Outdoor Recreation and Parks

Recreation and leisure locations are abundant in the Fargo Moorhead area community. There is something for everyone, including city parks with a number of activities, public golf courses and state parks.

We’ve got Golf Galore!

• Courses in Fargo
  
• Courses in Moorhead
• Course in Mapleton, ND
• Thunder Road of Fargo (2 18-hole miniature golf courses, 38 go-karts, six batting cages and 40 arcade games.)
  

Recreation & Parks Links

• Fargo Park District - 701.241.1350
  
• Moorhead Parks and Recreation - 218.299.5340
  
• West Fargo Park District
  
• F-M Metropolitan Council of Governments (bike paths)

State Parks

Five area state parks provide year-round outdoor recreation activities within a short driving distance of Fargo Moorhead. Most state parks provide camping, swimming, boating/canoeing, fishing and hiking/biking/snowmobile trails.

Minnesota

• Buffalo River State Park (15 miles east of F-M)
  
• Itasca State Park (115 miles northeast of F-M)
  
• Maplewood State Park (55 miles southeast of F-M)

North Dakota

• Turtle River State Park (95 miles northwest of F-M)
  
• Fort Ransom State Park (75 miles southwest of F-M)
  

Other Outdoor Recreation

FACE, Inc. Hosts the annual We Fest Country Music Festival and Spirit Fest at the Soo Pass Ranch

MSUM Regional Science Center Buffalo River Site An outdoor; hands-on laboratory for physical, natural and social sciences

Red River Zoo (Southwest Fargo) A 33-acre zoo, features 80 species of animals in natural habitats; home of a restored 1928 carousel

Red River Valley Fairgrounds (West Fargo) Home of the Red River Valley Fair, concerts, camping; and Home of the Red River Valley Horse Fair and Big Iron Farm Show

Red River Valley Speedway (West Fargo) Home of the World of Outlaws and summer stock-car racing on a 1/2 mile high banked oval dirt track.

Resorts in the surrounding areas

Rheault Farm Home to a variety of festivals, events and classes of year long; 15 acres including a house and barn built in 1918

S. S. Ruby River Tours (Downtown Moorhead) Offers narrated pontoon tours of the Red River during the summer months; operated by River Keepers

Thunder Road of Fargo (2 18-hole miniature golf courses, 38 go-karts, six batting cages and 40 arcade games.)

Visit our Business Directory or call 218.233.1100 for more recreation fun!