オルムステッド郡の湖・トップ5

You have to walk them down to the lake from the lower parking lot, but it at least gives you a way to access it

I think this is a former quarry, at least when I first pedaled here maybe 10 years ago, it was fenced off and there were diggers and stuff around the lake. It's definitely at least a run off pond now. But it is a great point to loop around before heading back to Pine Island when doing the Douglas State Trail.

From this highlight on the east shore of Cascade Lake, you can access a dedicated pedestrian and bicycle system of trails southwest along the South Fork of the Zumbro River, southeast along Bear Creek, west to Silver Lake and Quarry Hill Park, and north to the Douglas State Trail.

Cascade Lake is part of the park of the same name and is located in the west of Rochester. There's a trail, called Cascade Creek Loop Trail, that leads around the lake and if that's not enough for you, you can extend around the neighboring lakes called Interlachen Lake and Manorwoods Lake.

Cascade Lake is part of the park of the same name and is located in the west of Rochester. There's a trail, called Cascade Creek Loop Trail, that leads around the lake and if that's not enough for you, you can extend around the neighboring lakes called Interlachen Lake and Manorwoods Lake.

As one of the best viewpoints over Rochester, this overlook is located in Indian Heights Park in the northwest of the city. From here you get nice vistas of the skyline, South Fork Zumbro River and Silver Lake.

Silver Lake, in the park of the same name, is a man-made lake very close to downtown Rochester, Minnesota. The lake is famous for its huge amount of Canada geese, that can be observed from the multi-use trails leading around the lake.

Willow Creek Reservoir is beautifully surrounded by forest and lies in the very south of Rochester. The horseshoe shaped reservoir is especially popular among anglers but is a great spot to soak in nature for everybody else as well.