1999 Minnesota Statutes

     85.054 State park permit exemptions. 

    Subdivision 1.    State park open house day.  (a) A 
 state park permit is not required for a motor vehicle to enter a 
 state park, state monument, state recreation area, or state 
 wayside, on one day each calendar year, which the commissioner 
 may designate as state park open house day.  The commissioner 
 may designate two consecutive days as state park open house day, 
 if the open house is held in conjunction with a special pageant 
 described in section 85.052, subdivision 2.  

    (b) The commissioner shall announce the date of state park 
 open house day at least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.

    (c)  The state park open house day is to acquaint the 
 public with state parks, recreation areas, and waysides.  

    Subd. 2.    Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel Island.  A 
 state park permit is not required and a fee may not be charged 
 for motor vehicle entry or parking at the Fort Snelling Memorial 
 Chapel Island portion of Fort Snelling State Park.  

    Subd. 3.    Interstate Park.  A Minnesota state park 
 permit is not required at Interstate Park if a valid, current, 
 Wisconsin state park permit or sticker authorizing entry of a 
 motor vehicle into Wisconsin state parks is appropriately 
 displayed on the vehicle and the commissioner has entered into 
 an agreement with appropriate officials of the state of 
 Wisconsin that authorizes motor vehicles displaying Minnesota 
 state park permits free entry into Interstate State Park of 
 Wisconsin on a reciprocal basis. 

    Subd. 4.    Jay Cooke state park.  A state park permit 
 is not required and a fee must not be charged for motor vehicle 
 entry or parking at the Veterans Memorial scenic overlook 
 portion of Jay Cooke state park. 

    Subd. 5.    Gooseberry Falls state park.  A state park 
 permit is not required and a fee must not be charged for motor 
 vehicle entry or parking at the Class I highway rest area 
 parking lot located adjacent to U.S. Route No. 61 and the 
 Gooseberry River at Gooseberry Falls state park.  

    Subd. 6.    Iron Range off-highway vehicle recreation 
 area.  A state park permit is not required and a fee may not 
 be charged for motor vehicle entry or parking at the Iron Range 
 off-highway vehicle recreation area, except that the 
 commissioner may establish special event fees. 

    Subd. 7.    Tettegouche state park.  A state park permit 
 is not required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle 
 entry at Palisade Head in Tettegouche state park, provided that 
 motor vehicles entering the park under this provision may not be 
 parked at Palisade Head for more than one hour. 

    Subd. 8.    Zippel Bay state park.  A state park permit 
 is not required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle 
 entry or parking at the parking area located adjacent to county 
 state aid highway No. 4 at Zippel Bay state park, Lake of the 
 Woods county. 

    HIST: 1987 c 253 s 3; 1994 c 448 s 3; 1995 c 215 s 2; 1996 c 
 407 s 37; 1997 c 236 s 3; 1998 c 391 s 1