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Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: 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 »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
The Hard Work Part: We will meet at 5:30 pm at the Hyland Ski Chalet parking lot LOCATED HERE. Meet in the shade of the building on the parking lot side. Once we share names, we will start to hike up and down the steep ski hills. Everyone can go at their own pace and …
Category: Bicycling
Bike Ride to Hastings and Stillwater. Pack a lunch and meet at 8:30 am Sunday, September 13th at Saint Paul Brewing to bike 81 or 86 miles. We’ll bike 32 miles to Hastings for lunch, then 16 hilly miles more to Afton for ice cream at Selma’s. Our third break is in Stillwater at mile …
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Backpacking
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park – fondly known as “the Porkies” – features 60,000 acres of old-growth forest, roaring waterfalls, Lake Superior shoreline, rivers, trails and ridges. We are looking to take a small, capable group of experienced backpackers on a challenging 4-day trip. Backpackers must be capable of carrying their pack up to 12 miles …
Backpacking — Porcupine Mountains State Park, MIView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join us for a 2 hour moderately paced hike at Lebanon Hills. We will meet at the Jensen Lake Trailhead parking lot (1398 Carriage Hills Drive) at 5:15pm. (This is not the visitor center) We will start at trail point 2 and walk counterclockwise. The trail is mainly dirt but has some boardwalk that we’ll …
Hiking — Lebanon Hills, Jensen Lake Trailhead, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Make a difference! Help restore our Minnesota prairie habitat and the species that depend on them! Through the simple act of collecting native wildflower seeds, volunteers increase the amount and diversity of seed planted in Three Rivers Park District’s 2,100+ acres of restored prairie. You will learn about the rich history of Minnesota’s prairies and …
Prairie Seed Collection — Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Climbing
Registration is now open for the Fall Extravaganza — which will be held from Thursday, October 1– Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Whitewater State Park in Winona County, MN. 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 …
Fall Extravaganza — Whitewater State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
My BRT trail clearing trip this fall starts on October 2 and ends on October 4. Arrival on October 1 is recommended; we will plan to start at 9 AM on 10/2. Our goal is to clear the Mucker Lake spur trail at 2.5 miles long and the Topper Lake spur at .3 miles. Time …
Trail Clearing — BRT, Mucker Lake spur trail, MNView trip details »
Category: Climbing
Beginners and experienced welcome. Climbing spans difficuties (easy to moderate) with opportunity to sport climb and top rope (sport anchor set). Harness, helmets, and shoes available on request. Approach to climbing is an incline (~375 ft over 1.3 miles) hike. Contact Becky to sign up or ask questions. Non- members please sign the Waiver below, …
Rock CLimbing – Sport and Top Rope — Sugarloaf Bluff (Winona), MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Camping, Trail Maintenance
Fall is approaching quickly and so are the trail maintenance trips on the Border Route Trail (a unit of the NPS’s North Country National Scenic Trail). This trip will focus on the non-wilderness west end which is a 17 mile section near Gunflint Lake. The non-wilderness section of trail maintenance is done with the following …
Trail Maintenance — NCTA Border Route Western Section, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Climbing
Beginners and experienced welcome. Climbing spans difficuties (easy to moderate) with opportunity to sport climb and top rope (sport anchor set). Harness, helmets, and shoes available on request. Approach to climbing is an incline (~375 ft over 1.3 miles) hike. Contact Becky to sign up or ask questions. Non- members please sign the Waiver below
Rock CLimbing – Sport and Top Rope — Sugarloaf Bluff (Winona), MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Paddling, Climbing
Annual Halloween and Autumn Colors at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center, Sandstone MN October 23-25, 2026 Estimated Cost $167 – Non-refundable Deposit $167 or $250 depending on room option Max trip Size 40 Description: Our Halloween celebration and outdoor get away weekend is back at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center outside of Sandstone, MN about …
If you were on a trip in the backcountry and someone was injured or ill, would you know what to do? Imagine if you were in the BWCA in a remote lake, a number of portages in, without a cell signal. How would you decide what to do or when to try to evacuate someone? …
Wilderness First Aid Training — Downtown Minneapolis lication, MNView trip details »
Come join us for the Great Midwest Crane Festival 2026. This gives you an opportunity to see all the cranes in the world at the International Crane Festival and to spend the weekend attending presentations, workshops, guided tours, other special events and support the world’s cranes. You will be responsible for getting your own festival …
Great Midwest Crane Festival 2026 — Baraboo, WIView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking, Winter Camping, Downhill Skiing, Fat Biking
Description: Join us for the 4th Annual Winter Trip to Northern Pines Camp near Park Rapids MN. This lakeshore camp is not far from trails, rinks, and ski areas. 5 meals are provided with a Saturday build your own bag lunch. They also try to accommodate dietary requests for vegetarian, dairy free, vegan, and gluten …
More Outdoor & Indoor Winter Fun — Northern Pines in Park Rapids, MNView trip details »