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CITY PARKS
Alexandria City Park is at the north end of Alexandria, one block west of County Rd. 42. It offers a playground, picnic area, tennis courts, swimming beach, bathhouse and fishing pier.
Big Ole Central Park is on the north end of Broadway in Alexandria, next to Lake Agnes. It features a gazebo and kiosk shelter and serves as a trail head for the Central Lakes Trail. Dean Melton Fillmore Park is at Fillmore Street and 15th Ave. W in Alexandria. Fred Foslien Park is in Victoria Heights, two blocks south of County Rd. 82 off Knut Street in Alexandria. Geneva Crest Park is on the west side of Lake Geneva in Alexandria (take County Rd. 82 East, turn north on Birch Avenue, go 3/4 mile, go east on Basswood two blocks and north on Geneva Dr.). Goose Park is three blocks west of Broadway on Fifth Avenue West in Alexandria. Lake Agnes Park is on the south shore of Lake Agnes along County Rd. 37 in Alexandria. Lake Connie Park is on Seventh Avenue. East between Roosevelt and Spruce streets in Alexandria. Lakeview Park is near County Rd. 82 East and Birch Avenue in Alexandria (take County Rd. 82 East to Birch Avenue , turn west on Runestone Place and west on Lake Park Avenue). Legion Park is at Broadway and Eighth Avenue West in Alexandria. Manor Hills Park is in Alexandria. Take Hwy. 29 North to Manor Dr. and go two blocks to the right on Springdale. Martin’s Hope Park is on Second Avenue across the street from Big Ole Central Park. Noonan Park is at Nokomis Street and 10th Avenue in Alexandria. Oak Knoll Park is on the northeast side of Alexandria near McKay Avenue. Take Hwy. 29 North, turn right on McKay Avenue and left on Oak Knoll Drive. 34 August/September 2020 • Vacationer
Osagi Park is on Lake St. in Osakis. It features picnic tables and shelter, restrooms, playground and lakeshore (no swimming area).
ground system within a 60-mile radius. There’s a swimming beach and bathhouse and mountain bike trails.
Pooch Playland is a dog park with a fenced-in area located at the south end of Victor Street in Alexandria.
Lake Brophy Wayside Park is west of Alexandria at the intersection of County Rds. 82 and 8. It has picnic tables, charcoal grills, restroom, drinking water, playground and views of Lake Brophy.
Runestone Park is about one mile east of Broadway in Alexandria on Sixth Avenue East. Veterans Memorial Park is located on the corner of Broadway Street and 8th Ave. in downtown Alexandria. The park includes a picnic pavilion, a heated restroom complex and is wheelchair accessible.
COUNTY PARKS
Chippewa Park is three miles north of Brandon on County Rd. 108. It features picnic tables, shelters, charcoal grills, restrooms, showers, drinking water, a swimming beach (no lifeguard), playground, horseshoe pit and camping sites. Curt Felt Memorial Park is north of Alexandria off County Rd. 42. It has a volleyball court, playground, a picnic shelter, restrooms, horseshoe courts and a softball field. Lake Brophy Park is located on the north side of Lake Brophy. Take County Road 82 west of Alexandria to the Brophy Landing road. The park includes a parking area, portable restroom, dock and fire ring, as well as natural surface trails for walking, biking, and running and has access to the Central Lakes Trail. It also has a playground with slides, swings, ninja course, obstacles, puzzles, educational games and is the largest play-
Kensington Rune Stone Park is 15 miles west of Alexandria on State Hwy. 27. It’s where the famed Kensington Runestone was found. There’s a visitor’s center, picnic tables, shelters, charcoal grills, electricity, restrooms, drinking water, heated building with kitchen facilities, softball field, horseshoe pit, volleyball court, playground, hiking and cross country ski trails and historic displays. Spruce Hill Park is near Miltona (from Alexandria, take Hwy. 29 to County Rd. 5 and go east five miles). It has picnic tables, shelters, charcoal grills, electricity, restrooms, drinking water, softball field, and interpretive, hiking and cross country ski trails.
STATE PARK
Lake Carlos State Park is near Carlos. Take State Hwy. 29 north from Alexandria, turn west on County Rd. 38, turn left into park. Permit is required; purchase at park office ($7/day, $35/ year). The park features hiking, snowshoe, cross-country ski and snowmobile trails, picnic tables, shelters, swimming beach, canoe/paddleboat rentals, play area, camp sites, camper cabins, group camp, restrooms, showers, boat landing, amphitheater, visitor/interpretive center, naturalist programs, geocaching, equestrian area and fish house rental.
