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Elm Creek Park Reserve & Eastman Nature Center
12400 James Deane PkwyMaple Grove, MN 55369
From I-94 exit at Maple Grove Parkway, turn right/N. Turn R on Co. Rd 81 for 1/3 mile. For rec area, go east for 1 mile, go left on Elm Creek Blvd. For Eastman, Turn L on Co Rd 121/Fernbrook Ln Turn R on Elm Creek Rd. Nature Center is 2/3 mile
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The park features more than 20 miles of paved hiking and biking trails, miles of turf hiking trails, a chlorinated swimming pond, children’s play area, nature center, picnic pavilions and picnicking sites, archery course, an off-leash pet exercise area, 18K of cross-country ski trails (including lighted trails and a trail with snowmaking), a lighted tubing hill with tube rental and snowmaking, a beginner-level downhill ski/snowboard area with snowmaking and skijoring trails.
Eastman Nature Center in Elm Creek Park Reserve, features; quiet reading and observation rooms, larger classrooms, an exhibit area with wildlife watching, all-new professional exhibits, an open-air deck, a small coffee service, public wi-fi signal, and an after-hours restroom.
Hours & Dates
Nature Center Hours (January 1 - December 31)
- Monday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Tuesday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Wednesday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Thursday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Park Grounds (January 1 - December 31)
- Monday: 5:00am - 10:00pm
- Tuesday: 5:00am - 10:00pm
- Wednesday: 5:00am - 10:00pm
- Thursday: 5:00am - 10:00pm
- Friday: 5:00am - 10:00pm
- Saturday: 5:00am - 10:00pm
- Sunday: 5:00am - 10:00pm
Rates
No parking fee. Private naturalist programs and birthday parties can be arranged for a separate fee. Fee for most family nature programs. Some free classes or demonstrations.
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Green Practices
- Waste reduction/reuse/recycling
Attraction Attributes
- Accessible to disabled
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
Meetings & Conferences
Reviews
Based on 216 reviews
They have awesome snow tubing! This is a must for anyone in the twin cities during the winter!!!!! :)
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patrickmU2988IZ,
December 30, 2022
Great place to visit with yourself and or family! I hike the park 4-5 days per week and the past few weeks my family and I visited the playground and the swimming pond.
The grounds are very well...
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nancyb890,
August 15, 2022
Love this place! Great place to walk, hike, skate, bicycle and enjoy nature at its finest. There are many entrances in three different cities to get into the park and it is all free. You only need to...
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nancyb890,
April 14, 2022
We love coming to this park. Its so big and lots of fun slides for the children to be apart of it. Always nice to get them out especially to a park with so many activities.
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milaniya b,
March 3, 2021
Beautiful place to play outdoors. The weather was fabulous, the tubing hill and cross country ski trails were open. The snowmobile trail was not very good due to lack of fresh snow. Only...
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nancyb890,
January 4, 2021
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