Parks & green space in the Twin Ports
Duluth alone protects roughly a quarter of its land as park, and Superior holds some of the best undeveloped shoreline on the lake. Every park with a record in the guide is here, with the neighborhoods it serves.
Amnicon Falls State Park is about 10 miles east of Superior, where the Amnicon River drops through a series of falls and rapids over red sandstone alo...
→ Bardon PeakBardon Peak is the overlook on West Skyline Parkway above Duluth's Smithville neighborhood, and it offers one of the best views of the St. Louis River...
→ Barker's IslandBarker's Island is not a natural island. It was built up in the 1890s out of material dredged from Superior Bay so that larger ships could reach the h...
→ Bayfront Festival ParkBayfront Festival Park is Duluth's outdoor event ground, on the harbor side behind the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. It is a large open lawn...
→ Billings ParkBillings Park sits on the St. Louis Bay shoreline at the western end of Superior, with walking trails along the water, a boat launch, picnic areas, an...
→ Black BeachBlack Beach is the shoreline park below Silver Bay, and its striking dark sand is a byproduct of mining: the colour comes from taconite tailings dumpe...
→ Brighton Beach (Kitchi Gammi Park)Brighton Beach, officially Kitchi Gammi Park, is the cobble-stone shoreline park at Duluth's northeastern edge, just past the mouth of the Lester Rive...
→ Burlington Bay Campground and Lakeview ParkBurlington Bay Campground is the City of Two Harbors' own campground and lakefront park, sitting directly on Lake Superior at Highway 61 and Park Road...
→ Chambers Grove ParkChambers Grove Park is the riverside park at the heart of Fond du Lac, Duluth's oldest and westernmost community, on the St. Louis River at 13404 High...
→ Chester ParkChester Park runs about 60 acres of forest and creek gorge up the hillside between the university corridor and the East End, following Chester Creek f...
→ Cloquet Forestry CenterThe Cloquet Forestry Center is the University of Minnesota's research and teaching forest on the edge of Cloquet, a large managed tract of pine and mi...
→ Congdon ParkCongdon Park is a wooded ravine park built around Tischer Creek as it drops toward Lake Superior through the neighborhood that shares its name. The la...
→ Enger ParkEnger Park sits on the hillside above downtown Duluth, and its stone observation tower is one of the two or three images most people carry of the city...
→ Esko school campus fields and community parkEsko does not have a conventional municipal park system, because Esko is not a municipality. What it has instead is a school campus that functions as...
→ Fichtner Park and Fichtner FieldsFichtner Park at 5255 Maple Grove Road is Hermantown's main athletic complex and, in practice, its town square. The site carries baseball diamonds, th...
→ Flood Bay State WaysideFlood Bay is a small state wayside on Lake Superior about two miles northeast of Two Harbors, and it is the best-known agate hunting beach on this str...
→ Fond du Lac State ForestThe Fond du Lac State Forest covers a large area west and southwest of Cloquet, a working landscape of managed timber, wetland, lakes, and forest road...
→ Gary New Duluth ParkGary New Duluth Park is the central amenity of Duluth's far west end, sitting at 801 101st Avenue West directly beside Stowe Elementary. For a neighbo...
→ Gooseberry Falls State ParkGooseberry Falls is the gateway park of the North Shore and consistently one of Minnesota's most-visited state parks, about 13 miles northeast of Two...
→ Grassy PointGrassy Point is the point of land reaching into the St. Louis Bay at the southern edge of Duluth's Irving neighborhood, and it gives that neighborhood...
→ Hartley ParkHartley Park is Duluth's urban wilderness: roughly 660 acres of woods, ponds, rock outcrops, and trail sitting above the hill in the Woodland neighbor...
→ Hawk Ridge Nature ReserveHawk Ridge sits on the ridgeline above east Duluth, where Skyline Parkway runs along the top of the hill. Its reputation rests on geography: migrating...
→ Indian Point ParkIndian Point Park occupies the St. Louis River frontage at the southern edge of Duluth's Norton Park neighborhood, and it is one of the few city-opera...
→ Irving Park and PlayfieldIrving Park and Playfield is the neighborhood park for Duluth's Irving neighborhood, with ball fields, a playground and open playfield space on flat W...
→ Jay Cooke State ParkJay Cooke State Park protects the St. Louis River gorge in Thomson Township, Carlton County, where the river drops through a spectacular set of rapids...
→ Keene Creek ParkKeene Creek Park protects more than 80 acres of creek corridor in the southeast corner of Hermantown, off Okerstrom Road, with a half mile of paved tr...
→ Knife River MarinaKnife River Marina sits at the mouth of the Knife River and provides the principal public Lake Superior boat access between Duluth and Two Harbors, wh...
→ Lake Place ParkLake Place Park is the park built on the deck over Interstate 35 in downtown Duluth, and it is the single piece of infrastructure that keeps the freew...
→ Lake Superior ZooThe Lake Superior Zoo sits at 72nd Avenue West and Grand Avenue, inside Duluth's Fairmount neighborhood, with Kingsbury Creek running through the grou...
→ Leif Erikson Park and Rose GardenLeif Erikson Park is the formal front lawn of Duluth's east side: terraced grass running down to the Lake Superior shoreline off London Road, with the...
→ Lester ParkLester Park is the anchor of far east Duluth, holding more than nine miles of hiking and mountain bike trail on the ground between Amity Creek and the...
→ Lighthouse Point and Agate Bay (Two Harbors)Lighthouse Point is the historic core of Two Harbors, a public waterfront at Agate Bay holding the 1892 Two Harbors Light Station, the oldest continuo...
→ Lincoln ParkLincoln Park is the creek gorge park that gives the neighborhood its name, running along Miller Creek as it drops off the hillside toward the harbor....
→ Magney-Snively Natural AreaMagney-Snively sits at the western end of Skyline Parkway above Spirit Mountain and protects one of the largest remaining stands of mature sugar maple...
→ McQuade Road Safe HarborMcQuade Road Safe Harbor sits at the northeastern edge of Duluth, at the point where Congdon Boulevard and the city limits both end and the North Shor...
→ Nemadji Golf CourseNemadji Golf Course is a 36-hole public facility at 5 North 58th Street East on Superior's east side, managed by KemperSports. Both courses carry four...
→ Park Point Recreation AreaThe Park Point Recreation Area sits at the far end of Minnesota Avenue, at the tip of the developed portion of the world's longest freshwater sandbar....
→ Pattison State ParkPattison State Park sits about 13 miles south of Superior on WI 35, and it holds Big Manitou Falls, the highest waterfall in Wisconsin, where the Blac...
→ Pine Valley Recreation AreaPine Valley is Cloquet's winter sports complex, carrying cross-country ski trails, ski jumps, and a tubing hill (City of Cloquet, accessed 2026-08-13)...
→ Pinehurst ParkPinehurst Park is one of Cloquet's principal city parks, carrying youth baseball and softball, a playground, and picnic facilities (City of Cloquet, a...
→ Portman Square ParkPortman Square is the everyday park for Lakeside and Lester Park, the one that carries the neighborhood's youth sports rather than its scenery. Ball f...
→ Proctor city parks and ballfieldsProctor's municipal park system is small and practical, built around ball fields, a soccer field, a playground and pavilion, and the gazebo grounds at...
→ Rose Road FieldsRose Road Fields at 5676 Rose Road holds three softball diamonds, a playground, a half-court basketball surface, accessible walks, and paved parking....
→ Skyline ParkwaySkyline Parkway is the ridge road that runs the length of Duluth, following the ancient shoreline of glacial Lake Duluth several hundred feet above th...
→ Spirit MountainSpirit Mountain is Duluth's ski hill, rising above the St. Louis River valley at the western end of the city. It carries 22 downhill ski trails in win...
→ Split Rock Lighthouse State ParkSplit Rock Lighthouse stands on a cliff above Lake Superior about 20 miles northeast of Two Harbors, and it is the most photographed structure in Minn...
→ Stebner ParkStebner Park at 4860 Maple Grove Road is Hermantown's soccer park and the trailhead for the Boulder Trail section of the Hermantown Connector Trail Sy...
→ Superior Ice ArenaThe Superior Ice Arena at 1015 Oakes Avenue is the city's indoor rink, carrying public skating, youth and adult hockey, and figure skating through the...
→ Superior Municipal ForestThe Superior Municipal Forest covers roughly 4,400 acres inside the Superior city limits, which makes it one of the largest municipal forests in the U...
→ Tettegouche State ParkTettegouche State Park sits immediately northeast of Silver Bay and is one of the most dramatic parks on Minnesota's North Shore. It holds Palisade He...
→ Thomson Township parksThomson Township provides the local park and recreation facilities serving Esko, the community of Thomson, and the rural area between Cloquet and the...
→ Veterans Park (Cloquet)Veterans Park is Cloquet's civic gathering park, used for memorial observances, community events, and parish and organizational gatherings including Q...
→ W.R. Bagley Nature AreaThe W.R. Bagley Nature Area is the smaller and quieter of the two woodland preserves that anchor Duluth's above-the-hill east side, the other being Ha...
→ Wade StadiumWade Stadium is West Duluth's ballpark, a brick municipal stadium that has carried baseball in this part of the city for generations and is now home t...
→ Wisconsin PointWisconsin Point is a 229-acre park on one of the longest freshwater sandbars in the world, with about 2.75 acres of developed beach and several miles...
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