Rainy Lake Visitor Center — Attraction in Minnesota

We are here Camping at rainy lake RV And wanted to venture out to see what we could find. With some research and help from the owners at rainy lake RV. We found the visitor center just down the road. It has bike and hiking trails. The bike trail is beautiful. Very natural and peaceful. While on the bike trail we came across a very friendly park ranger. She told us about the junior park rangers program. We went to the visitor center to learn more about the park and the kids program. The kids earned their badges and are official junior park rangers! They have a short video about the voyeguer national park and a small museum there. Very cool and would recommend. Also want to add that we were stopped by the sheriff on the trail and he gave the kids a coupon for free ice cream for wearing the their helmets. Thank yiu so much for taking the time to give out these coupons it made the kids day and validated me for telling them to...

We visited all three of the visitor centers in this National Park. I have to say our expectations were exceeded each time. Each one is different, and each one deserves a visit.

This has a great museum explaining the history of the people that were in this area for hundreds of years involved with the fur trading. From about the 1600s to the 1900s, these waterways were the highways and Interstates for the trading business.

There are lots of hiking trails and bike trails nearby. And, this seems to be the most popular of the three sites for fishermen. There were boat trailers lined up on both sides of the roads leading into the park. The parking lot for the trailers was full. Everyone, it seemed, was out today and visiting this park.

Be sure to hike the Oberholtzer trail. It is only a mile long (round trip). Oh, carry...

Small, but informative display of northern Minnesota history. There's also a short video about the park available on request. There are multiple boat tours from this site which is the perfect way to experience this scenic area. The visitor center is located on the very western edge of the park, but there is a TON to explore either by water or hiking. While we didn't camp, the area looks like a great place to pitch a tent and commune with nature. Would definitely recommend making the trip into the park if you ever find yourself in the great northern woodlands. With over 218,000 acres of protected wilderness, anyone who fancies the outdoors will find some...