Nisswa, 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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Brainerd and Vicinity (Distance: 6.8 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: 8.9 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

Paul Bunyan Classic Ride (Distance: 11.0 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

Pillsbury State Forest (Distance: 11.7 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

Mississippi River: Brainerd to Little Falls (Distance: 11.8 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

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Garden The Garden Course At Grandview Lodge Public, 9 holes 2502 yards, par 35 1.2 miles from center of Nisswa, Minnesota

Lakes The Pines At Grand View Lodge Public, 18 holes 0 yards, par 0 1.2 miles from center of Nisswa, Minnesota

Woods The Pines At Grand View Lodge Public, 18 holes 0 yards, par 0 1.2 miles from center of Nisswa, Minnesota

Marsh The Pines At Grand View Lodge Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 1.2 miles from center of Nisswa, Minnesota

Fritz's Fritz's Resort Camp Ground & Golf Course Public, 18 holes 1122 yards, par 27 1.3 miles from center of Nisswa, Minnesota

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