Jay Cooke State Park

Welcome to Jay Cooke State Park. In the 18th century, when the United States was in the youth of it's 13 colonies on the eastern seaboard, French fur traders used the St. Louis River trade route to conduct fur trade with the Dakota tribe. In time the fur trade died down after the Dakotas moved westward and as disputes over trapping rights between the French and the British grew. Years later the railroads brought farmers to the region. In 1915, the St. Louis River Power Company donated over 2000 acres of land to the state of Minnesota and Jay Cooke State Park was created. Additional land purchases over the years brought the park to it's present day size of 8,818 acres. Today the park offers a "Trailblazers paradise" with it's several multi-use trails and also provides habitat for bear, wolves, coyotes, and sixteen species of reptiles and amphibians. Come out and explore.

To contact the office please call 218-673-7000.