The Twin Cities area offers a wide variety of outdoor activities for year round recreation opportunities. Minnesotan's take part in many outdoor activities year-round. Some of these activities include:

Summer Activities Camping, hiking Boating Fishing Bicycling Wind Surfing Water Skiing Golfing

Winter Activities Downhill Skiing Snowboarding Cross-Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Skating & Ice Hockey Ice Fishing

Below are some links to area guides and recreational areas near the Twin Cities area.

Summer Activities

• PioneerPlanet Golf Guide - Find information about area courses, maps and prices

• PioneerPlanet Garden Path - Find information about seasonal gardening

• PioneerPlanet Bicycle Guide - Find information about bike paths, clubs etc.

• Valleyfair Amusement Park

Winter Activities

• Buck Hill Ski and Snowboard Area

• Welch Village Ski Area

• Afton Alps Recreation Area (Skiing, golfing etc.)

• For a complete winter recreational guide click on PioneerPlanet Winter Guide.

Year-Round Activities

• Minnesota State Parks - Minnesota DNR Page

• Wayzata Online - Wayzata Area Information

• Lake Minnetonka Online - Year-Round Lake Information

For a complete listing of Twin Cities sports and recreation activities click Sports and Recreation: twincities.sidewalk or PioneerPlanet's The Great Outdoors.