Best places: Parks in Mankato, United States

Expansive, popular park with a petting zoo, sports facilities, fishing & winter sledding.

👍👍 This place has something for everyone, all ages! An amazing kids area for the parents to lounge while the kids play to the zip line and two huge water slides!

628-acre creekside park featuring serene multi-use trails, a boat landing & volleyball nets.

👍👍 Been to many a places but this park is terrific. Monuments,floral, fountain and a band area for entertainment among the fancies of this park. Seems to be well kept and no vandalism which, sadly, is hard to find. As the nice days approach take some time to enjoy the outdoors at this cozy little p...

Park featuring hiking trails through meadows & wetlands, plus wildlife viewing & a nature center.

👍👍 Love this park! I do wish the toddler area and big kid area were separated, as my toddler ended up taking off and getting wiped out by a swing. But all of my kids, ages 6 months to 11 years, enjoy our trips here. So much to do, and no sand or hard landing.

Park with a 102-ft. memorial to a Germanic tribe leader, 2 picnic shelters & a colorful playground.

👍👍 When I was little my dad & I would go fishing from the bank of the river, I caught an 8 pound northern when I was 8 years old, so that in itself was very memorable to me. We found old bottles along the shore & even saw soft shell turtles. It was always a very special place. My dad passed away sudd...

Wild riverside park with a well-equipped camping area offering canoeing, fishing & hiking.

👍👍 I'm going to level with you right away, this trail is my favorite trail within a 20 mile radius. What makes thi trail so great? You may ask, well I will tell you that the trail has it all. In a 45-60 minute hike you are able to see beautiful views of a river, the woods, some ponds, and even a nice l...

👍👍 Great campground with very clean showers and flush toilets. Water at the campsites smelled a little funky but sites are otherwise great. There are gravel parking pads with grassy areas in between each site, some on the backside have a decent amount of "backyard" too. There are lots of nice tent s...

👍 Great history, great for school field trips, groups, hands on learning

👍👍 Delightful find through Community Ed. I discovered this park by having my son's t-ball practices at the baseball field in this park. It offers a variety of activities including a large wooden playground that is unique in design and display. There is another entire playground area with plenty of ben...

👍👍 Delightful as always. I love this park. We bring chairs, blankets, kayaks, snacks & friends and hang out for the afternoon. There’s a park for the kiddos to play. Tons of grassy areas for lawn games. My favorite place to kayak is the lily pads to the left of the landing. Today it was full of flow...

👍👍 Nice stop while out on our Motorcycle or even to eat over at the Cafe. The Dam will be under remodel in the next year or two though….

👍👍 We really enjoyed our time in MN at this campground. The host, Jen was spectacular. She keeps the grounds/facilities looking great. Lots of stuff to do between fishing, island hike, wildflower walking trail, disc golf, volleyball, basketball, playground and horseshoes. Large, well maintained sites a...

👍👍 Great place where the kids to cool down on a hot summer day there is lifeguard staffing there is a concession stand they do take breaks for all the kids really love it very beautiful view and right next to it is a park with a pavilion you can use her birthday parties also you can personally schedule...

👍👍 The equipment is in great shape and there are things for large and small kids. I wish there were more benches. There are small kids stuff, big kids stuff, volleyball nets, and a half court basketball court.

Riverside acreage with hard-surfaced trails, overlooks, interpretive stations & a heated log cabin.