Recreation & Sports

The thrilling Brainerd Zip Line Tour is the perfect outdoor adventure to add excitement to any Brainerd Lakes vacation. Experience 15-mile views on 7 zip lines, an adrenaline-pumping suspension bridge, and an exhilarating 50’ free-fall experience!

Mississippi River Landing - Brainerd

Boat landing

Agate Lake Resort

Brainerd Lakes Most Relaxing Family Style Resort Enjoy your time away this season near Nisswa, Minnesota at Agate Lake Resort. We are a family owned and operated. We offer a peaceful, clean and well maintained facility and cater to families, retreats

Minnesota Inboard Water Sports

Hitch Wayne Park, Brainerd

Sliding Hill

Boyd Lodge

Over 1,000 feet of sugar sand beach. Three to five bedroom cabins, children's activities, full housekeeping, and outdoor heated pool. Open four seasons. Five miles of x-country ski trails on site.

Mill Avenue Park - Brainerd

12 acres, 90' softball field, 200' youth softball field, skating rink, two lighted hockey rinks, warming house, restrooms, picnic area

Grand View Lodge

Incredible accommodations, 2,500 ft of sandy beach on Gull Lake, 2 championship golf courses, 8 dining venues & a world-class spa.

Yawkee Park - Swimming Beach

Public Swimming Beach

Hwy 6, north of Crosby Crosby MN 56441

Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf

Swashbuckling fun for the whole family! Putt your way through mountain caves, over footbridges and beneath cascading waterfalls on two challenging, 18-hole courses.

Kiwanis Park-Brainerd

4 acres, two picnic shelters, picnic tables and grills, two fisihing piers, canoe landing, restrooms, playground, hiking/biking trail

MN Backyard Birds

Judd Brink Owner/Guide of MN Backyard Birds. Take a bird watching and wildlife tour to explore and enjoy the woods and waters here in the Brainerd area looking for birds with your guide and naturalist Judd Brink.

Wildwedge Golf, Mini Golf, Maze, RV Park

Awesome Fun at Wildwedge! Challenging Mini Golf. Scenic Executive Golf Course. CSI:Wildwedge 10,000 sq ft Mystery Maze (wooden). Driving Range. RV Park with pull-thrus and large shady sites on the golf course. Lodge Motel Rooms.

Your Boat Club - Gull Lake

Located on Gull Lake in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes Area We are a full service marina located right on the lake offering rentals, service, parts, engine sales, gas dock, and storage.

North Long Lake-Swimming Beach

Swimming Beach on North Long Lake

Hwy 371, 7 miles N of Brainerd Brainerd MN 56401

Lum Park-Brainerd

55 acres, swimming beach, boat landing, fishing pier, disc golf, tables and grills, restrooms, playground, two sand volleyball courts,Parks & Recreation Office & Maintenance Building.

Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge

Let us be your lake place! Ruttger's is a family resort with lakeside cottages, condominiums, lodge rooms, and villas, surrounded by championship golf and Bass Lake, Goose Lake, and beautiful Bay Lake.

O'Brien Park - Brainerd

4 acres, picnic tables, playground equipment

Breezy Point Resort

Clean, clear Pelican Lake wraps around Breezy Point Resort with its lakeside rooms, suites, condos and cabins. The Resort offers 3 golf courses with 54 holes of superb golf, four restaurants, conference facilities, boat marina and ice arena.

Cuyuna Lakes Trails/Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails

Biking, Mountain Biking, In-Line Skating (or Roller Blading), Running, Walking, Skiing, Hiking, Geo-Caching, Hunting and Fishing activities are all available in the Cuyuna State Recreation Area!

Veterans Walking Trail-Bog Walk

Experience shrub swamp and its wildlife and habitat on this trail. 1.5 miles, handicap accessible.See plants, dragonflies, birds and lots of critters.

By A-Pine Restaurant Hwy 371 Jenkins MN 56456

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River offers water recreation such as fishing and canoeing. Kiwanis Park, Brainerd, has a fishing pier on the Mississippi. Rice Lake is an impoundment created by Potlach dam.