Preston, Minnesota Travel Information

Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway Follow the panoramic Root River Valley to the Mississippi River. The scenery along the western end of the Byway showcases Minnesota’s rich and rolling farmland, while the eastern part of the route win... Preston, MN

Lanesboro: Bicycles and Buggies Less than a decade ago, very little was happening in this southeastern corner of Minnesota. Lanesboro was a sleepy little town with an inn and a B&B, both visionary endeavors, and nearby Harmony was k... Lanesboro, MN

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• Southern Minnesota Weekend Getaways and Day Trips

Root River Challenge Ride (Distance: 0.2 mi) This ride travels through parts of Minnesota’s "driftless" area. You will see firsthand how the last glacier, 12, 000 years ago, receded, creating this beautiful area from the remnants of the Ice Age....

Preston, MN - Road Biking - length:99.9 mi

Root River: South Branch from Preston to Whalan (Distance: 0.2 mi) A swift trout stream with easy rapids, the South Branch makes a good one-day canoe trip when the water is fairly high. Clear and riffling, it cuts through a deep, wooded valley. At times the view is...

Preston, MN - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - length:18 mi

Lanesboro to Fountain Loop (Distance: 6.5 mi) Lanesboro, the origin of this ride, sits snugly between bluffs along the Root River, in one of the only areas populated by Amish in Minnesota. The Root River Trail follows a railroad bed as it links s...

Lanesboro, MN - Road Biking - length:20.7 mi

Forestville State Park and Vicinity (Distance: 6.8 mi) One can only imagine what it might have been like for a Native American hunter to leave his Mississippi River encampment and enter the magnificent, serene valleys of the Root River in the centuries be...

Forestville, MN - Birding - length:unknown

Forestville State Park (Distance: 7.5 mi) A short hike through a mostly equestrian park. Back in the mid-1800s when train companies were deciding where to lay the railroad lines through the countryside, they chose to bypass Forestville. After...

Preston, MN - Hiking - length:2 mi

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Preston Preston Golf & Country Club Public, 9 holes 2983 yards, par 35 0.3 miles from center of Preston, Minnesota

Old Barn Old Barn Resort Course Public, 18 holes 6200 yards, par 70 0.3 miles from center of Preston, Minnesota

Lanesboro Lanesboro Golf Club Public, 18 holes 5458 yards, par 35 6.3 miles from center of Preston, Minnesota

Harmony Harmony Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6046 yards, par 35 9.1 miles from center of Preston, Minnesota

Chosen Valley Chosen Valley Golf Club Public, 9 holes 5866 yards, par 35 12.0 miles from center of Preston, Minnesota

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