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Category: Hiking, Backpacking
Backpacking Series: Logistics, Navigation and Emergency Considerations. The trip will begin with a discussion (roughly 45-60 minutes) about the logistics of trip planning, navigation methods, and anticipating/preparing for emergency situations. After the discussion we will hike the trails as a group, pace and length will depend on ability of those who participate. We will hike …
Backpacking Practice & Info — Lake Elmo Park, MNView trip details »
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: Hiking
Becklin Homestead County Park, 34605 Holly St NW, Cambridge MN 55008, 3.5 miles northwest of Cambridge. If you’re looking for something relaxing and regenerative to do on Sunday morning, head north of the cities to just outside of Cambridge, MN where there is a gem of a hiking spot. Becklin Homestead County Park is an old …
Hiking — Becklin Homestead County Park, Isanti County, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join us for a 5-mile/2-hour hike around the perimeter of the Arboretum now everything should be growing rapidly. The hike will be on asphalt, grass and wood chip trails, which will be hilly in places and could be muddy. There are places where you can take a shortcut back if you don’t want to do …
Hike — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »
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 …
Category: Hiking, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
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 …
Astronomy, Hiking, Paddling — Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC), MNView trip details »
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 FullCategory: Camping, Paddling
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 …
Caribou Tracking — Wabikimi Provincial Park, Ontario, CanadaView 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 »