Minnesota POTA Day Coming June 14

Minnesota Parks On The Air Day 2025

It’s time once again for the Minnesota POTA Day. Put Minnesota on the map and fill the airwaves with CQs from Minnesota parks!

On June 14th, 2025, everyone is invited to head to their nearest or favorite state park and activate it! This is the second ‘Free Parks Day’ of the year; where no admission fee is required to enjoy one of the many fabulous state parks in Minnesota. Head on out and activate, get your club involved, and make a difference and make Minnesota heard on the air! Once again, the Stillwater Amateur Radio Association (SARA) will be activating multiple parks for the POTA Poker Run as part of this great day from 10am – 5pm. Come to each of the four activation sites (with one site a 2-fer), earn 10 contacts, and get a poker card for each, and join SARA afterwards for dinner at Acupulco’s in Stillwater at 6pm for announcement of the winners of the poker run. Must be present to win! SARA will be activating at four sites:

Afton State Park (Afton, MN) (US-2466) R6W5+PC Hastings, Minnesota,
Gateway Trail at Rotary Park in Oakdale (US-9385) 2262+G5 North St Paul, Minnesota,
Superior Scenic Waterway at the St. Croix Boom Site (US-0673) 36P7+2R Stillwater, Minnesota,
Brown’s Creek Trail (US-9386) and Brown’s Creek Aquatic Management Area (US-10721) At Brown’s Creek Park (2fer site!) 3594+R8 Stillwater, Minnesota.

Each site will have gear set up and a control operator – all you need is yourself and a logging sheet. SARA is looking for skilled activators who may want to assist in setup or as control ops at each site.

Last year the MN POTA Day activities created a noticable jump in POTA activity, so let’s do it again!