John Latsch State Park, Winona

It is not like a typical MN State Park with a ranger station. When you get in, it is a very small park area. The actual fun is the 300+ stairs up to the top of the bluff! It is hard and should take about 25-30 minutes to get up and about the same to get down. Well worth it though once you see the view at the top. A super rewarding hike.

A much shorter hike than I thought, but the steep stairs definitely make it more challenging! I counted 588 stairs total, but was huffing and puffing so that may not be the exact total. I saw some hikers taking small children up - probably not the best plan unless you’re up to carrying them on your back halfway through. The view was great, but the top was pretty overgrown with not much room.