A dock at a boat launch on Mille Lacs Lake at Father Hennepin State Park near Isle, Minnesota.
A dock at a boat launch on Mille Lacs Lake at Father Hennepin State Park near Isle, Minnesota. Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.0

Father Hennepin State Park

State Park · Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Plan your visit

Trails & hiking

6.2 mi of maintained trail measured from the agency's own trail mapping

  • 0.5 biking
  • 6.2 hiking

Camping

108 mapped camping locations

Camping · Group Camping · Rv Camping · Dump Station · Shower

Site types & reservations: see the official site.

Know before you go

Official site
www.dnr.state.mn.us
Managed by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Established
1941

Getting there

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Things to do

Activities & features: Pets Allowed · Water Feature

Photos

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Sources: Wikimedia Commons / editorial, State agency, USGS PAD-US · updated 2026-09-12