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Parkers Lake ParkParent 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...
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Wood Lake Nature CenterParent 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... |
Baker Park ReserveParent 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...
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Coon Rapids Dam Regional ParkParent 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... |
ValleyfairParent rating: ![]() Location: One Valleyfair Drive, Shakopee, MN Parents often dread taking kids to a pricey, bustling, hyperkinetic, kidtainment mecca like Valleyfair. But as these kinds of places go, this one's a dream. So go ahead - make their day!...
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Crystal Cove Aquatic CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 4848 Douglas Drive, Minneapolis, MN Newly-refurbished in 2006 - okay, completely transformed! - this formerly ho-hum municipal pool now features a zero-depth entry pool with a spraying, pouring, spouting interactive play structur...
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Hyland Lake Park ReserveParent rating: ![]() Location: 10145 Bush Lake Road, Minneapolis, MN Hyland is a draw year-round, offering much to do on water and land, turf and snow, indoors and out. The reserve encompasses several lakes and ponds, providing extensive habitat for wate... |
Powderhorn Park & Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 3400 - 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN This green space in South Minneapolis - the largest neighborhood park in the Minneapolis Parks sy...
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Cascade Bay & Captain's CourseParent rating: ![]() Location: 1360 Civic Center Drive, Saint Paul, MN Eagan's Cascade Bay water park includes a main pool with zero-depth entry and a splash area for younger kids, as well as additional areas with deep water, slides, and a long "lazy river....
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St. Louis Park Aquatic ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 3700 Monterey Drive, Minneapolis, MN St. Louis Park's Aquatic Park, located at The Rec Center,...
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Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature CenterParent 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,...
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Lake HarrietParent 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...
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Centennial Lakes ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 7499 France Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN This 24-acre manicured park features a lake, over a mile of stroller-friendly paved paths, a shrubbery maze, miniature golf, rental pedal boats, lawn bowling, croquet, and an amphitheater hosti...
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