Regional Parks Foundation of the Twin Cities

The Regional Park and Trail system includes 51 parks and park reserves, 28 trails and 7 special recreation features. 

For the most up to date information on each park's facilities, hours and events, call or visit the city or county park web site listed below:

 Anoka County Parks

Anoka County Riverfront; Bunker Hills; Mississippi River/Coon Rapids Dam-East; Lake George; Martin-Island-Linwood  Lake; Rice Creek Chain of Lakes (Wargo Nature Center); Rum River Central; Central Anoka County Trail; Mississippi River Trail; Rice Creek-West and North Trails.  Information:  (763) 757-3920.

City of Bloomington Parks 

Hyland, Bush and Anderson Lakes.  Information: (952) 563-8877.

Carver County Parks

Baylor, Minnewashta, and Waconia.  Information (952) 466-5250.

Dakota County Parks

Lake Byllesby, Lebanon Hills, Miesville Ravine, Spring Lake, Mississippi River Trail, Big Rivers Trail and the new North Urban Trail.  Information: (952) 891-7000.

Three Rivers Park District (Hennepin and Scott Counties)

Baker, Byant Lake, Carver (Lowry Nature Center), Cleary Lake (Scott County), Clifton E. French, Crow-Hassan, Eagle Lake, Elm Creek (Eastman Nature Center), Fish Lake, Gale Woods, Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes (Richardson Nature Center), Lake Minnetonka, Mississippi River Coon Rapids Dam - West Nature Center, Murphy-Hanrahan (Scott County), North Mississippi, Noerenberg Memorial, Lake Rebecca, Silverwood (Ramsey County), Dakota Rail Trail; North Hennepin Trail, Scott County Trail, Southwest LRT Trails (North and South).   Information: (763) 559-9000

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Minneapolis Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha, Mississippi Central Riverfront, Mississippi Gorge-west, North Mississippi, Nokomis-Hiawatha, Theodore Wirth, Cedar Lake Trail, Kenilworth Trail, Minnehaha Parkway (trail), St. Anthony Parkway (trail), Victory Memorial Parkway (trail).  Information: (612) 661-4800.

Ramsey County Parks and Recreation

Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes (Tamarack Nature Center), Battle Creek-Indian Mounds (with St. Paul), Long Lake, Phalen-Keller (Keller portion), Tony Schmidt, Vadnais-Snail Lake, Birth Lake Trail, Bruce Vento Trail, Highway 96 Trail, Rice Creek-North and West Trail.
Information: (651) 748-2500.

City of St. Paul Parks and Recreation

Como Park, Zoo and Conservatory, Battle Creek-Indian Mounds, Hidden Falls-Crosby Farm, Lilydale-Harriet Island-Cherokee, Mississippi Gorge - East (St. Paul), Phalen Keller (Phalen portion), Bruce Vento Trail.  Information: (651) 266-6400.

Scott County

Scott County Trail, Cedar Lake Farm, Cleary Lake (Three Rivers), Murphy -Hanrahan (Three Rivers)   Information: (952) 445-7750.

Washington County Parks

Big Marine, Cottage Grove Ravine, Lake Elmo, Pine Point, St. Croix Bluffs, Square Lake, Hardwood Creek Trail.  Information: (651) 430-8368

Conservation Partners

Metropolitan Council

The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area and providing essential services to the region, including planning, acquisitions and funding for a regional system of parks and trails.