Native yellow sunflowers in a field
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2022 Scavenger Hunts

Yellow mushroom
Steve Young / P&TC
two ladybugs
Larah McElroy / FlickrCC & Dominik Stodulski / Wikimedia CC
Wood Frog
Ryan Hodnett / Wikimedia CC
Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren/WikiMedia CC & Akiroq / Pixabay
Mammal- Red squirrel
Pixabay.com

At most Minnesota State Parks and some regional/county parks

June 1 – Sept 11, 2022

Weekly Drawing
$20 Gift Cards

Gift Card to Minnesota State Parks

Click on the park you're visiting to begin your hunt

A-F

Afton
Anderson (Isanti Co.)
Banning
Bear Head Lake
Beaver Creek Valley
Bertram (Wright Co.)
Big Bog
Big Stone Lake
Blue Mounds
Buffalo River
Camden
Carley
Cascade River
Charles A. Lindbergh
Chester Woods (Olmsted Co.)
Collinwood (Wright Co.)
Crow Wing
Cuyuna Country
Father Hennepin
Flandrau
Forestville-Mystery Cave
Fort Ridgely
Fort Snelling
Franz Jevne
Frontenac

G-L

George H. Crosby Manitou
Glacial Lakes
Glendalough
Gooseberry Falls
Grand Portage
Great River Bluffs
Hayes Lakes
Indian Heights (Rochester)
Interstate
Itasca
Jay Cooke
John A. Latsch
Judge C. R. Magney
Kilen Woods
La Salle Lake
Lac Qui Parle
Lake Bemidji
Lake Bronson
Lake Carlos
Lake Louise
Lake Maria
Lake Shetek
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Mine

M-S

Maplewood
McCarthy Beach
Mille Lacs Kathio
Minneopa
Minnesota Valley
Monson Lake
Moose Lake
Myre-Big Island
Nerstrand Big Woods
Old Mill
Red River
Rice Lake
Sakatah Lake
Savanna Portage
Scenic
Schoolcraft
Sibley
Split Rock Creek
Split Rock Lighthouse
St. Croix

T-Z

Temperance River
Tettegouche
Upper Sioux Agency
Whitewater
Wild River
William O’Brien
Zippel Bay

Rules

Ages: Anyone from age 1-100+ may participate, but an adult or parent/guardian of participants under age 13 will need to submit the form.

Submission: User must submit a completed online-based form, including the user name(s), email, and mailing address to be entered in the drawing.

Entries: Entries are limited to one per park or trail during the event season.

Points:

PointsActivity
20For submitting a hunt
1 each (22 max)For each "item" found (simply check the item in the form)
5If you participated with a child under 12

Friends Group sponsored winners drawn on Sept. 13, 2022

Winning Entry FromWinner Name
Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional ParkEmily B.
Camden State ParkElizabeth R.
Collinwood County ParkJill D.
Glacial Lakes State ParkMegan S.
Glendalough State ParkMaia L.
Itasca State ParkJennifer T.
Irving & John Anderson ParkAngela B.
Jay Cooke State ParkEmily S.
Kilen Woods State ParkNicole L.
Lake Bronson State ParkMegan P.
Lake Carlos State ParkAlyssa F.
Lake Maria State ParkSusan S.
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Mine State ParkChris J.
Maplewood State ParkRyan L.
Monson Lake State ParkRose P.
Old Mill State ParkAmy W.
Rice Lake State ParkJamie H.
Sibley State ParkMichael M.
Split Rock Creek State ParkMegan H.
Tettegouche State ParkBrenna M.
Whitewater State ParkAnne A.
Wild River State ParkBryn B.
Zippel Bay State ParkDeborah C.

Weekly Drawing Winners

WeekDrawing DateWinner NameWinning Entry From
1June 6Mallory R.Glendalough State Park
2June 13Travis K.Bear Head Lake State Park
3June 20Amber K.Gooseberry Falls State Park
4June 27Christin W.Interstate State Park
5July 4Jordyn N.Lake Carlos State Park
6July 11Emilie D.Sibley State Park
7July 18Cassandra W.Fort Ridgely State Park
8July 25Holly R.Itasca State Park
9Aug. 1Amy W.Lake Bronson State Park
10Aug. 8Megan L.Buffalo River State Park
11Aug. 15Laura B.Fort Snelling State Park
12Aug. 22Levi H.Wild River State Park
13Aug. 29Nicole L.Lake Shetek State Park
14Sept. 5Christa S.Itasca State Park
15Sept. 12Karen M.Tettegouche State Park

Photo Credits

We greatly appreciate the various photographers who share their photography that makes this project possible.

Click the photo to see the source websites (when applicable).