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Parkers Lake Park Parent rating: Location: 15205 County Road 6, Minneapolis, MN Plymouth's Parkers Lake Park features a beach, canoe rental, fishing, and concessions in summer, and in wintern, ice skating and a warming house. Trails, volleyball courts, a gard...
Baker Park Reserve Parent rating: Location: 2301 County Road 19, Maple Plain, MN Baker Park Reserve's 2,700 acres on Lake Independence comprise the Baker National Golf Course (lessons available), a creative play area, swimming beaches, fishing pier, picnic areas, mor...
Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 12805 St. Croix Trail, Hastings, MN Carpenter straddles the St. Croix River - with property in both Minnesota and Wisconsin - and includes over ten miles of hiking trails through tall pines, oak savanna, restored prairies,...
Lake Harriet Parent rating: Location: 43rd Street & East Lake Harriet Parkway, Minneapolis, MN Lake Harriet, the southernmost of the Chain of Lakes, is a magnet for families with small ch...
Three Rivers Park District Parent rating: Location: 3000 Xenium Lane North, Minneapolis, MN The district formerly known as Hennepin Parks comprises 27,000 acres of trails for hiking, in-line skating, biking, horseback riding, dog walking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing, in park...
Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway Parent rating: Location: Minneapolis, MN The Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway byway connects seven bucolic urban districts along its 52-mile route through Minneapolis; each district features sites of historical and cultural s...
West Medicine Lake Park Parent rating: Location: 1920 West Medicine Lake Drive, Minneapolis, MN West Medicine Lake Park - not to be confused with East Medicine Lake...
Excelsior Commons Parent rating: Location: Excelsior, MN Excelsior Commons, the site of the annual Art on the Lake festival each June, has a bandshell that hosts weekly concerts in the summer. The park also boasts a swimming beach, playgrou...
Carver Lake Park & Beach Parent rating: Location: 3175 Century Avenue South, Saint Paul, MN Carver Lake Park comprises 150 acres of woods, prairie, lakeshore bluffs, and a 40-acre lake. Season passes are available for popular Carver Lake Beach at the park, which feature...
Lake Nokomis & Nokomis Community Center Parent rating: Location: 2401 East Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, MN Lake Nokomis - one of three sailing lakes in Minneapolis (along with Lake Harriet and
Theodore Wirth Park Parent rating: Location: 1339 Theodore Wirth Parkway, Minneapolis, MN This sprawling park is the largest administered by the Minneapolis Park Board, and is part of the...
Phalen Park & Lake Parent rating: Location: 1530 Phalen Drive, Saint Paul, MN Phalen Lake is ringed by a 3.2-mile trail great for strolling and biking, and offers fishing, boating, a beach and swim area, a sand volleyball court, concessions, covered picnic areas, a playg...
Chain of Lakes Parent rating: Location: Southwest Minneapolis , Minneapolis, MN Families throughout the metro area come to the Chain of Lakes, on the Grand Rounds Scenic Bywa...
French Regional Park Parent rating: Location: 12605 County Road 9, Minneapolis, MN French Regional Park, on the north shore of Medicine Lake, offers a creative play area with a cargo-net climbing structure and interconnected handicap-accessible areas for younger and ol...
Hiawatha Lake Park & Recreation Center Parent rating: Location: 2701 East 44th Street, Minneapolis, MN Located across Minnehaha Parkway from Lake Nokomis - and connected to it by the creek - Hiawatha Lake Park features lots of wide open spaces perfect for picnicking, a wading pool, a beac...

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