• Itasca State Park - 22 miles north of Park Rapids on Hwy 71.

• Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge - 24 miles east of Park Rapids in Rochert, MN

City Parks - For more information on Park Rapids Parks, Contact Greg  Hensel at 218-237-1456

• Deane Park - Between Fish Hook River and Fish Hook Lake
• Heartland Park - Fish Hook River · Park Rapids
• Rice Park - Near the dam on Fish Hook River · Park Rapids
• Lindquist Park - East of Heritage Living Center · Park Rapids
• Skoe Park - Grove Avenue North · Park Rapids
• Riverside Park - Between Fish Hook River and Highway 34 · Park Rapids

Swimming Beaches

• Park Rapids - Heartland Park - Fish Hook River
• Nevis - Nevis City Beach - Lake Belle Taine
• Akeley - Akeley City Beach - 11th Crow Wing Lake
• Hubbard - Fish Hook River
• Menahga - Spirit Lake
• Osage - Straight River