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Minneapolis/ St. Paul OUTDOORS : Parks

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Longfellow Park and Recreation Center Parent rating: Location: 3435 - 36th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN Longfellow Park, in the heart of strong, friendly neighborhood, features a playground, wading pool, tennis courts, walking paths, a football field, and in the winter, ice rinks. The ...
Harriet Alexander Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 2520 North Dale Street, Saint Paul, MN Hundreds of species of animal and plant life live within the nature center's boundaries, which include 52 acres of marsh, prairie, and forest lands. Visitors can explore the Interpretive Center...
Langford Park & Recreation Center Parent rating: Location: 30 Langford Park, Saint Paul, MN
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...
Wood Lake Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Minneapolis, MN This 150-acre natural area is located right off a busy, commercial intersection, but just steps inside the swinging gate, you leave all that behind. Three miles of trails and boardw...
Riley Lake Park & Riley-Jacques Barn Parent rating: Location: 9096 Riley Lake Road, Eden Prairie, MN
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...
Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park Parent rating: Location: 10360 West River Road, Minneapolis, MN The Mississippi River flows right through the 610-acre Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park, dividing it into west and east sides. A 12-foot pedestrian walkway spans the river, offering great...
YMCA - Southdale Branch Parent rating: Location: 7355 York Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN The Southdale YMCA offers free on-site childcare (for kids from six weeks to 10 years old) while parents work out, with both indoor and outdoor play areas. And like most Ys, it al...
Dodge Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 365 West Marie Avenue, Saint Paul, MN The bees in the apiary aren't the only ones busy at Dodge Nature Center. This may well be the hardest working facility around! There's the barn and its farm animals, incl...
Como Park Parent rating: Location: 1360 Lexington Parkway, Saint Paul, MN The big attractions in Como Park get a lot of attention - and rightly so. The fabulous free
Linden Hills Park and Recreation Center Parent rating: Location: 3100 West 43rd Street, Minneapolis, MN This popular neighborhood park offers wide open spaces, picnic tables, a wading pool, and a large playground that's divided into two sections, with larger climbing structures and swings for old...
Silverwood Park Parent rating: Location: 2500 County Road E, Minneapolis, MN Silverwood Park, opened in the fall of 2009, is the newest jewel in the
Cafesjian's Carousel Parent rating: Location: 1245 Midway Parkway, Saint Paul, MN This fabulous 68-horse carousel, built in 1914, is now housed in its own pavilion in
Caponi Art Park & Learning Center Parent rating: Location: 1220 Diffley Road, Saint Paul, MN Caponi Art Park and Learning Center - located on 60 acres of rolling, wooded hills in Eagan - presents free concerts, activities, and performances amidst art and nature in an effort to m...

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