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Pillsbury State Forest
Nature preserve
👍👍 Great state forest with lots of activities. Decent hiking/biking and horse trails. Has a nice campground for a state forest with a swim beach. Many day use areas with many lakes to enjoys. Looks like fishing is good for how busy the lakes were. Has many wilderness scenic roads to drive and eve...
4.60 (144 reviews)
(~19.13 km from centre)
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James Green Park - City Park and Dam
Park
👍👍 Lovely park and trail with one of my favorite Mississippi River views in Minnesota. The interpretive displays are interesting and informative. The park is a perfect rest stop for me between the Gull Lake Dam Army Corps of Engineers Campground and my home in the Twin Cities.
4.60 (129 reviews)
(~44.37 km from centre)
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Cuyuna Mountain Bike Park & Campground
Park
👍 This pump track is a hidden gem in the Cuyuna area. With loads of dirt trails, hills, mounds and more tucked into a relatively small area, it offers lots of opportunity for practice and fun.
4.60 (72 reviews)
(~27.28 km from centre)
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Pine Grove Zoo
Zoo
👍 Affordable zoo stop. There is a senior discount and small gift shop. Free parking. You can feed donkeys, goats, and llamas (alpacas?) For a quarter. I posted a photo of what animals. You have to see the emu at the kangaroo spot and hope they are nearby. The wolves howl when sirens go off at 1p...
4.50 (606 reviews)
(~44.66 km from centre)
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Crow Wing State Park
State park
Riverfront preserve including campgrounds, canoeing, forested trails & a historic village site.
4.50 (534 reviews)
(~13.83 km from centre)
27
Gregory Park
Park
Community park featuring playgrounds & a skating rink, plus basketball & tennis courts.
4.50 (422 reviews)
(~0.38 km from centre)
28
Aitkin City Park
Park
👍 Playground, disc golf, skateboard court and small pavilion with porta potty make this a good destination for our small town. There is even a loaner library with a few toys and one group is determined to bring pickleball here. A free Tai Chi Chu class at 6PM Tues in the summer rounds out the activiti...
4.50 (108 reviews)
(~42.17 km from centre)
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Veteran's Park
Park
👍👍 The park was very nice. My husband is a Vietnam vet, we travel alot looking for parks to visit.
4.50 (62 reviews)
(~45.03 km from centre)
32
Kiwanis Park
Park
37 acres between the Mississippi River and Boom Lake with a playground, trails & picnic pavilions.
4.40 (305 reviews)
(~1.17 km from centre)
33
Bane Park
Park
👍 Small park. Not much parking. Picnic tables. Playground. Didn't see any grills. Good paved walking trail nearby.
4.40 (85 reviews)
(~2.08 km from centre)
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Lum Park
Park
Disc golf, volleyball & fishing are all offered at this public park with a beach & playground.
4.30 (537 reviews)
(~2.98 km from centre)
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Buffalo Hills Park
Park
Ballfields, picnic areas with grills & playground equipment provide recreation options on 19 acres.
4.30 (90 reviews)
(~2.85 km from centre)
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Aitkin Campground (Aitkin County Parks)
Park
👍👍 This is a gem of a little park! Quiet, nice spacious sites. It’s reserve or first come first serve. $20 with water and electric, you can’t go wrong! Very well maintained with dump station.
4.10 (52 reviews)
(~42.63 km from centre)