Events Calendar

Learn about the techniques animals use to deal with cold Minnesota winters. A brief how-to-snowshoe lesson will be followed by a short snowshoe hike to [...]

Location / Parking: Forest Inn Join us for the annual Lantern Light Event at Itasca State Park! Bundle up to walk, snowshoe, or ski and [...]

Have you ever heard the saying “busy as a beaver”? Beavers always have building to do out in nature and are continuously shaping the world around them. Learn more about our local ecosystem engineers on January 14th at the Whitewater State Park HOP program. For those of you who are feeling energetic you can stay in the park after HOP and visit Whitewater’s very own beaver family lodge and perhaps even spot a beaver! It is just a short walk up Trout Run Creek trail. All Upcoming Events >>

Join us for our self-guided luminary trail event. The Pondview trail will be luminated for the evening. The trail is a 0.7-mile hike with a [...]

This walk along Gateway State Trail will be lit with hundreds of candle luminaries - from near Wildwood Elementary school to one mile down the [...]

Meet in the Visitor Center River ice conditions willing, join the Naturalist for a free, guided snowshoe hike to the Cascades of the Baptism River. [...]

Grab your warmest winter boots and snowshoes to experience the beauty of Nerstrand Big Woods State Park by candlelight! Complete your night by warming up [...]

Fort Ridgely will hold its annual Candlelight Hike on January 31, 2026. As conditions allow, two looped trails will be open - one hilly and [...]

Come enjoy a magical winter night under the moon and stars at Camden State Park. Let the glow of hundreds of luminaries guide you on [...]

Step into a winter wonderland and experience the magic of the season guided along a trail lined with flickering luminaries as you snowshoe through quiet [...]