Camping/Biking around Minneapolis area
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JB
Aug 2, 2010, 9:04:51 AM8/2/10
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Does anyone know of a campground in the Minneapolis area where a guy
could drive to and then bike into the city on a bike trail? I may be
visiting friends later in the year and would like to camp, but would
want to leave my truck at the campsite and travel by bike while there.
John
could drive to and then bike into the city on a bike trail? I may be
visiting friends later in the year and would like to camp, but would
want to leave my truck at the campsite and travel by bike while there.
John
Justin August
Aug 2, 2010, 1:08:28 PM8/2/10
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If Jim doesn't respond on list I'd call Hiawatha Cyclery and ask.
They'd be the folks in the know.
-Justin
They'd be the folks in the know.
-Justin
Bill Connell
Aug 2, 2010, 1:21:37 PM8/2/10
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The Three Rivers parks will probably be the closest to town, though
you'll still have a 20-30-mile ride from camp, depending on where
you're heading in the city. The Carver Park campground is definitely
accessible by bike path, some friends bike out there to camp last
year.
http://www.threeriversparks.org/activities/camping.aspx
The U of M Cyclopath project is a great way to find bike routes around
the Twin Cities metro area (it doesn't go past the outer 'burbs).
http://cyclopath.org/
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EricP
Aug 2, 2010, 9:02:42 PM8/2/10
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Will agree with Bill on those. Also Lake Elmo Park Reserve in
Washington County. East of St. Paul. Again, probably 30 or so miles
from downtown Minneapolis.
Slightly further out - William O'Brien State Park. About 40 miles
from Minneapolis. Route is about half, or more on bike paths.
(Confession, it's where I've done my S24O).
Sadly, there used to be camping right in town. But that hasn't been
the case for quite a few years.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Aug 2, 12:21 pm, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote:
Washington County. East of St. Paul. Again, probably 30 or so miles
from downtown Minneapolis.
Slightly further out - William O'Brien State Park. About 40 miles
from Minneapolis. Route is about half, or more on bike paths.
(Confession, it's where I've done my S24O).
Sadly, there used to be camping right in town. But that hasn't been
the case for quite a few years.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Aug 2, 12:21 pm, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 8:04 AM, JB <baile...@voyager.net> wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a campground in the Minneapolis area where a guy
> > could drive to and then bike into the city on a bike trail? I may be
> > visiting friends later in the year and would like to camp, but would
> > want to leave my truck at the campsite and travel by bike while there.
>
> The Three Rivers parks will probably be the closest to town, though
> you'll still have a 20-30-mile ride from camp, depending on where
> you're heading in the city. The Carver Park campground is definitely
> accessible by bike path, some friends bike out there to camp last
> year.http://www.threeriversparks.org/activities/camping.aspx
> > Does anyone know of a campground in the Minneapolis area where a guy
> > could drive to and then bike into the city on a bike trail? I may be
> > visiting friends later in the year and would like to camp, but would
> > want to leave my truck at the campsite and travel by bike while there.
>
> The Three Rivers parks will probably be the closest to town, though
> you'll still have a 20-30-mile ride from camp, depending on where
> you're heading in the city. The Carver Park campground is definitely
> accessible by bike path, some friends bike out there to camp last
>
> The U of M Cyclopath project is a great way to find bike routes around
> the Twin Cities metro area (it doesn't go past the outer 'burbs).http://cyclopath.org/
> The U of M Cyclopath project is a great way to find bike routes around
JB
Aug 2, 2010, 9:19:22 PM8/2/10
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Thanks All,
20 - 30 miles out is about where I wanted to be. A good ride in,
spend some time visiting the city and then back for a good meal at
camp and a good night's rest.
Any ideas on good bike centric places to ride?
John
20 - 30 miles out is about where I wanted to be. A good ride in,
spend some time visiting the city and then back for a good meal at
camp and a good night's rest.
Any ideas on good bike centric places to ride?
John
Bill Connell
Aug 2, 2010, 10:38:35 PM8/2/10
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On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 8:19 PM, JB <bail...@voyager.net> wrote:
> Thanks All,
>
> 20 - 30 miles out is about where I wanted to be. A good ride in,
> spend some time visiting the city and then back for a good meal at
> camp and a good night's rest.
