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Category: Bicycling
Join me for bicycle ride along the Mickelson rail trail in South Dakota. This is a beautiful ride through the Black Hills on a crushed limestone and gravel trail. The grade rarely exceeds 4%. I am told that 36 mm wide tires are sufficient. We will drive to Custer where we will stay overnight and …
Category: Bicycling
Join us for a bike ride from the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Parkway, Mpls, on Monday, June 1st at 6:00 pm. The route will be a 15-20 mile loop. Still deciding on route but will include the reopened Cedar Lake Trail behind the Twins Stadium. Pace of ride is 10-12 miles/hr. We should be …
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 4th to bike an 18-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Saint Paul Brewing is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106. Meet in the East parking lot behind the distillery! We intend to bike …
Trip FullCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Paddling
Please join me for an introvert-friendly camping trip to Itasca State Park. My trips are “introvert friendly” because everyone RESERVES THEIR OWN CAMPSITE, and so has a quiet place of retreat if they need a little alone time. Of course, extroverts are very welcome, too! I have reserved my site in the Pine Ridge Campground, …
Hiking, Paddling, and More — Itasca State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Climbing
Registration is now open for the Spring /Summer Extravaganza — being held from Friday, June 12– Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Afton State Park! Everyone is invited to the Extravaganza, our semi-annual “welcome & check us out” trip for people who like the outdoors and want to find out more about the Minnesota Rovers. You …
Spring/Summer Extravaganza — Afton State Park, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Bicycling, Camping
Bicycle rides on the Mesabi and Paul Bunyan Trails! Join us for a long weekend (Juneteenth Holiday) bicycling on the Mesabi* and Paul Bunyan Trails. We will ride (out and back) 40+ miles per day. Stay with us at my family cabin near Palisade, MN (up to 6 people) or tent on the Mississippi River …
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Join us for a fun 4th of July Weekend camping trip to Whitewater State Park, where the Rovers are strong and good-looking, and there is a serious lack of mosquitoes! We have group camp site 2, which has a shelter with electricity, plus flush toilets and showers! Campers need to bring their own tent and …
Camping, Hiking, Biking, Paddling! — Whitewater State Park, Elba, MNView trip details »
Join me on a weekend bike camping trip to Willow River State Park, about 7 miles north of Hudson, WI. The park has a fabulous waterfall, prairie and woodland hiking trails, a lake swimming beach and opportunities to rent kayaks or canoes to explore the lake, backwaters and Willow River channel up to the falls. …
Bike Camping — Willow River State Park, WIView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Thu Aug 13 – Sun Aug 16 2026 Estimated Cost: $17.00 plus park pass Deposit: $17.00 (cash, check, Venmo) Max Trip Size: 20 people (no dogs) Registration begins: 6:00 pm on Tuesday, 5/12, at the Gear Swap Description: It’s back! For many years Rovers have made an annual trek to Gooseberry Falls State Park for …
Biking, hiking, paddling, camping — Gooseberry Falls State Park, MNView trip details »
We are looking for a few other cyclists to do a self-contained bicycle tour of the Saguenay fjord and Lac St Jean, a Canadian veloroute a few hours northeast of Quebec City in the heart of French speaking Quebec. This tour is famous because of a unique geological feature that brings nutrients down the St …
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Join us at beautiful Lake Carlos State Park, near Alexandria. We have the Lakeview group camp, which is right next to the lake with a shelter, flush toilets and a potable water spigot. “Sculpted by ancient glaciers, Lake Carlos State Park contains a tamarack bog, marshes, woodland ponds, and lakes. A variety of recreational activities …
Hiking, bicycling, camping, paddling, swimming… — Lake Carlos State Park, MNView trip details »