanna Portage State ParkManagement plan (8 MB)1996
Scenic State ParkManagement plan (12.4 MB)1978
Sibley State ParkManagement plan (20.9 MB)2013
Split Rock Creek State ParkHorse trail plan amendment (1.5 MB)

Management plan (3.7 MB)

2012

2002

Split Rock Lighthouse State ParkGold Rock Point plan amendment (<1 MB)

Management plan (119.4 MB)

2000

1979

Temperance River State ParkManagement plan (6.8 MB)2000
Tettegouche State ParkManagement plan (2.7 MB)1998
Whitewater State ParkFacility and state trail plan amendment (9.8 MB)

Management plan (13.6 MB)

2015

1979

Wild River State ParkTimber harvest amendment (1.4 MB)

Management plan (2.4 MB)

2009

2007

William O'Brien State ParkManagement plan (4.7 MB)2008
Zippel Bay State ParkManagement plan (5.4 MB)

Timber harvest amendment (< 1 MB)

2016

2009

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