Voyageurs National Park

Location: Minnesota

Year Established: 1971

Area: 218,200.17 acres (883.0 km2)

Annual Visitors: 239,160

This park protecting four lakes near the Canadian border is a site for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, and preserves a history populated by Ojibwe Native Americans, French fur traders called voyageurs, and ambitious gold-miners. Formed by glaciers, the region features tall bluffs, rock gardens, scenic islands and bays, and several historic buildings.