Whether it's during the day as the sun shines brightly, or after dark amid laser light displays and live music, there’s something magical about sledding and tubing down snow-covered slopes in Minnesota. Here are some of the state's best options for seizing the season broken down by region.
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March 7-8, 2025
at the Willmar Civic Center – Blue Line Arena
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The Willard Munger State Trail is a collection of multiple use trails between Hinckley and Duluth. Interconnecting trails offer hiking, bicycling, in-line skating and snowmobiling. It highlights the picturesque scenery and rich history of East Central Minnesota. There are three different trail segments: Hinckley - Duluth segment, Alex Laveau Memorial Trail and Matthew Lourey State Trail. Alternate website www.munger-trail.com.
View beautiful second-growth northern forest as well as lots of wildlife. Bald eagles, hairy woodpeckers, kingfishers, wood ducks, beavers, and river otters all can be found within this forest.
The Shooting Star State Trail begins in the city of LeRoy in Mower County, and travels north through Lake Louise State Park. It then heads west towards Taopi, allowing trail users to experience a rural landscape. The trail passes several additional interpretive/recreational opportunities, including Rustic Retreat Wildlife Management Area
The trail is paved for 115 miles, and stretches between the Brainerd/Baxter area and Bemidji State Park. (The route through Bemidji is currently on-road.) Scenery includes woods, wetlands, lakes, meadows and farmland. The southern half of the trail passes through the towns of Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Pine River and Hackensack. Most of the northern portion, between Walker and Bemidji, is more secluded. The trail is used for biking, hiking, in-line skating, and in the winter, for snowmobiling.
A continuous 146-mile multiple use trail running from Duluth to Grand Marais. Trail is primarily a snowmobile trail, but sections are suitable for summer use. Call for more information. Trail provides access to some of the most beautiful, rugged scenery in Minnesota. The trail winds through forests behind the bluffs overlooking Lake Superior. Highway 61 is marked with signs at different points where trail can be entered. Call 1-888-646-6367 for state trail maps or visit our website.
The Minnesota Valley State Trail goes through the Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area and runs parallel to the Minnesota River. During the summers, hikers enjoy a 47 mile trails, bikers enjoy riding on the 6 miles paved section of the trail from Chaska to Belle Plaine, mountain bikers enjoy the 35 miles of trail and horseback riders enjoy their 30 miles of trail. The diverse landscapes include wetlands, floodplain forest and bluff top oak savanna.
The Matthew Lourey State Trail is a multi-use, natural and gravel surfaced trail that spans approximately 80 miles and passes through forests linking St. Croix State Park with Chengwatana, St. Croix, and Nemadji state forests.
The entire trail is open to hiking and snowmobiling. The trail is also open to horseback riding and mountain biking; however, only sections in St. Croix State Park are managed for those uses.
