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Impact & investment

Where public dollars have gone into Minnesota's outdoor system

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This page will summarize investments across state parks, trails, water access and cultural sites, referencing the Great Outdoors MN experience for authoritative project data.

Open Great Outdoors MN experience

Projects funded

1,240+

Illustrative figures for prototype

Acres protected

180,000

Illustrative figures for prototype

Miles of trail built

3,400

Illustrative figures for prototype

Funding sources

FY2025

Legacy Amendment42%
State bonding27%
Federal partnerships18%
Local & philanthropic13%

Investment by category

Parks & natural areas

$412M

+8% YoY

Trails

$187M

+12% YoY

Water access

$96M

+4% YoY

Cultural & historic

$54M

+6% YoY

Project spotlights

Cuyuna Country
Cuyuna singletrack expansion
12 new miles opened in 2024, 40% built by volunteer crews.
Lake Vermilion–Soudan
Lake Vermilion accessible pier
ADA-compliant fishing platform funded by 2023 bonding.
Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling co-interpretation
Dakota community partners shape site-wide signage.

Quarterly reports

Q2 2026 Investment report
PDF · 3.4 MB
Q1 2026 Investment report
PDF · 3.1 MB
Q4 2025 Investment report
PDF · 2.8 MB

Figures are illustrative for the prototype and do not represent real appropriations.