State Parks and Trails studies, reports and research

Parks and Trails Division

• State parks and trails boating studies (Studies, reports and surveys)
• State parks and trails planning (Master plans, management plans and amended plans)

• Division of Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 2012-2022 (2.4 MB, 19 pages)

State Parks

• Minnesota State Parks Visitor Survey Summary (< 1 MB)
• Minnesota State Parks Visitor Survey (7 MB)

• Minnesota State Parks Visitor Survey (4 MB, 55 pages)

• Research in State Parks

• Results of 2012 Minnesota State Park Visitor Survey (1.2 MB, 37 pages)
• Contributions of Minnesota State Park Visitor Trip-Related Expenditures to State and Regional Economies in 2012 (1 MB, 23 pages)

• 2012 Minnesota State Parks and Trails Programs Study Report (1 MB, 37 pages)

• An Assessment of the Impacts of Geocaching on Natural Resources in Minnesota State Parks (1.4 MB, 20 pages)

• 2007 Minnesota State Parks Research Summary Report (260 KB, 55 pages)
• 2007 Minnesota State Parks Research Report (Focus Group Study, Minnesota State Park Visitor Survey, and Household Survey of Minnesota Nature-based and State Park Recreation, 9 MB, 24 pages) 
• Appendix: Detailed Survey Results and Tables (2007 Minnesota State Parks Research Report, 194 KB, 23 pages)

• Mississippi Whitewater Park, Management and Operational Responsibilities (2.8 MB, 31 pages)

• Contributions of the Minnesota State Park System to State and Regional Economies (264 KB, 37 pages) 
• 2001 Minnesota State Park Visitor Survey Summary Report (188 KB, 39 pages) 
• Minnesota River Valley Area Survey Summary Report (130 KB, 29 pages) 
• Minnesota River Valley Area Survey Tabulation (500 KB, 49 pages)

• Feasibility Study for Mississippi Whitewater Park (Study, appendices and figures)

State Trails

• State Trail Visitor Study Executive Summary (543 KB, 4 pages)

• State Trail Visitor Study Report (2,410 KB, 51 pages)

• Minnesota Snowmobiler Survey (683 KB, 30 pages)

• User Characteristics and Use Trends Since the 1990s on Paved State Bicycle Trails (519 KB, 26 pages)

• Bike Trail Usage Focus Group Reports (1 MB, 52 pages)

• Status of Summer Trail Use (2007-09) on Five Paved State Bicycle Trails and Trends Since the 1990s
• (2.8 MB, 88 pages)

• Results of 2007-08 Paul Bunyan and Heartland State Trail Studies (1.2 MB, 48 pages) 
• Economic Impact of Recreational Trail Use in Different Regions of Minnesota (2.6 MB, 148 pages)

• Study of Annual Recreational Fuel Consumption by All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) Final Report (419 KB, 41 pages) 
• All-Terrain Vehicle Use on the North Shore State Trail: A Feasibility Study (Executive summary, final report, maps and appendices)

• Study of Off-Highway Vehicle Trails (1.4 MB, 84 pages)

• Review of the Use of Motorized Devices on State Trails by Individuals With Disabilities (1.5 MB, 21 pages)

• Survey of Sea Kayak Owners in Minnesota: Kayaking the North Shore of Lake Superior (436 KB, 42 pages)

• Summary of Summer Trail Use and User Surveys Conducted in 1996, 1997 and 1998 (1 MB, 73 pages)

• Off-Highway Motorcycle and Off-Road Vehicle Use and Gasoline Consumption in Minnesota (476 KB, 16 pages)