Recreation in Brainerd, Minnesota

State Parks

Crow Wing State Park 218-829-8022
7100 State Park Road, Brainerd, MN 56401
This large state park offers canoe and fishing boat rentals, a boat ramp, a cross country ski trail, a hiking trail, and a snowmobile trail, as well as offering sixty... more info map

Royal's Fishing Guide Service 218-829-6672
504 Third Avenue Northeast, Brainerd, MN 56472
Open May through November, this guide service has been operational for forty years, and offers fishing in area lakes for Walleye, Bass, Muskie, and Northerns. more info map

Pirates Cove Adventure Golf 218-828-9002
17992 State Highway 371, Brainerd, MN 56401
This golfing area offers two challenging eighteen-hole golf courses with mountain caves, footbridges, and waterfalls. more info map

Northland Arboretum 218-829-8770
101 Seventh Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
This area features five hundred acres of preserved plants and wildlife, twelve miles of hiking trails, unpaved bike trails, cross country ski trails, environmental... more info map

A-1 Fishing Guide Service 218-839-0697
12931 17th Avenue, Brainerd, MN 56401
This guide service offers half-day or full-day guided fishing trips in area lakes, with all equipment being provided; one can fish for walleyes, northerns, muskies,... more info map
Brainerd Guide Service 218-825-8965
13346 Meredith Drive, Brainerd, MN 56425
Guide service that provides fishing tips, reports, and professional fishing guides for the Brainerd Lakes area. more info map
Royal's Fishing Guide Service 818-829-6672
504 Third Avenue, Brainerd, MN 56401
With over fifty seven years of fishing experience and over forty years of fishing guide service experience, this outfitter can help one find the fish in the best fishing... more info map

World on Wheels Skate Center 218-822-7528
722 Seventh Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
This large skating center offers traditional skating and in-line skating, as well as skate sales and parties. more info map

French Rapids Cross-Country Ski Area 218-963-4762
P.O. Box 927, Brainerd, MN 56401
Located Next to Crow Wing Regional Airport
This ski area offers extremely challenging, very scenic, mostly expert level trails that are adjacent to the Mississippi River. A ski pass is required. more info map
Larson Lake Memorial Forest Trails 218-824-1115
301 Laurel Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
With most of the trails being for those between the beginner and intermediate levels of experience, these ski trails wind through a rolling oak forest with large... more info map
Ski Gull 218-963-4353
County Road 77, Shore of Gull Lake, Brainerd, MN 56401
This ski area features fourteen runs, a triple chair lift, handle tows, and rope tows, with rental equipment and snowboarding being available. more info map

Paul Bunyan Bowl 218-829-3150
1871 Excelsior Road, Brainerd, MN 56425
These bowling lanes offer computerized scoring, a full bar, bumpers for kids, pool tables, video games, and food. more info map