Managers of Minnesota’s state parks are working on a new entry permit option that could lower its cost, make the annual pass ...

Bergey said those figures are being re-analyzed. In 2015, some Republican legislators called for parks to charge more for high-demand campgrounds and to look for new funding from the private sector.

In an interview on Thursday, Ben Bergey, state parks director, said the changes are projected to generate an additional $1.1 million annually for the parks system.

Ben Bergey, the DNR's regional manager for parks and trails based out of Bemidji, said the agency is limited in what it can say by Minnesota's data privacy laws.

The Lions found success in the mile events of the first round on Saturday, with three runners qualifying for the final race. Junior Matt Gatune, who joined the sub-four-minute mile club last month, ...

DOOR COUNTY (WLUK) – The public has spoken – and it wants a taller tower and ramp through the trees for the new Eagle Tower at Peninsula State Park.Eagle Tower was closed to the public in 2015 ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved a plan to include a 1.4-mile snowmobile trail cutting through Blue Mound State Park. Ben Bergey, director of the Wisconsin Parks and ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced the permanent closure of Potawatomi State Park's observation tower. The DNR says "significant wood decay" was found at the 75-foot tall ...

MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is unveiling plans for a new pricing system for camping and daily admission at state parks. Daily rates are going up at the most popular ...

Daily admission and camping fees at Devil’s Lake State Park are set to increase as a new demand-based pricing structure for Wisconsin State Park System properties takes effect Feb. 15.

Fees will rise at places like Devil's Lake, which is being 'loved to death,' Wisconsin's parks chief says. Costs for less popular parks to drop.