Mission
To determine a preferred route for a state multi-use trail from the Heartland State Trail outside Park Rapids to Itasca State Park and encourage its development.
Friends Since
Early 2000s
Meet our Friends Group Partner
Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.
Itasca-Heartland Trail Citizen Committee
My husband and son on a bike trip. They started out in Itasca State Park, then biked on to the Mi-Gi-Zi, Heartland and Paul Bunyan trails and into Minneapolis. by Janice Huss
Heartland State Trail by Jelieta Walinski, Ph.D
Heartland State Trail Group
Heartland State Trail by Jelieta Walinski, Ph.D
Heartland Itasca Spur Citizen Committee
News
Heartland Itasca Spur Citizen Committee
Our Related Advocacy Work
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is a strong voice at the state capital working to ensure Minnesota’s parks and trails are protected and cared for. We work with friends groups to identify critical projects that need government support.
2020
Heartland: Itasca Connection
Heartland: Itasca Connection
Extend the Itasca State Park multi-use trail system about two miles from the park’s contact station though a tunnel under Hwy 71.
2019
Heartland: trail spur
Heartland: trail spur
For predesign and engineering of a 25-mile spur of the Heartland State Trail that will connect Itasca State Park to Park Rapids.
2018
Heartland: trail spur
Heartland: trail spur
Predesign and engineering of a 25-mile spur of the Heartland State Trail that will connect Itasca State Park to Park Rapids.