Itasca State Park (June 23-26, 2016)

We went to Itasca State Park for a long weekend. When I booked I wasn't sure what kind of weather we would have the end of June, but it was great! It actually got really warm on Saturday. We biked over 60 miles. Itasca has wonderful bike trails. We also met some great people, did some hiking, went to the headwaters, visited the visitor center and relaxed.

This is the view of Lake Alice from the Douglas Lodge/boat landing area.

Here's the boat they do tours on every day.

 Another view of Lake Alice - the old cabin is back in that little clearing.

Lady Slippers - the Minnesota State flower

Preacher's Grove

Another view of Lake Alice from Preacher's Grove

 Hike to/from Preacher's Grove

Bike trail between Pine Ridge and Bear Paw campgrounds

Headwaters

View backwards from the headwaters

More of the headwaters

Wegman's old store

Gathering spot for many campground events

Museum of Itasca Story

View outside the museum

Swimming beach

Our campsite

Bike trail - there's a bridge up ahead that goes to the Douglas Lodge

More Lady Slippers

Old Log Cabin - it's only open on certain weekends

View to boat landing from old cabin

hiking trail to/from old cabin

More hiking trail to/from old cabin

 Turtle - we saw a couple of them on the trails

More of the headwaters

Tall pines

Bike trail

June 10-12, 2016 Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Went to Mille Lacs Kathio State Park for a quick weekend. The weather was very warm so we were worried about mosquiotos, but we didn't see one!

St. Croix State Park - Memorial Weekend 2016

We traveled to St. Croix State Park for Memorial Weekend. We really like this park especially on holiday weekends as it's 5 miles from a main road and another 12 miles to the nearest town of Danbury, Wisconsin and 15 miles to Hinckley, Minnesota. Because of this there isn't alot of day traffic and people aren't there to party. They are there to camp, hike, canoe, etc.

This park has 211 sites so it's very big. There are open sites as well as more woodsy secluded sites. There is a bike path which is 5.2 miles and takes you from the main campground to the beach/picnic area. There is also a paved trail that goes around a large portion of the campground. There is a small store and you can rent canoes which will drop you off and pick you up from designated locations.