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Thu - SunMay 7 - May 102026

5th Annual World Migratory Bird Day Weekend (the ING Trip) — Perrot State Park – Trempealeau, WI

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Let’s do some campING, hikING, bikING, paddlING, birdING, laughING, otherING along the banks of the Mighty Mississippi. Perrot State Park (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/perrot/)  is located on the Mississippi River flyway and next door to the: Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/trempealeau/)(https://www.facebook.com/TrempealeauNWR) Great River State Trail (user fee) (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/greatriver/) The confluence of the Trempealeau and Mississippi Rivers and Lock …

Coordinator(s):
Doug H - heuerd@comcast.net - (952) 297-6114

5th Annual World Migratory Bird Day Weekend (the ING Trip) — Perrot State Park – Trempealeau, WIView trip details »

Fri - MonMay 8 - May 112026

Border Route Trail Clearing — Clearwater Lake, Minnesota

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Meeting at Entry Point 62 Clearwater Lake Friday May 8 at 1:30 PM Canoe to most eastern campsite on Clearwater Lake (Clearwater #9)  and set up basecamp.  Saturday and Sunday we will clear the trail of dead fall and brush using hand tool starting at Gogebec Lake and work our way west 3.6 miles to …

Coordinator(s):
Chris F - CSFOTHERGILL@GMAIL.COM - (952) 807-6688

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Thu - MonMay 21 - May 252026

Border Route Trail Clearing — Lake McFarland, MN

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We will meet at the Lake McFarland car camping area (at the end of the Arrowhead Trail) on Thursday night, May 21. On Friday morning, we will canoe across Lake McFarland toward Pine Lake. We will set up a base camp either at the campsite on the spit of land between McFarland and Pine Lake …

Coordinator(s):
John T - johnwtaylor3@gmail.com - (612) 578-6024

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Fri - SunJun 5 - Jun 72026

Hiking, paddling, and more — Itasca State Park, MN

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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, …

Coordinator(s):
Laura K - gilmanlaura7@gmail.com - (612) 618-9092

Hiking, paddling, and more — Itasca State Park, MNView trip details »

Fri - SunJun 12 - Jun 142026

SAVE THE DATE: SPRING/SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA — Afton State Park, MN

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Spring 2026 Extravaganza — Afton State Park (MN) SAVE THE DATE 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 …

Coordinator(s):
Maria Hanratty - hanra003@umn.edu - (612) 821-8497
Stacey Grimes - staceyjgrimes@hotmail.com
Sandra Morgan - mntumbleweed@gmail.com
Julie Harrison - jewells0303@yahoo.com
Joseph Kessler - josephkessler57@yahoo.com

SAVE THE DATE: SPRING/SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA — Afton State Park, MNView trip details »

Thu - SunJun 18 - Jun 212026

Astronomy, Hiking, Paddling — Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC), MN

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Hello Rovers! Join us for this year’s Rovers Astronomy Weekend trip to Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC)!  This year, we’ll take advantage of Juneteenth and extend our trip an extra day!  It will be from Thurs. 6/18 thru Sun. 6/21. During the day we’ll hike, paddle and do other Roverish activities, and then stargaze at night, peering at …

Coordinator(s):
Suresh S - sureshks1@msn.com - (612) 910-0444

Astronomy, Hiking, Paddling — Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC), MNView trip details »

Thu - SunJul 2 - Jul 52026

Camping, Hiking, Biking, Paddling! — Whitewater State Park, Elba , MN

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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 …

Coordinator(s):
Ruth R - ruthrobinson19@gmail.com
John C

Camping, Hiking, Biking, Paddling! — Whitewater State Park, Elba , MNView trip details »

Sun - SatAug 2 - Aug 152026

Caribou tracking — Wabikimi Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

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The Wabakimi Boreal Caribou Citizen Monitoring Project is a three year research effort that relies on volunteer citizen scientists.  Qualified individual and groups are assigned a research area within the Provincial Park to survey for signs of the threatened woodland caribou.  The typical survey trip involves five days of survey work, a couple days paddling …

Coordinator(s):
Thomas E - teeckstein16@gmail.com - (651) 238-1097

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Thu - SunAug 13 - Aug 162026

hiking, biking, paddling, camping SAVE THE DATE — Gooseberry Falls State Park, Minnesota

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Trip registrations will be taken beginning May 12, at the Rovers’ meeting.  This is a SAVE THE DATE message only!!! August 13 – 16 It’s back! For many years Rovers have made an annual trek to Gooseberry Falls State Park for the Gitchi Gami Trail Annual Bike Ride. Suspended during COVID years, the trip is …

Coordinator(s):
Audrey S - roveraudrey@yahoo.com - (612) 874-7321

hiking, biking, paddling, camping SAVE THE DATE — Gooseberry Falls State Park, MinnesotaView trip details »