Minnesota State Highway 79 (MN 79) is a 12.128-mile-long (19.518 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. 59 / State Highway 55 (co-signed) in the city of Elbow Lake and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52 and Douglas County State-Aid Highway 41 at Evansville Township near Evansville.

State Highway 79 serves as an east–west route in west-central Minnesota between Elbow Lake and Interstate 94/US Highway 52.

The city of Evansville is located immediately east of the junction of Interstate 94/US Highway 52, Highway 79, and County State-Aid Highway 41.

State Highway 79 was authorized in 1933.

All of the route was paved by 1940.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Grant	Elbow Lake	0.000	0.000	US 59 / MN 55 – Fergus Falls, Morris
	Erdahl Township	7.011	11.283	MN 78 north / CSAH 10 south / I-94 Alt. west – Ashby, Barrett	Southern terminus of MN 78
Douglas	Evansville Township	12.014– 12.143	19.335– 19.542	I-94 (US 52) / CSAH 41 – Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Evansville	I-94 Exit 82
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi