Just an hour north of the Twin Cities is

William O'Brien State Park

A larger park with so much to do between swimming and fishing and games and trails.

 

 

 

Beautiful Lake Alice has a large swimming beach and beautiful picnic areas.

You can rent fishing gear from the park office (you can in many of our state parks)

Also Volleyball equipment and horseshoes!

 

The trails are nice and easy to follow which I find true in all our state parks.

This makes it really nice for kids.

 

This park has a large campground, some sites are more in the open and some more shaded.

Remember the best part of any trip is getting home safely.