Note: Many of these files are posted here in PDF format. They are available in an alternate format upon request to the DNR Information Center.Parks and Trails Division2015State parks and trails boating studies (Studies, reports and surveys)State parks and trails planning (Master plans, management plans and amended plans)2012Division of Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 2012-2022 (2.4 MB, 19 pages)State Parks2022Minnesota State Parks Visitor Survey Summary (< 1 MB)Minnesota State Parks Visitor Survey (7 MB)2017Minnesota State Parks Visitor Survey (4 MB, 55 pages)2015Research in State Parks2013Results 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)20122012 Minnesota State Parks and Trails Programs Study Report (1 MB, 37 pages)2011An Assessment of the Impacts of Geocaching on Natural Resources in Minnesota State Parks (1.4 MB, 20 pages)20082007 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)2006Mississippi Whitewater Park, Management and Operational Responsibilities (2.8 MB, 31 pages)2002Contributions 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)1999Feasibility Study for Mississippi Whitewater Park (Study, appendices and figures)State Trails2020State Trail Visitor Study Executive Summary (543 KB, 4 pages)2020State Trail Visitor Study Report (2,410 KB, 51 pages)2019Minnesota Snowmobiler Survey (683 KB, 30 pages)2014User Characteristics and Use Trends Since the 1990s on Paved State Bicycle Trails (519 KB, 26 pages)2012Bike Trail Usage Focus Group Reports (1 MB, 52 pages)2010Status of Summer Trail Use (2007-09) on Five Paved State Bicycle Trails and Trends Since the 1990s(2.8 MB, 88 pages)2009Results 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)2006Study 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)2005Study of Off-Highway Vehicle Trails (1.4 MB, 84 pages)2004Review of the Use of Motorized Devices on State Trails by Individuals With Disabilities (1.5 MB, 21 pages)2001Survey of Sea Kayak Owners in Minnesota: Kayaking the North Shore of Lake Superior (436 KB, 42 pages)2000Summary of Summer Trail Use and User Surveys Conducted in 1996, 1997 and 1998 (1 MB, 73 pages)1994Off-Highway Motorcycle and Off-Road Vehicle Use and Gasoline Consumption in Minnesota (476 KB, 16 pages)
