Minneopa State Park
Yellow Coneflowers. By Bobby Duehring
Minneopa State Park
Comet Neowise as seen from Seppmann's Mill. By Bobby Duehring
Minneopa State Park
Comet Neowise Seen From Seppmann's Mill. By Bobby Duehring
Minneopa State Park
Bison calf protected by its mother. By Bobby Duehring
Minneopa State Park
Bison calf takes on a sapling in Minneopa State Park. By Bobby Duehring
Blue Mounds State Park
Bumble Bee on Queen Anne's Lace. By James Eklund
Blue Mounds State Park
Paper Wasp on Queen Anne's Lace. James Eklund
Blue Mounds State Park
Paper Wasp on Queen Anne's Lace. By James Eklund
Blue Mounds State Park
Spotted these beautiful black-eyed susans along a hiking trail. By James Eklund
Minneopa State Park
Hoar frost forming on the brush created by the spray of the falls on a cold winter morning. By wally stadick
Minneopa State Park
The upper falls. By wally stadick
Minneopa State Park
A view of the Upper and Lower Falls at Minneopa State Park, Mankato, Minnesota. By Sheila Skogen
Glacial Lakes State Park
By Emma St. Lawrence
Glacial Lakes State Park
By Emma St. Lawrence
Glacial Lakes State Park
By Emma St. Lawrence
Glacial Lakes State Park
By Emma St. Lawrence
Minneopa State Park
Our first trip to Minneopa State Park did not disappoint. Upper Falls. By Sheila Skogen
Minneopa State Park
Our first trip to Minneopa State Park did not disappoint. Upper and lower falls. By Sheila Skogen
Minneopa State Park
By Michelle Yarmakov
Minneopa State Park
Winter's First Snow. By Tim
Minneopa State Park
Friends. By Tim
Minneopa State Park
Fresh Snow. By Tim
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Perhaps not so much changed in this place of long settlement. By David Erpestad
Minneopa State Park
The bison herd in their habitat along the Minnesota River. By David Erpestad
Minneopa State Park
Bison herd was only visible from the wind mill's short trail. By David Erpestad
Flandrau State Park
Taken in the backwaters of the Cottonwood River. By Melissa Arndt
Minneopa State Park
This monarch displays a Monarch Watch identification tag it received as part of a citizen science monarch tagging day at Minneopa State Park. Tagging the butterflies aids in their conservation by allowing researchers to understand the monarchs’ migration pathways, their survival rates during migration, the influence of weather on their migration, and some of the factors leading to their population decline over the years. By Maranda Miller
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
An atmospheric woodland in late spring. The year's first round of mosquitoes were ferocious. By Mick Rollins
Glacial Lakes State Park
A very windy day on the rolling prairie. Oak trees had their leaves flipped over exposing their silver undersides, and the grass rippled like water. The expected thunderstorms were a near miss but the fast moving clouds made for a dynamic sky. By Mick Rollins
Minneopa State Park
Taken at Minneopa Falls before sunset. By Melissa Arndt
Flandrau State Park
I was furloughed during the state shut down. Spent a lot of timing going for walks with my camera. Came upon these painted turtles hanging out in the backwaters of the Cottonwood River. When I got home I thought a good story for the picture was these turtles didn't get the memo on social distancing. By Melissa Arndt
Minneopa State Park
On this wintry afternoon, Minneopa Falls’ spray clung to the sandstone walls in a beautiful frosty display. By Maranda Miller
Minneopa State Park
A lone bison wanders through a good old-fashioned southern Minnesota snowstorm. By Maranda Miller
Minneopa State Park
The bison peered curiously through the rain at me, as I balanced my umbrella and my camera to capture this shot on a rainy spring day at Minneopa State Park. By Maranda Miller
Sibley State Park
Mt. Tom in the evening. By Rob Upcraft
Lake Maria State Park
Tunnel of yellow awaits adventurous hikers. By Jennifer Piekarski
Charles A Lindbergh State Park
Fall colors. By Jennifer Piekarski
Glacial Lakes State Park
By Melissa Ziegler
Minneopa State Park
By James Lane
Minneopa State Park
By James Lane
Minneopa State Park
By James Lane
Minneopa State Park
By James Lane
Minneopa State Park
By James Lane
Camden State Park
By Jennifer
Glacial Lakes State Park
By Isaiah
Glacial Lakes State Park
By Isaiah
Lake Shetek State Park
Loon Island Trail. By Rick Lane
Lake Shetek State Park
By Peggy Hubley
Upper Sioux Agency State Park
By Jim Schnortz
Minneopa State Park
Rest and recharge with the bison at Minneopa State Park. By Aubree Herrick
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
A bright spring day during a dark Covid time. The beauty of a good hike while people were just learning to get on their feet again. By Rachel Oas
Minneopa State Park
The falls. By Tina Wanner
Minneopa State Park
Black-eyed Susans glowing in the summer solstice sunset. By Gretchen Cundiff
Blue Mounds State Park
By Jussi Lehti
Camden State Park
By Jussi Lehti
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Whitetail deer visiting Kathio State Park. By Michael French
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Peaceful stream. By Michael French
Minneopa State Park
By RInat
Minneopa State Park
By RInat
Glacial Lakes State Park
By Thia Xiong
Minneopa State Park
By Donna Leff
Blue Mounds State Park
With just a hint of soil, beautiful things can sprout from the rose quartzite rock. By Linsey Duffy
Blue Mounds State Park
The moody May sky seemed the perfect background for this lone tree atop the mound. By Linsey Duffy
Blue Mounds State Park
The morning had just warmed up enough to draw the eastern tent moth caterpillars from their wild plum tree shelter. By Linsey Duffy
Blue Mounds State Park
I was in the park the weekend of Thanksgiving and was struck by the contrast of seeing empty tipi poles as I was on my way to celebrate a feast. By Linsey Duffy
Blue Mounds State Park
The buffalo were enjoying some late winter hay near the park's bison viewing platform. By Linsey Duffy
Sibley State Park
It was the perfect day! by Rachel Rice
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Sunset at Buckmoor Dam in the park by Karen
Sibley State Park
by Rachel Rice
