By Sam Shirley When snow conditions allow, the J.W. Parks Golf Course grooms cross country ski trails. Leaving from behind the restaurant, the groomed trail crosses a snowmobile trail before reaching the loop split. From this split, the trails make a large loop (~1 mile) around the golf course with one option for making the loop longer or
While the trail section that follows the river a short distance is quite pleasant for walking, many of the other trails here appear to be designed for mountain biking. So walking them as they circle and sweep about in a kind of crazy way can be a bit dizzying. Also, as far as orienting yourself
The expansive lawns at Manson Park were beautifully mown when I visited. With few people joining me at the park on the day I visited, it felt like I was wandering around the private estate of an English country manor. Paved paths make their way around the grounds, shaded by the kind of trees that
At the tiny alpine ski hill of Pinnacle Park, which has one chairlift and where skis are left on racks long after the snow melts, presumably in anticipation of it returning in a few months, you can take a short walk up to the top of the ski slope for a bit of a view.