Elm Creek Park Reserve

Love this place! Tubing, snowboarding, skiing, cross country skiing! We did the snow tubing and they had 10 nicely groomed lanes and even at max capacity there was not that long of a wait. Easy to go online and reserve your two hour time slot which is plenty of time. Staff was friendly and helped give a push to start off if needed.

Still one of my favorite winter places to go. They make man made snow so you can go all winter long from Dec-March. They have free parking lot and prices for rentals and just a day pass is fairly cheap compared to other places. You can snowshoe, snowboard, cross-country skiing, downhill, ski, and snow tube here. They have a magic carpet lift that brings you up to the top of the hill. It's usually a lot less crowded than other locations so you get to spend more time going up and down the hill.

Love the variety offered in this park. Wonderful place for on leash dog walking. (There is a dog park too, but we haven't tried that.) Many options for hiking from a short trek with easy terrain lasting about 1.9 miles to longer trails more like 5 miles. Plentiful parking near most of the trails, historical sites, a mountain bike path, horses trails, and thousands of acres to play. Definitely worth a visit!

Looks like a park with everything, except the snow was so deep the hiking trails were closed for skiers. I still found an area to hike along the road to cleared trail. There are multiple places to park and a host of winter activities such as tubing which elicits screams heard throughout the park.

Offering 4,900 acres, Elm Creek is the largest park in the Three Rivers Park District. It is a free park to enter (some things do have a nominal fee/pass/permit, as snow tubing, x-country skiing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, swimming pond pass, etc). We bike here since the trails are scenic and we can relax along the way or have a snack under a friendly tree on a picnic table.

This park is amazing! They have a great amount of parking which makes life easy, and it's free. And there is multiple places for parking depending where you are in the park.The trials are great here. They are well paved and are great length. When I was here last time I walked a total of 8 miles on the trails! The views can be beautiful and the nature is great to walk around in. The paths can be for walking and biking.They have some nature centers and have many different programs associated with them. They also have disc golf and mountain biking trails as well as a place for archery. There is many things to do here so every time you come, you will never be bored.If you haven't come here before, definitely come check it out, on a beautiful day, this is a great place to be!

I am not from around and already a huge fan of this trail. I am visiting friends for a weekend and this is right opposite to where they live. On the first glance you'l know right away that this is a huge forest reserve. This one had a very big bike trail(I was told something around 15 miles), Ofcourse shared by people who is here for a run/hike/walk/picnic etc. Guessing by the signs, looks like there are few spots where you can actually ski. Consists of multiple loops/small trails if you want to walk or hike, both paved and unpaved. I've also located few picnic spots and the scenery at places is quiet refreshing and amazing. A very pleasant get away from the everyday noise, surprisingly you won't even hear any traffic once you are inside(depends how far you are away from the road). The main trail splits into small loops, you'll be fine if you can keep track of these. There's also a dog park as well multiple parking spots across the way based on which side of the trail you are accessing it(I used the one at intersection of Territorial and Fernbrook).

Elm Creek Park Reserve is a great getaway for folks from Maple Grove or any surrounding community. With easy parking and ample area to explore this place was a gem for new residents to Minnesota. With friends visiting from California who love the outdoors we used the opportunity to check out the area we now call home. With three little kids parking is key and there is easy parking available to families. The main center is helpful to understand the greater area, has a nature walk, animals native to the area and a library as well as conference rooms. It is a great place to have a kids party and the staff is so helpful and kind. We had a picnic at the car and then checked out the center and found out we could explore any of the clearly marked loop trails so we headed out for a snow hike. They rent snowshoes for those interested but we felt comfortable in boots. The area has sledding, trails and so many activities I highly encourage folks to come visit. You will see why Maple Grove is growing so quickly!

We don't get out this way that often, but since we were driving through we decided to stop and let our little guy get out and run around.We didn't know the playground was that far into the park, but eventually found it. On Mother's Day it was packed with people picnicking and playing on the cool playground structure. There are a ton of cool things to play on.SlidesSandboxHammockCargo netsLadybugs, bumblebees and so much more. Our son loved it and loved running down the colored matted hills and climbing around the smaller kid area. Really a wonderful, fun and interactive playground.Not sure we would make the trek back, but will definitely stop on the way in or out of town.Bathrooms had a super long line, only to realize it's like a icky port a john in the floor. Oh well I guess all the funds went to the playground equipment.Lots and lots of tables, picnic tables in the sun and shade.Nice paths for biking and walking etc.

A great little get away for those surrounding cities. It has everything has a little if everything for everyone. Cross county skiing; down hill skiing, snowboarding, tubing, trails to hike and a awesome bike trail! Trails and their buildings are well maintained. You can also reserve a shelter for any get together. Perfect for a formal get together or a more causal get together. We've had family get together and just causal volleyball games there too. Great for any activity year round.