My family has explored 17 Minnesota state parks in the years we’ve lived here. It’s just a fraction but a great sampling of the variety you’ll find in MN.
It was used for centuries by the Dakota, then the Ojibwe, then fur traders and explorers, Park Manager Courtney Dowell said. And the park is here to preserve that history and cultural significance of the Savanna Portage trail.
It s located about 18 miles north of McGregor, and its more than 15,000 acres make it Minnesota s third-largest state park. It does have that very classic state park kind of feel, Dowell said. It s not super busy, it s just busy enough. And there are lots of different activities for people to do.
On the north end of the park lies the Garni Guest Cabin, a property the DNR rents out for $120 a night.