Minnesota state parks and recreation areas provide and preserve a variety of bird habitats, from the bogs of Lake Bemidji State Park to the prairies of Blue Mounds State Park. Grab your binoculars and hit the trails!
- Park-specific bird checklists
- Parks with free loaner birding kits
- More birding resources
- The best birding spots in Minnesota state parks (MPR News)
Events calendar
Scroll table right to see more »| 06/09/23 | Morning Bird Hike | Sibley State Park | |
| 06/10/23 | Falcons, Live! | Tettegouche State Park | |
| 06/10/23 | Falcons, Live! | Gooseberry Falls State Park | |
| 06/10/23 | Prairie Loop Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park | |
| 06/10/23 | Woodpecker Wonders | Nerstrand Big Woods State Park | |
| 06/10/23 | Bird is the Word: Intro to Ornithology | Fort Ridgely State Park | |
| 06/10/23 | Birds and Birding | Glacial Lakes State Park | |
| 06/10/23 | Open House with Friends of Minneopa | Minneopa State Park | |
| 06/11/23 | Birding for Beginners- Hike | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 06/11/23 | Birdsong Walk | Jay Cooke State Park | |
| 06/15/23 | Birds and Beginning Birding | Glacial Lakes State Park | |
| 06/16/23 | Morning Bird Hike | Sibley State Park | |
| 06/16/23 | Eyes to the Skies Nature Cart | Interstate State Park | |
| 06/17/23 | I Speak Bird- Hike | William O'Brien State Park | |
| 06/17/23 | Morning Bird Walk | Charles A. Lindbergh State Park | |
| 06/17/23 | Birds the Word- Story Time | Lake Carlos State Park | |
| 06/17/23 | Nature Node - Bird Feeder watch | Afton State Park | |
| 06/23/23 | Morning Bird Hike | Sibley State Park | |
| 06/24/23 | Pine Loop Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park | |
| 06/24/23 | Junior Naturalist: Be a Bird Sleuth | Interstate State Park | |
| 06/24/23 | Bird is the Word: Intro to Ornithology | Minneopa State Park | |
| 06/24/23 | Morning Bird Walk | Charles A. Lindbergh State Park | |
| 06/25/23 | Birding in the Big Woods | Nerstrand Big Woods State Park | |
| 06/28/23 | Five Facts in Five Minutes: Nifty Nests | Itasca State Park | |
| 06/30/23 | Morning Bird Hike | Sibley State Park | |
| 07/01/23 | Morning Bird Walk | Charles A. Lindbergh State Park | |
| 07/04/23 | Morning Bird Hike | Sibley State Park | |
| 07/07/23 | Morning Bird Hike | Sibley State Park | |
| 07/08/23 | Prairie Loop Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park | |
| 07/08/23 | Morning Bird Walk | Charles A. Lindbergh State Park | |
| 07/15/23 | Morning Bird Walk | Charles A. Lindbergh State Park | |
| 07/21/23 | Morning Bird Hike | Sibley State Park | |
| 07/22/23 | Morning Bird Walk | Charles A. Lindbergh State Park | |
| 07/23/23 | Birding for beginners | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 07/28/23 | Morning Bird Hike | Sibley State Park | |
| 08/05/23 | Pine Loop Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park | |
| 08/19/23 | Prairie Loop Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park | |
| 09/03/23 | Falcons Live! | Frontenac State Park | |
| 09/23/23 | Sand Point Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park | |
| 10/07/23 | Sand Point Bird Walk | Frontenac State Park |
Birds of Minnesota State Parks
A partnership between ornithologist and author Bob Janssen, Minnesota State Parks and Trails, and the Minnesota Nongame Wildlife Program, Birds of Minnesota State Parks offers maps, color photos and insider tips to help you find and identify over 300 bird species in Minnesota.