Hiking in Minnesota | Explore Minnesota

A family hikes toward one of Thomas Dambo's trolls in Detroit Lakes / Credit: Paul Vincent

From native prairies and thunderous waterfalls to metro area mainstays and the mountainous, 300-mile Superior Hiking Trail, Minnesota is Mother Nature's home state.

Here is how you can plan the ultimate hiking trip in the Star of the North.

Other Ways to Get Outside

Biking on the Cannon Valley Trail

Tent campsite in the Boundary Waters

A couple kayaks in Medicine Lake

Canoeing & Kayaking

A fresh catch at Arnesen's Rocky Point Resort in Lake of the Woods

Wildflower Golf Course in Detroit Lakes

2025 Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener in Ortonville

A family goes swimming in the lake at Fair Hills Resort

A car parked beneath the Milky Way

A snowmobiler in Lake Mille Lacs