Spring Lake Park Reserve — Attraction in Nininger Township

Today (Aug 6th), spent the day with friends/members of the Minnesota Triumph Sports Car Club for our annual Summer Picnic at the West Pavilion.

Although the day started out wet with a thunder storm, we were able to keep relatively dry, thanks to the spacious pavilion, keeping everything under the roof relatively dry. Once the rain stopped, we were able to use the grill closest to the shelter to cook up meats and veggie proteins to go with all the delicious sides that were brought by members for the celebration as well.

What was also great were all the electrical outlets available for crockpots to keep the cooked foods warm, and a stereo system for background music and loudspeaker for announcements.

This is a beautiful park with a wonderful view of the river, a parking lot close by and clean, well maintained porta potties.

If you have a group (club, work, family, etc) that wants to get together for a picnic or other celebration purposes out in nature, I highly recommend the Spring Lake Regional...

First time we've ever been to this place and can I just say wow. The place was well maintained and clean. We parked over by the HUGE playground and took the first path we saw (which looked like a path of mowed grass at first) off to the left we saw a path lead into the woods and we knew we had to go! So glad we did! It was a beautiful easy trail with lots of places to explore. With covid they had "one way" trails and it made things a lot easier to get around and to know where to go. They had white paper maps of the trails to take with you and had plenty of maps along the way to mark where you are. Definitely bringing the kids to this place the next time around. Thanks for keeping this place beautiful and for letting the public still find fun things to do outside. Plenty of space and trails for everyone with lots of smiling faces! Exactly what we need...

The park is well groomed and very clean. Bathrooms were easily accessed and clean. The entire trail on the bluff side was in the trees and shaded. Made for a nice walk on a hot day. Our dog enjoyed coming with us. They are allowed on a leash. The rest of the park trails are more open and you get beautiful views of the Mississippi. We stood and watched a large group of barges come through slowly and carfeully..... we also watched a storm roll in from the distance and loved it! The picnic areas are clean and well spaced. I wished we could have stayed longer. We want to explore the bike trails next time. What a...