Top 5 Winter Vacation Activities in Cuyuna Lakes Area

Maybe you're hoping to hit the fat bike trails. Or perhaps you wish to relax in a trailside cabin at the lake and enjoy the occasional campfire. Regardless, a Cuyuna winter vacation is all about doing your ideal activities and enjoying nature.

With an average annual snowfall of 40 inches, there's plenty of powder to explore. The options include 30 miles of groomed Nordic skiing and snowshoeing trails and access to snowmobile trails. So whether you want a quiet weekend in the woods or thrilling black-diamond fat biking, explore everything winter in Cuyuna, MN, has to offer.

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Here are the top 5 winter activities we enjoy:

1. Fat Tire Biking

Biking fun is on another level when you're fat biking trails on the Cuyuna trails. The more than 25 miles of flowing trails are groomed and offer trails for beginner, intermediate, and expert riders. No bike? No problem. Cuyuna offers fat bike rentals. Here's rental information and a link to trail maps.

2. Cross-Country Skiing

If the quiet glide of cross-country skiing is your idea of winter fun, Cuyuna, MN, has you covered with more than 30 miles of trails nearby. This article provides an overview of these favorite trails:

· Larson Lake Trail - 11.0 km double track set

· Wolf Lake Trail -10kk of single track

· Nordic Ridge Trail - (22 kilometers)

· French Rapids Trail - 16.0 k track set

3. Snowshoeing & Winter Hiking

Hiking continues when winter starts. Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area provides a gorgeous setting for snowshoeing. Strap a pair on and head into the woods or snowy Miners Mountain. Red Raven, Crosby offers snowshoe rentals. Here's a link to the trail map.

4. Snowmobiling

Snowmobiling is taken seriously in Minnesota. With more than 22,000 miles of groomed trails, you can ride uninterrupted from one end of the state to another and all sorts of places. Cuyuna offers excellent access points to the vast network of Minnesota snowmobile trails. Here are some helpful links to hit the snowmobile trails:

· Area snowmobile maps here

· Info for snowmobile beginners here

· Snowmobile rental information here

5. Skiing, Snowboarding & Tubing

Family-favorite Mount Ski Gull, a scenic 30-mile drive from Cuyuna, offers downhill skiing and snowboarding. Ski Gull has 12 runs (40% beginner, 30% intermediate, 30% expert), a terrain park, Bunny Hill, offers lessons, ski and snowboard rentals, and snow tubing.

Mount Ski Gull 9898 County 77 SW Nisswa, MN 56468 218-963-4353 mountskigull.com

Trail Connected Lodging

True North Basecamp offers six warm Lakeview, trail-connected cabins with high-speed WiFi and access to showers and bathrooms with heated floors. Each cabin includes a fire ring with a cooking grate, microwave, Kuerig coffee maker, mini refrigerator, Bluetooth speaker, and radio.. Takeout and delivery food is available in nearby Crosby. Prices start at $99 per night. Book here.