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A System of Greater
Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails

Regionally Designated Facilities

SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Greater Minnesota’s regional system of parks and trails lists 80 facilities, categorized as Natural Resource Based Parks, Trails, Special Features, or Supportive Partnerships. All facilities in the system have completed a qualified unit master plan and been evaluated by the Commission, becoming eligible for Legacy funding.

The list of designated facilities is listed below by District.  Click a facility name to review its basic Designation Application.
Additional attachments may be reviewed by contacting us at [email protected]
(N) = Natural Resource-Based Park Classification
(S) = Special Feature Park Classification
(T) = Regional Trail Classification
​(P) = Supportive Partnership Classification
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DISTRICT 1
Aitkin County Northwoods ATV Trail (T)
Big Falls Campground and Horse Camp (S)
Chisholm Redhead Mountain Bike Park (S)
Cloquet Pine Valley Recreation Area (S)
Cook County Mountain Bike Trail System (S)
Duluth Hartley Park (N)
​Duluth Spirit Mountain Recreation Area (S)
Duluth Traverse (S)
Duluth Waabizheshikana The Marten
   Trail (T)

Grand Marais Recreation Area (S)
Hermantown/Proctor Munger Trail Spur (T)
Lake County Mountain Bike Trails (T)
Lake Vermilion Trail (T)
Mesabi Trail (T)
Mille Lacs County Plains to Port Trail (T) 
Mille Lacs County Soo Line Trail (T)
Sandstone Robinson Quarry Park (S)

DISTRICT 2
​Beltrami County Northland Regional Sports
   Park (S)

Cohasset Tioga Recreation Area (N)
Crow Wing County Milford Mine Memorial
   Park (S)

Crow Wing County Northland
   Arboretum (N)
 
Hubbard County Deep Lake Park (N)
​Lake of the Woods County Northerly
   Park (N)

Lake Shore Gull Lake Trail (T)
Red Lake River Corridor (T)
​Roseau River Water Trail (P)
Warroad Point Park (S) 

DISTRICT 3
Detroit Lakes Detroit Mountain (S)
Douglas County Kensington Rune Stone
   Park (N)

Douglas County Lake Brophy Park (N)
Fergus Falls Glacial Edge Trail (T)
Frazee Wannigan Park (N)
Granite Falls Memorial Park (N)
Lac qui Parle County Park (N)
Kandiyohi County Prairie Woods
   Environmental Learning Center (N)

Moorhead MB Johnson Park (N)
Moorhead River Corridor Trail (T)
Otter Tail County Heart of the Lakes Trail
​   (T)

Otter Tail County Phelps Mill County
   Park (S)

​Swift County Appleton OHV Park (S)
Willmar Robbins Island Park (N)

DISTRICT 4
Chisago County Sunrise Prairie Trail  (T)
Chisago County Swedish Immigrant
   Trail (T)

Elk River Woodland Trails Park (N)
Isanti County Irving & John Anderson
   Park (N)

Isanti County​ Springvale Park (N)
​Morrison County Belle Prairie Park (N)
​Morrison County Soo Line Trail (T)
Sherburne County Great Northern Trail (T)
St. Cloud Beaver Island Trail (T)
Stearns County/Benton County Great River
   Park Complex (N)
 
Stearns County Kraemer Lake Park (N)
​Stearns County Lake Wobegon Trail (T)
Stearns County Quarry Park (N)
Stearns County Rockville Park (N)
Stearns County Warner Lake Park (N)
Wright County Bertram Chain of Lakes
   Park (N)

Wright County Collinwood Park (N)
​Wright County Crow River Trail (T)
Wright County Great River Trail (T)
Wright County Robert Ney Park (N)
Wright County Stanley Eddy Park
   Reserve (N)

Two Inlets at Bdé Heḣáka - Omashkooz
   Zaaga’igaans Regional Park (N)


DISTRICT 5
Greater Mankato River Valley Trail
   System (T)

Le Sueur County Lake ​Washington Park (N)
Lincoln County Hole In the Mountain
   Park (N)

Luverne Loop & Blue Mounds Trail (T)
Lyon County Garvin Park (N)
Lyon County Twin Lakes Park (N)
McLeod County Dakota ​Rail Trail (T)
Redwood County Plum Creek Park (N)
Redwood Falls Ramsey Park (N)
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Sibley County Henderson Scenic Byway
   Trail (T)
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Redwood Falls Ramsey Park (D5)
DISTRICT 6
Austin Jay C. Hormel Nature Center (N)
Cannon Valley Trail (T)
Goodhue County Byllesby Park (S)
​Lake City Hok Si La Park (N)
Olmsted County Chester Woods Park (N)
Olmsted County Oxbow
​   Park/Zollman Zoo (S)

Red Wing He Mni Can - Barn Bluff Park (S)
Rochester Cascade Lake Park (N)
Rochester Gamehaven Park (N)
Rochester Quarry Hill Park (N)
Winona Bluffs Traverse (S)
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Winona Bluffs Traverse (D6)
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Questions? Contact [email protected]
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