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Fort Ridgely State Park is open.
Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT
Fort Ridgely State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, on the Minnesota River south of Fairfax.
Fort Ridgely State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, on the Minnesota River south of Fairfax. It preserves Fort Ridgely, site of the Battle of Fort Ridgely during the Dakota War of 1862. It was the only Minnesota state park with a 9-hole golf course, which overlooks the Minnesota River and goes along Fort Ridgely Creek.
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We derive Fort Ridgely State Park's status from the park system's public alerts, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: Open — visitor notes posted on the park's page. Full method: how we check park status.