Visit our regional parks: St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park "Something for everyone" includes camping, boating, swimming. June 13, 2017
Trail offers scenic lake views, small town charms, and plenty of history The 15-mile Lake Minnetonka LRT trail offers scenic views of the big lake and local wetlands – but plenty more as it wends through canopies of shade trees, open meadows and old neighborhoods. April 18, 2017
Visit your regional parks: Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve A unique water trail and outstanding bird habitat are among the park’s features. March 21, 2017
Parks ambassador program will use a community-driven effort to connect people with parks New Regional Parks Ambassador program will serve as a bridge between communities that don’t use the regional parks and the Regional Parks System. February 9, 2017
Small share of Legacy funds to be spent to ‘connect people and the outdoors’ in the regional parks The Council has set a minimum percentage of Minnesota Parks and Trails Legacy funding to be spent on “connecting people and the outdoors” in the Regional Parks System. October 6, 2016
Thousands turn out to celebrate the Monarch butterfly The Eighth Annual Minneapolis Monarch Festival - Festival de la Monarca - brought together butterfly, music and art enthusiasts from across the region to Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park September 20, 2016
People with disabilities, advocates share ideas for regional parks planning Accessibility starts with giving park locations a street address so that Metro Mobility can get there. August 12, 2016
Regional park and trail visits drop slightly in latest count The number of annual visits to regional parks and trails in the seven-county metro area in 2015 was 47.3 million, according to newly released estimates from the Metropolitan Council. July 19, 2016