Get your MN Hiking Club book or Passport Club Membership, hike in any of the 68 Minnesota locations, and get rewarded!
There are so many great places to hike in Minnesota, whether you’re looking for an easy nature walk or something a little more challenging. Get your boots dirty hiking the beautiful landscapes of our beloved state!
The Hiking and Passport clubs will help you discover these new destinations and spend time outdoors in Minnesota, while earning rewards!
How to Sign up for the Hiking Club of Minnesota:
The Hiking Club covers 68 trails throughout Minnesota, at state parks and recreation areas. You’ll go past waterfalls, through woods and prairie, discover wildflowers, and maybe even spot wildlife.
- Purchase a Hiking Club book (online or at a state park Nature Store)
- Book costs $14.95 + shipping
- Choose your hike
- The Hiking Club book includes detailed hikes at each park
- Find the password
- Each Hiking Club trail has a unique password on a sign about halfway through your hike
- In 2023, state parks updated their Hiking Club signs. The new signs are mainly navy blue, grey, and bright green with the Hiking Club boot icon. There are a small number of parks that need to update their signs. Older Hiking Club signs are light blue and yellow. All state parks will have the new signs by the end of 2025.
- Update your log
- Record the password, park name, and distance in your Hiking Club book
- Get rewarded
- Present your log at any state park office to receive a patch and certificate for free nights of camping!
How to Become a Minnesota Passport Club Member:
As a Passport Club member, your goal will be to visit each of Minnesota’s state parks and recreation areas. You will get to see amazing scenery and discover something wonderful and new.
- Purchase a Passport Club book (online or at a state park Nature Store)
- Book costs $14.95 + shipping
- Choose your destination
- The Passport Club kit comes with a map and list of ALL the Minnesota state parks and recreation areas.
- Get the stamp
- Ask to have your passport stamped at the park office, or use the stamp at the entrance station or kiosk.
- Use your travel log
- Jot down your favorite discoveries, scenic views, waterfalls, and adventures.
- Get rewarded
- You’ll receive a pin and certificate for a free night of camping when you get 25 stamps
- When you’ve collected stamps from ALL of Minnesota’s state parks and recreation areas you’ll get another certificate for a free night of camping.
- There are 73 total possible stamps. Four stamps at Minnesota state recreation areas are optional. The optional stamps are Garden Island, Greenleaf Lake, Iron Range OHV, and St. Croix Island state recreation areas. Your booklet will still be considered complete even if you don’t get any one or all of these four specific stamps.
- As of 2024, Upper Sioux Agency and Hill Annex Mine state park stamps are no longer available or needed to complete your passport.
Visit the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources page for all the details.
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Originally from southern Minnesota, Laura has called the Twin Cities home for over fifteen years. In her rare free moments, she enjoys reading, spending time with loved ones, and savoring a hot cup of coffee.
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