Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County • No fee Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park—the West version, that is—has become Mississippi Gateway Regional Park. That was a welcome change to avoid confusion between …
Hastings, Washington County • Daily or annual state vehicle permit required Afton State Park is one of the Minnesota state parks within easy distance of the Twin Cities metro. Its …
Hastings, Washington County • Daily or annual state park permit required Afton State Park offers 20 miles of some of the best unpaved, natural-surface hiking in the Twin Cities metro. …
Scientific & Natural Areas are public lands set aside due to their ecological or geological diversity and importance, and are open to foot traffic all year-round. They were new to …
Washington County • Daily or annual state park vehicle permit needed William O’Brien is one of three state parks in the Twin Cities metro area, and one of two in …
Victoria, Carver County • No park pass needed Carver Park Reserve offers beautiful and varied terrain for bikers. Plenty of forest, plenty of restored prairie, plenty of rolling hills, and …
Chanhassen, Carver County • Park pass no longer needed There’s decent hiking in Minnewashta Regional Park—assuming you can find the trails you want! About Minnewashta Regional Park Minnewashta is one …
Victoria, Carver County • No park pass required, but campsite fees apply Carver Park Reserve, administered by Three Rivers Park District, is 3,717 acres of restored prairie, forest, lakes and …
Blaine, Anoka County • No fee Pioneer Park is a lovely little wooded city park in Blaine with a couple miles of both paved and natural surface trails. I don’t …
Lino Lakes/Centerville, Anoka County • No fee for Peltier Lake Public Access The Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve has one of Anoka County’s three main water trails (the …