I enjoyed my visit, but they were closed for regular visitors. But, there were a number of schools getting a field trip. I walked in behind them and was never asked to leave. It is a great place to look at history and the river below. More

Great park - I have canoed down the river to Fort Snelling with friends in years past, enjoyed swimming at the beach in the summer - but the best is bicycling through in the autumn - wonderful! More

It only happens once a year. Camping at Fort Snelling is a part of the Mississippi River challenge! You start below the Coon Rapids dam and spend night one at the Fort. It was really fun to get to stay in an area with such history and to see the sunset and sunrise from the Fort is truly amazing. The... More

A perfect place to start your tour of the Twin Cities because you get a real sense of place and history here. It's easy to imagine what life was like when Minnesota was on the frontier. Great bird watching and cycling, hiking, and plenty of deer. More

Drove here to kill some time before a flight and was pleasantly surprised at the beauty located inside the city! Worth checking out! More

It does its job easy to find, get around and superbly maintained grounds. Our Vets at least deserve that and more More

Living nearby this wasn't an exciting idea my wife had but it was an enjoyable visit I've since recommended to other. More

Very interesting to visitors and locals. Learned about the early settlers and also the service people in early days. More

when i went, it closed temporarily because of a protest. go for the history, stay for the controversy More