Explore Twin Cities Outdoors

This compact guide shows the range of Twin Cities parks and trails.

Explore Twin Cities Outdoors by award-winning author Kate Havelin will inspire you to explore all that the Twin Cities region has to offer. This full-color, handy guide highlights twenty Twin Cities parks. Want to find a neat play area for kids? Explore Twin Cities Outdoors has the answers. Love birding? This book includes several parks that the National Audubon Society considers Important Birding Areas. What else can you do at parks besides walk? From canoeing and kayaking to archery and mountain biking, Kate shares need-to-know details about the Twin Cities' top parks. Explore Twin Cities Outdoors highlights parks in Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Anoka, and Carver counties, so readers can find parks close to home and learn about parks across town that they've never visited. This compact guide shows the range of Twin Cities parks and trails, from city, county, and state parks to a park that's run by the National Park Service. This modestly-priced guide helps readers have fun without spending lots of bucks. All twenty parks are free (although the three state parks do require parking permits), so you can enjoy nature and stay within your budget.

Going Places is the name of Kate Havelin’s blog, and it’s what she loves to do. She relishes exploring new places, from tranquil trails to big cities—Manhattan is one of her favorite places.

When she’s not traveling, Kate keeps busy reading, writing, and volunteering. She’s active in political and social justice movements in the Twin Cities, and she has volunteered with the National Park Service, Upper Midwest Trail Runners, and Protect Minnesota. She and her husband, Leo, have two grown sons and live in the Twin Cities.

Kate’s 18 books include two trail guides for adults and 16 nonfiction books for middle school and high school students, ranging from historic fashions to biographies of Che Guevara and Queen Elizabeth.