Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

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Welcome to lake country! You'll find over 400 sparkling blue lakes within 25 miles. Detroit Lakes is located 45 miles east of Fargo, ND or 130 west of St. Cloud on Highway 10. A popular vacation destination, Detroit Lakes invites you to sink your toes in one mile of sugar-sand city beach. Water recreation is popular, from boating to tubing, scuba diving to fishing. Cast your line for pan fish, game fish or trophy-size muskie!

Looking to get away for fun? You'll find outdoor street faires and music festivals. Parades and pow wows. Birding festival and half marathon run. Fireworks and a county fair. Golf tournaments and mountain bike races. Oodles of entertainment for the whole family.

Want to escape to solitude? Detroit Lakes has that, too. Seek out wildlife at parks and refuges. Take a fall-color hike. The list of fun things to do in the Detroit Lakes area is nearly endless. It may take more than one visit to do them all, so we invite you to come back and we'll See You at the Lakes!

Parks
•City parks, including skate park and disc golf course
•Dunton Locks County Park and Sucker Creek Preserve
•Three state parks within one hour or less

Wildlife and Birding
• Lake Country Scenic Byway
• Pine to Prairie Birding Trail
• Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge
• Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
• Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District

Trails
• Winter Wonderland Snowmobile Trail System. 250 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, several miles of cross country ski trails

Lodging
• Hotels, motels, resorts, campgrounds, and bed and breakfast inns

Shopping/Dining
Downtown mall, department stores, specialty shops, discount supercenters, 24-hour grocery, fast to fine dining

Attractions/Recreation
• "Sunny in DL" 40 decorated sunfish sculptures
• Open air musical concerts; summer music in the City Park
• Championship Golf Courses and Mini-Golf Courses
• Amusement Park
• Public Beaches, Watercraft Rentals, Tubing
• Antiques, Flea Market, Farmers' Market
• Guided Scuba diving and fishing
• Casino
• Community Center - fitness and aquatic workouts
• Horseback riding
• Bowling
• BMX Bike Racing
• Tennis Courts
• Curling Club
• Ice Skating
• Ice Fishing

Arts and Culture
• Historic Holmes Theatre
• Becker County Museum
• Lake Agassiz Regional Library

Transportation
• Municipal Airport, Amtrak, Taxi, and more.