Day Trips

Duluth has over 11,000 acres of public open space and parkland within the city limits. There are also eight summer recreation trails with a total of 53 miles of hiking trails, 10 miles of bike trails, 15 miles of horseback riding trails and 3 miles of inline skating. Trails and scenic roads follow the St. Louis River from the harbor to Jay Cooke State Park. The opportunities for recreation are remarkable and are all within a very short distance of Spirit Lake Marina & RV.

Western Waterfront Trail

Day trips open another world of parks, scenery and adventures!

Gateway to Lake Superior’s scenic north shore - - Home to the North Shore Scenic Drive, a designated National All American Road
too many public golf courses to list
The land of 10,000 lakes – get the point?
2 ½ hour drive to the Canadian border
2 ½ hour drive to Minneapolis/St. Paul Metroplex
Split Rock Lighthouse
Gooseberry Falls State Park - Tettegouche State Park
Iron Range with largest open-pit mine in the world
Just over one-hour drive to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Thousands of acres of untouched wilderness
Across the bridge is Superior, Wisconsin offering yet another list of parks, golf courses, rivers, trails, tourist attractions and fun