Brainerd, Minnesota Travel Information

The Brainerd Lakes Area: At the Lake The Brainerd Lakes Area, about a 50-mile radius of lakes and North Woods surrounding Brainerd, has been drawing tourists for more than one hundred years. The earliest visitors (and summer-only residen... Brainerd, MN

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Mississippi River: Brainerd to Little Falls (Distance: 0.7 mi) The Mississippi River leaves Brainerd as a sizable stream with a sometimes swift current. Dozens of islands in this stretch were created when saw logs, floated to mills a century ago, jammed on shoal...

Brainerd, MN - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - length:36.4 mi

Paul Bunyan Classic Ride (Distance: 1.6 mi) Just imagine riding in an area sometimes referred to as Paul Bunyan’s Playground. Legend has it that Paul and his blue ox, Babe (mythical figures created to market lumber in the early 1900s), were hav...

Brainerd, MN - Road Biking - length:83 mi

Brainerd and Vicinity (Distance: 7.1 mi) Early explorers adopted the name Crow Wing from the Ojibway description of an island at the junction of the present Crow Wing and Mississippi rivers. The French translated the name to mean “River of t...

Merrifield, MN - Birding - length:unknown

Pillsbury State Forest (Distance: 10.1 mi) Super-fun riding on rolling trails. Over a dozen small lakes along the way offer a good chance to spot wildlife. The trail doesn’t have a straight stretch in it as it winds all over the place on its w...

Brainerd, MN - Mountain Biking - length:27 mi

Pillsbury State Forest (Distance: 12.8 mi) The trails at Pillsbury State Forest meander through a heavy forested area consisting of a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees. The woods are dotted with small lakes and ponds where you’re likely...

Pillager, MN - Hiking - length:8 mi

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Dutch Legacy Legacy Courses At Craguns Public, 18 holes 6879 yards, par 72 7.8 miles from center of Brainerd, Minnesota

Bobby's Legacy Legacy Courses At Craguns Public, 18 holes 6755 yards, par 73 7.8 miles from center of Brainerd, Minnesota

Par-3 Legacy Courses At Craguns Public, 9 holes 1365 yards, par 27 7.8 miles from center of Brainerd, Minnesota

Pine Beach East Madden's on Gull Lake Public, 18 holes 5944 yards, par 72 9.6 miles from center of Brainerd, Minnesota

Pine Beach West Madden's on Gull Lake Public, 18 holes 5070 yards, par 67 9.6 miles from center of Brainerd, Minnesota

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