Douglas County, Minnesota Parks & Recreation

If you are the active outdoorsy type then there is much for you to do in Douglas County.  Douglas County is home to many parks, wildlife management areas and lakes where you can spend the day practicing your favorite field sport, swimming, fishing or boating.  Many of these parks offer the opportunity to learn more about Douglas County history or if you prefer, just share a picnic and relax with someone special.  There is something outdoors for everyone regardless of age or tastes, regardless of season.  Come wintertime, there is skiing at Andes Tower Hills and cross-country skiing at the Kensington Runestone Park.  Click on the links below to find out park hours, reservation costs and other amenities as well as camping and fishing information.  You can also find out about the histories of all these great parks.   Andes Tower Hills Chippewa Park Deputy Sheriff Curtis A Felt Memorial Park Kensington Runestone Park Lake Brophy County Park Spruce Hill Park The Central Lakes Trail Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach   Other parks in Douglas County include wildlife management areas (WMAs) where hunting of deer, small game, pheasants, turkey, waterfowl and forest birds is permitted during their respective season.  Click the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Minnesota DNR) link for more information about the wildlife management areas in Douglas County including restrictions.   List of Wildlife Management Areas in Douglas County, Minnesota   Alvstad WMA Anderson WMA Balgaard WMA Belle River WMA - North Unit Belle River WMA - South Unit Big Spruce WMA Blair Pond WMA Brandon WMA Chermak WMA Chippewa Pond WMA Eng Lake WMA Engelbrecht WMA - Northeast Unit Engelbrecht WMA - Southwest Unit Evansville WMA Forada WMA Garfield WMA Great Northern WMA Gustave-Melby WMA - North Unit Gustave-Melby WMA - South Unit Gustave-Melby WMA - Southeast Unit Hartfiel WMA Hegg Lake WMA Herberger Lake WMA Hudson Pit WMA Kensington WMA Kuhtz Lake WMA La Grande WMA Miltona WMA Moe WMA Nycklemoe WMA Osakis WMA - North Unit Osakis WMA - South Unit Pioneer Trail WMA - North Unit Pioneer Trail WMA - South Unit Red Rock Lake WMA Satterlie WMA Schnepf WMA Schulke WMA Spruce Creek WMA Thornberg WMA Urness WMA - Northwest Unit Urness WMA - Southeast Unit Viking WMA - North Unit Viking WMA - South Unit
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