The Northwestern region of Minnesota is where the western prairies, the northern conifer forests, and the eastern hardwood forests converge. It includes Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties.

Cities

• 1 Alexandria
• 2 Angle Inlet
• 3 Baudette
• 4 Bemidji
• 5 Brainerd
• 6 Breckenridge
• 7 Cold Spring
• 8 Crookston
• 9 Crosslake
• 10 Detroit Lakes
• 11 Dilworth
• 12 East Grand Forks
• 13 Elk River
• 14 Erskine
• 15 Fergus Falls
• 16 Foley
• 17 Little Falls
• 18 Moorhead
• 19 Morris
• 20 Ottertail
• 21 Roseau
• 22 Saint Cloud
• 23 Sauk Centre
• 24 Staples
• 25 Tenney
• 26 Thief River Falls
• 27 Wadena
• 28 Walker
• 29 Warroad

Other destinations

• 1 Big Bog State Recreation Area
• Buffalo River State Park
• Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
• Crow Wing State Park
• Glacial Lakes State Park
• Glendalough State Park
• Hayes Lake State Park
• 2 Itasca State Park
• Lake Bemidji State Park
• Lake Bronson State Park
• Lake Carlos State Park
• Maplewood State Park
• Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
• Old Mill State Park
• Red River State Park
• Zippel Bay State Park