Past Events

Join us for a weekend learning about some of the different ways that you can have an outdoor adventure through orienteering or geocaching!

The Friends of Fort Abraham Lincoln will be hosting Halloween in June activities June 10-12. Everyone is invited for family fun including bingo, crafts, carnival games, kiddie train rides, costume parade, trick or treating and more! 

Fort Ransom State Park has an exciting lineup of weekend activities for all ages. Take a Sunne Farm tour, join a hike, learn about monarchs, or play bird song bingo!

Bring the whole family for an opportunity to get up close to emergency equipment and engage with first responders. Park staff look forward to partnering with local emergency service agencies and providing our park users with information on what services are available to them.

Join us for a weekend of Camping Fun! Learn about campfire cooking, camping games and hacks, and join in a group hike. All programs are free and you do not have to be camping to attend our programs.

Join Grahams Island State Park for fun, active and educational games and activities to learn more about ecology.

Come learn from one of the top anglers in the country! Johnnie will be talking about targeting walleye in the early season and how to maximize your tackle and equipment skills on the water.

National Trails Day events aim to bring together all trail enthusiasts, young and old, while honoring those who help maintain and preserve hiking trails for everyone to enjoy. Many of our parks will be hosting special trails events on Saturday, June 4.

Make plans to visit Fort Stevenson State Park Memorial Day weekend and bring your kite! Sky Fest welcomes kite flyers of all ages to decorate the sky over Fort Stevenson. Fly your own kite or witness professional kite flyers as they bring in some of the largest kites currently in production.

Join us in celebrating EMS week, an annual time to recognize the life-saving efforts of emergency medical services personnel. The event will feature public service entities as they provide family fun activities and tours of the many types of emergency equipment.