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BEACHES

City Park Beach - Alexandria

Lake Henry in Alexandria City Park, one block west of County Road 42.

Chippewa County Park Beach - Brandon

Between lakes Little Chippewa and Devil’s off County Road 108.

Lake Brophy County Park - Alexandria

Take Co. Rd. 82 west of Alexandria to the Brophy Landing road.

Lake Carlos State Park - Carlos

Lake Carlos, seven miles north of Alexandria off State Highway 29 and County Road 38.

Lake Latoka Beach - Alexandria

Take County Road 82 west from Alexandria, turn south on County Road 90, then west onto Latoka Beach Road.

Lake L’Homme Dieu Beach - Alexandria

Take State Highway 29 north of Alexandria to the beach.

Lake Osakis Beach - Osakis

Located on East Lake Street in Osakis.

Rotary Beach - Alexandria

Between lakes L’Homme Dieu and Carlos off County Road 42.

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Lake Brophy County Park, located on the north side of Lake Brophy, is the newest addition to the county’s park system. Take Co. Rd. 82 west of Alexandria to the Brophy Landing road. The park was built with a Legacy Grant from the State of Minnesota in 2018. It features a public swimming beach, picnic area, mountain bike course, fishing pier, children’s playground, fire pit, hiking trails, a sledding hill and cross-country ski trails. It also has access to the Central Lakes Trail. A new visitor center with restrooms and a winter warming area is also planned for sometime in the summer of 2022. Lake Brophy Wayside Park is west of Alexandria at the intersection of Co. Rds. 82 and 8. It has picnic tables, charcoal grills, restroom, drinking water, playground and views of Lake Brophy.

Kensington Rune Stone Park

is 15 miles west of Alexandria on State Hwy. 27. It’s where the famed Kensington Runestone was found. A new visitor center was constructed in 2017 which offers modern restrooms, an interpretive room, a gathering space and drinking water. The park also includes picnic tables, shelters, charcoal grills, electricity, a heated building with kitchen facilities, softball field, horseshoe pit, volleyball court, playground, hiking, mountain bike trails, cross country ski trails and historic displays. Spruce Hill Park is near Miltona. From Alexandria, take Hwy. 29 to Co. Rd. 5 and go east five miles. It has a stocked trout stream, picnic tables, shelters, charcoal grills, electricity, restrooms, drinking water, softball field, and interpretive, hiking and cross country ski trails. An archery range is also planned for sometime in the summer of 2022.

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Lake Carlos State Park is near Carlos. Take State Hwy. 29 north from Alexandria, turn west on Co. Rd. 38, turn left into park. Permit is required; purchase at park office ($7/day, $35/ year). The park features trails for hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling, as well as picnic tables, shelters, a swimming beach, play area, campsites, camper cabins, group camp, group center, restrooms, showers, boat landing, amphitheater, visitor/ interpretive center, naturalist programs, geocaching and an equestrian area. Rentals are available for canoes, kayaks and snowshoes. Checkouts are available for fishing and birding kits and GPS units.