"The gift card is another way to help people connect to Minnesota's great outdoors," Holsten said. "We'e billing it as the 'gift that goes all out,' because it can be used for camping, lodging and vehicle permits, as well as the clothing, books and other items sold at Minnesota state parks.

"Ideally, we think people will give Minnesota state parks gift cards to their children or grandchildren with a promise to take them fishing or canoeing or snowshoeing."

The gift card, which features a photo of the state's highest waterfall, the main attraction at Grand Portage State Park in northeastern Minnesota, can be purchased any of three ways:

• By phone at (866) 85PARKS
• Online at stayatmnparks.com.
• In person at Minnesota state parks or at the DNR Information Center in St. Paul.

Gift cards loaded with amounts ranging from $10 to $50 will randomly appear in the "Critter Caches" at Minnesota state parks and recreation areas statewide.

Critter Caches are camouflaged containers hidden in every Minnesota state park and recreation area as part of the Geocaching Wildlife Safari.

To find one of the caches, visitors can bring their own GPS unit to a state park or visit one of the 25 GPS demo parks and borrow a GPS unit for free. Coordinates (along with a few hints on where to find the caches) are posted at the parks and online at mnstateparks.info.

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