Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 86A.04 (2026)

Composition Of System

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The outdoor recreation system shall consist of all state parks; state recreation areas; state trails established pursuant to sections 84.029, subdivision 2, 85.015, 85.0155, and 85.0156; state scientific and natural areas; state wilderness areas; state forests; state wildlife management areas; state aquatic management areas; state water-access sites, which include all lands and facilities established by the commissioner of natural resources or the commissioner of transportation to provide public access to water; state wild, scenic, and recreational rivers; state historic sites; state rest areas, which include all facilities established by the commissioner of transportation for the safety, rest, comfort and use of the highway traveler, and shall include all existing facilities designated as rest areas and waysides by the commissioner of transportation; and any other units not listed in this section that are classified under section 86A.05. Each individual state park, state recreation area, and so forth is called a "unit."

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1984–2004 · leading case: Green-Glo Turf Farms, Inc. v. State, 347 N.W.2d 491 (Minn. 1984).
Green-Glo Turf Farms, Inc. v. State, 347 N.W.2d 491 (Minn. 1984). · cites it 10× “The Wildlife Area is part of Minnesota's outdoor recreation system as defined by Minn.Stat. § 86A.04 (1982). The Department of Natural Resources manages this 20,000-acre tract situated 31 miles north of the Twin Cities.”
Johnson v. State, 478 N.W.2d 769 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 12× “However, Minn.Stat. § 86A.04 (1990) defines the outdoor recreational system to include: state rest areas, which include all facilities established by the commissioner of transportation for the safety, rest, comfort and use of the highway traveler, and shall include all existing…”
Henry v. State, 406 N.W.2d 608 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 8× “Helmer Myre State Park is part of the outdoor recreation system defined in Minn. Stat. § 86A.04 (1980). The campground where the accident occurred has some degree of development.”
Zacharias v. Minnesota Dep't of Nat. Resources, 506 N.W.2d 313 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 6× “Minn.Stat. § 86A.04 (1990) (emphasis added).”
Cobb v. State, Dep't of Nat. Resources, 441 N.W.2d 839 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 86A.04 (1988). The public water access site at Games Lake, including the dock and all facilities located at the access site, is part of the outdoor recreation system.”
Lawler v. Soo Line R.R., 424 N.W.2d 313 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 4× “The version of the statute in effect at the time of the accident provided that the state and its employees are not liable for [a]ny loss arising from the construction, operation, or maintenance of the outdoor recreation system, as defined in section 86A.04, or from the clearing…”
Georgia Dep't of Transp. v. Thompson, 606 S.E.2d 323 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004). “10 Minn. Stat. § 86A.04 (2003). 11 Minn. Stat.”
Merchlewitz v. Midwest 4 Wheel Drive Ass'n, 587 N.W.2d 652 (Minn. Ct. App. 1999). “*656 § 86A.04 (1998) (defining “outdoor recreation system”).”
Doyle v. City of Roseville, 507 N.W.2d 33 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “2d at 772 ; see Minn.Stat. § 86A.04 (1990) (defines rest areas as part of state outdoor recreational system).”
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