>
> Any ideas on good bike centric places to ride?
> Thanks All,
>
> 20 - 30 miles out is about where I wanted to be. A good ride in,
> spend some time visiting the city and then back for a good meal at
> camp and a good night's rest.
>
> Any ideas on good bike centric places to ride?
Check out the Minneapolis Midtown Greenway and the Cedar Lake Trail,
our bike superhighways. There's also nice riding along the river roads
(either side), Summit Avenue in St. Paul and downtown Mpls. Hiawatha
Cyclery is the only shop in town that carries Rivendells (they had 2
Hillbournes on the floor last week) and is worth a stop, as is One On
One bikes downtown, Freewheel bikes on the Greenway, and Angry Catfish
Coffee and Bikes in South Mpls. A great way to start is to pick up the
Twin Cities Bike Map in any bike shop, that'll have a good reference
for off-street trails and on-street biking routes around town.
John Blish
Aug 3, 2010, 1:54:52 AM8/3/10
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Hi John,
If you include north of town there is camping at Bunker Hills Park
http://www.anokacountyparks.com/camping/default.htm
in Coon Rapids. My recollection is that it is $15 a night and that includes showers and flush toilets. There is nothing special about the campground and nothing wrong with it either. There is a good water park nearby in the Bunker Hills Park but those folks don't have any reason to come into the campground and they do not.
The campground is not far from the Coon Rapids Dam where several multi-use trails meet, including one I often take down the WEST side of the Mississippi to I-694 where I cross over to the EAST side. To do that you would go south from the campground to the dam and cross the spillway at the dam and then head south from there. It is about 20 miles to the heart of downtown Minneapolis from there.
There are some twists and turns in this route that are not all obvious to the first-time user. Depending on when you might be here I might be able to provide further information. For now I can't help much. I leave early Thursday for an 850 mile round trip tour to a family reunion - back on about Aug 19 or so.
Good luck. Use Google map and get in touch with the campground folks if that looks like a possibility.
-jb
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John Blish
Minneapolis MN USA
If you include north of town there is camping at Bunker Hills Park
http://www.anokacountyparks.com/camping/default.htm
in Coon Rapids. My recollection is that it is $15 a night and that includes showers and flush toilets. There is nothing special about the campground and nothing wrong with it either. There is a good water park nearby in the Bunker Hills Park but those folks don't have any reason to come into the campground and they do not.
The campground is not far from the Coon Rapids Dam where several multi-use trails meet, including one I often take down the WEST side of the Mississippi to I-694 where I cross over to the EAST side. To do that you would go south from the campground to the dam and cross the spillway at the dam and then head south from there. It is about 20 miles to the heart of downtown Minneapolis from there.
There are some twists and turns in this route that are not all obvious to the first-time user. Depending on when you might be here I might be able to provide further information. For now I can't help much. I leave early Thursday for an 850 mile round trip tour to a family reunion - back on about Aug 19 or so.
Good luck. Use Google map and get in touch with the campground folks if that looks like a possibility.
-jb
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JB
Aug 3, 2010, 4:05:56 AM8/3/10
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I'll check it out. I won't be going till, at least, September and
possibly the end of October. I'll be in Greece the last part of Sept.
and first part of October, so, I'll make the trip on either end. I
know I'm pushing the weather a bit, but I live in Michigan and know
the routine for cold.
Right now, the timing of the trip depends more on work than anything
else. I've got a lot of time right now and that could, possibly,
change.
John
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Ken Yokanovich
Aug 3, 2010, 1:58:18 PM8/3/10
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On Aug 3, 12:54 am, John Blish <jbl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> For now I can't help much. I leave early Thursday for an 850 mile round trip tour to a family
> reunion - back on about Aug 19 or so.
>
> For now I can't help much. I leave early Thursday for an 850 mile round trip tour to a family
> reunion - back on about Aug 19 or so.
>
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> John Blish
> Minneapolis MN USA
Wow John, is your 850 mile tour by bicycle? Sounds like fun, at least
> John Blish
> Minneapolis MN USA
up to the family reunion part anyway ;)
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