The City of Ham Lake offers this free park on Ham Lake, not far off of Highway 65. There is a boat…read morelanding and fishing pier for Ham Lake. 18 Hole Disc Golf course, 4 ballfields with backstops and bleachers, paths and trails (best bet is the nature walk along the lake), Indoor and Outdoor Picnic Shelters, and a playground can all be found here.

Kind of a little hidden gem neighborhood park. There's not a ton of parking, like 4-6 spots total…read moreand it's kind of back in the side streets. Playground equipment is pretty new though, nice area for bigger kids and another space for toddlers. Cool the toddler area has artificial grass, unique touch. There's some covered picnic tables and a little trail loop that goes around the lake. I've only been a couple times now and there was no one else around.

Nice pavilion area for rent in Mounds View. Plenty of tables with built in bench seats. Kitchen…read morearea available, bathrooms right on premise. Grills were very dirty when we got here, as were the tables, so everything had to be cleaned. Plenty of options for activities, including lots of walking paths, a playground, volleyball courts, basketball courts, baseball diamond, disc golf, and horseshoe pits. Plug ins available for crackpot or fans.

Nice park in Mounds View, off County Road I. Today I watched kids sledding down the hill while I…read morewalked my dog. This park has quite a few things to do (even in winter!)

A park with some space and plenty of free parking! You can find plenty of outdoor activities and…read moresome civic events at Prairie Knoll. On a busy day, such as the Sunflower display, the narrow city roads are a bit of challenge, especially with pedestrians crossing from the parking lot to the field.

Nice park on Prairie Road in suburban Andover. The Fish Sunflower Field is across Prairie Road, so…read moreyou can park in the parking lot & cross the street. They have a large Porta Potty in the parking lot off of 146th Lane. This park offers: a large playground area, lacrosse nets, a hill, football field and a winter skating rink. There's a nice asphalt walkway around the park. If you have kids with lots of energy after the visit to the Sunflower Field, check out the playground!

I brought my family to this park for their annual triathlon and the whole place is just incredible…read more Second tri ever for me, and the park offers so much for kids and families. Beautiful lake, ample parking, AWESOME playground for the littles. I only live half an hour away and I'd never been here before, but I'll be back! Always great to find a new place.

This park is a total gem! Lots of slides and things for the kiddos to climb. My 5 and 12 year old…read moreboth had fun finding the hidden animals throughout the playground. Looking forward to coming back again in the Spring!

I love this park and consider myself so lucky to live close by. The walking and biking trails…read morestretch for miles and seem almost endless. They also follow the Mississippi which makes for a truly calming and serene experience. The playground is huge! There are things for every age group. My only dislike is that it is a sand playground but the kids love it so I can't complain too much. There are picnic shelters and a lot of unsheltered grills with one picnic table which I don't believe require reservations. The interpretive center building is a great place for kids to play and explore. It has a little golf putting area, animal costumes and so much more. You could easily spend an hour in there and the staff are so nice. We're excited to try the wading pool this summer!

North Mississippi Park convinced me to live in North Minneapolis…read more I come here for the playground, which is a bit larger than your typical Minneapolis playground. It is rarely crowded, maybe bc not many people could walk here. I always bring my camera bc it is so freaking gorgeous by the river. The park get busier when the wading pool opens, but we have wading pools closer to our house. I also love taking my kids right down to the shore. Too bad I'm not any good at skipping stones. On the south side of the park is a great Nature Center. Kroening has some great programs and many of them are free! It also has a little history information on the neighborhood which is cool.

18 acres of parkland along the Mississippi River 1.7 miles…read moreof paved trail fishing pier playground picnic shelters and grounds trail to Kings Island (across the bridge) sand volleyball court horseshoe pits canoe launch off street parking lot free great place to enjoy the river or walk your dog

This is our second time here. We've been here in Aug the first time and the weather was cooler than…read morethis time around. We camped in the A-loop campground this past Memorial Day Weekend and it was hot. The sites are a good size lot that you could for two vehicles if tent camping and could for up to four structures. The bathrooms are modern and clean. The showers are good except that the hot/warm water are low if you take showers in the evening.

First time camping with our trailer and it was a good campsite to start at! Only 20 minutes away…read morefrom the cities. The site was clean and maintained. The bathrooms were well kept and all around the campsite. The trails and bike paths were nice and plentiful. You can walk around by the lake and fish. The site itself was open and wasn't very private but not too close to where it's suffocating. Overall a great place to camp!