Looking for your next outdoor nature activity near you? MN Nature has got you covered! With COVID restrictions lifting there are many outdoor activities planned for this summer. Plan to social distance and have your mask and insect deterrent on hand. Mosquitoes and black/horse flies can be nasty in July. Many events are free (unless otherwise noted). Events at state parks require a vehicle permit if you drive in, available at the park office at each location.
July 7
Walk Among the Tall Trees
Itasca State Park
July 7, 2021
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Jr. Naturalist: Bugs and Stuff!
Itasca State Park
July 7, 2021
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Nature Walk: Woods, Wings & Wildlife
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
July 7, 2021
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
July 8
Prairie Pre-School
Buffalo River State Park
July 8, 2021
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Mississippi River Morning Stroll
Itasca State Park
July 8, 2021
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Biking the Munger Trail
Jay Cooke State Park
July 8, 2021
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
July 9
Women in the Parks: Fish Identification
Fort Snelling State Park
July 9, 2021
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Lovely Lady Bugs
Chanhassen Arboretum
Kindle a sense of wonder in the natural world with your preschool child as you reawaken it in yourself! Pea Pods for Preschoolers provides the opportunity for you and your special little one to be enchanted by the plant world. Each of ten weekly themes helps spark your child’s appreciation for nature’s beauty through planting, art, sensory and science, discovery zones, Green Play Yard adventures, and outdoor exploration. Come play and learn about nature!
Great Birds of the Whitewater Valley Field Trip
Whitewater State Park
July 9, 2021
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Jr. Naturalist: Animal Tracks
Itasca State Park
July 9, 2021
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Volunteer Resource Work
Minneopa State Park
July 9, 2021
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Friday Night Hikes
Buffalo River State Park
July 9, 2021
5:30 p.m.
HERDstory
Blue Mounds State Park
July 9, 2021
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs: Insects Program
Lake Carlos State Park
July 9, 2021
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Why Are the Rocks Tilted?
Jay Cooke State Park
July 9, 2021
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Tree I.D. Walk
Itasca State Park
July 9, 2021
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
July 10
Floodplain Forest Foray
Fort Snelling State Park
July 10, 2021
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Family Scavenger Hunt
Blue Mounds State Park
July 10, 2021
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Bald Eagle Walk
Lake Carlos State Park
July 10, 2021
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Hidden Treasures- Geocaching
Lake Carlos State Park
July 10, 2021
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Nature Hike
Fort Ridgely State Park
July 10, 2021
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer Flower Stroll
Fort Snelling State Park
July 10, 2021
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Bugs and Blooms: Pollinator Walk
Jay Cooke State Park
July 10, 2021
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Campfire program – Black Bears of Minnesota
Jay Cooke State Park
July 10, 2021
8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Water Cycle in Water Colors
Camden State Park – Beach Playground Area
July 10, 2021
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Campfire Concert
Camden State Park – North Picnic Shelter Area
July 10, 2021
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tour the Glacial Potholes
Interstate State Park
July 10, 2021
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Ask the Naturalist
Fort Ridgely State Park
July 10, 2021
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Canoeing with the Cree
Fort Ridgely State Park
July 10, 2021
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Junior Naturalists Solve a Mystery
Interstate State Park
July 10, 2021
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Minnesota Mammals and Animal Tracking
Sibley State Park
July 10, 2021
7 p.m.
Tree Explorers
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
July 10, 2021
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Woodpecker Wonders
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
July 10, 2021
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Nature Games
Whitewater State Park
July 10, 2021
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Snakes of the Blufflands
Whitewater State Park
July 10, 2021
5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Nature Walk: Woods, Wings & Wildlife
Father Hennepin State Park
July 10, 2021
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Kids Activity: Pop Can Casting
Father Hennepin State Park
July 10, 2021
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Nature Walk: Woods, Wings & Wildlife
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
July 10, 2021
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Bugs and Blooms! Wildflower Walk
Itasca State Park
July 10, 2021
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Jr. Naturalist: Butterflies
Itasca State Park
July 10, 2021
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Plant Identification and Hike
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
July 10, 2021
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
July 11
Lou Samsa
Lake Bemidji State Park
July 11, 2021
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Ask the Naturalist
Blue Mounds State Park
July 11, 2021
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Geocaching 101
Fort Snelling State Park
July 11, 2021
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Invasive Naturalist Tent
Fort Snelling State Park
July 11, 2021
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Thomson Cemetery Tour
Jay Cooke State Park
July 11, 2021
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Ferns of the Forest Walk
Jay Cooke State Park
July 11, 2021
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Tour the Glacial Potholes
Interstate State Park
July 11, 2021
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
A Treemendous Scavenger Hunt
Interstate State Park
July 11, 2021
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Birding in the Big Woods
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
July 11, 2021
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Ask a Naturalist- Geology of the Big Woods
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
July 11, 2021
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
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