Top Things to do in
Top Hotels in Brainerd Lakes Region
- 1. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Baxter, MN
- 2. Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake
- 3. AmericInn by Wyndham Pequot Lakes / Jenkins
- 4. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Little Falls, MN
- 5. Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Baxter Brainerd Area
- 6. Baymont by Wyndham Baxter/Brainerd Area
- 7. Arrowwood Lodge At Brainerd Lakes
- 8. AmericInn by Wyndham Baxter Brainerd
- 9. Super 8 by Wyndham Baxter/Brainerd Area
- 10. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Brainerd-Baxter, an IHG Hotel
What to do and see in , Brainerd Lakes Region: The Best Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in , United States including Bay Lake, Paul Bunyan State Trail, Gull Lake, Cuyuna Mine Pits, Brainerd International Raceway, Nisswa City Park, Mille Lacs Lake, Paul Bunyan Land, Mount Ski Gull, Safari North.
Restaurants in Brainerd Lakes Region
1. Bay Lake
2. Paul Bunyan State Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 126 reviews
Fifty miles of trails to bike, hike, rollerblade and snow-mobile, depending on the season.
Reviewed By pddjer - Minneapolis, United States
Fall is a nice time to relax on the bike trail. The leaves were great and the trail was nice. Relaxing trail worth the drive to get to. Enjoyed the Pine River Chamber of Commerce building, nice clean restrooms, great things to look at.
3. Gull Lake
4. Cuyuna Mine Pits
5. Brainerd International Raceway
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By racerx2fas4u
We spent a week at the track for the Lucas Oil Natls. Met some of the friendliest people and staff at any track in the country! Good times had by all ! racing was spectacular and the Zoo was crazy fun!
6. Nisswa City Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By billyb175 - Tulsa, United States
Early June my family and I visited the Nisswa City Park (the picture is outdated, merry-go-round thing has been replaced with new equipment, and to the left of the pictured area is a really great, multi-leveled playground) for a little outside celebration. We had a really great time enjoying playing and relaxing while being in a place that was large enough to encourage social distancing without being exclusive. Mostly surrounded by baseball fields, and a pickleball/basketball court, this park has a lot of things to offer for a variety of ages. I was there with 5 adult family members and 5 children family members and we all got to enjoy the park. One adult took a nap on a comfortable and shady bench, while the rest ate and watched from one of the three large and sheltered picnic areas. The 5 children (ages 7 to 7 months) all found activities that they loved. Three different age-appropriate swings, multiple slides, monkey bars, bridges, and that weird colorful prison-like thing that King Bob used to throw malcontents into on the show Recess; we had a blast! Two things that I thought could've been better both have to do with spacing. 1) the picnic shelters were all a fair distance from the playground. We had to have one adult on the playground to keep an eye on the kids because it was just too far and too many obstructions to be able to see the entire playground from the picnic area. I know some people probably want to be able to use the shelters without being so close to screaming children, but maybe one of the three should've been 30-50 feet closer. 2) My 2-year old is an avid climber and can easily climb the tall ladder-like things that lead up to the higher levels of the playground. The problem was that her short (but powerful!) legs couldn't reach across from the top level of the ladder to the platform, resulting in her learning a valuable lesson about gravity at a height that was much too high.
7. Mille Lacs Lake
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 47 reviews
Spanning more than 200 square miles in size, this is the second largest lake in Minnesota.
Reviewed By KusskeB - Peoria, United States
Stopped at sculpture of fish Paul Bunyan caught. Great photo op at paved/walled pullout . Enjoyed take-out lunch at pullout enjoying the vista of this huge lake.
8. Paul Bunyan Land
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By V3532WDericab - Brainerd, United States
If you are visiting the Brainerd Lakes Area or live here and haven’t made the visit you should! We got at least once a summer and the kids always have a great time. It’s a one time fee for all day for the rides and This Old Farm. Take a break from the rides and walk around This Old Farm then go have lunch at their restaurant. Our now 7 year old has a blast. Our 14 year old is just starting to get a bit bored of it. Take a day and check it out!
9. Mount Ski Gull
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By s0meweird
fun zipping experience for whole family except for small children. the zipline operators are funny and good.
10. Safari North
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By LilBlueJay - Menomonie, United States
This is by far the best Zoo I have ever been too. The exhibits are fun and very ethical, and there's a wide range of animals to see. The trip in itself is a journey because it's outdoors, so you really get a feel for the environment. There's a nice little food shack you can get some pizza or pretzels or ice cream at. There' also a lot of animal interactions. There's a petty zoo section with a roaming tortoise section. The tortoises are super adorable! There's a bird feeding section where you can feed birds with seeds on sticks, you can feed Puzzles and Jigsaw, the giraffes, little carrots. My favourite part is the parrots. They're located at the beginning and the end of the path and they're the only parrots that have ever spoken to me. I just can't get enough of this place.
