Wood Lake Nature Center — Hiking

On a relatively nice November day, we decided to find a local hike to take advantage of the weather since it was only bound to get colder and snowier. After a quick search we decided on Wood Lake Nature Center. While I always enjoy the solitude of a hike up north, you can’t beat a trail 10 minutes from home when you aren’t able to drive hours away. This was a mear ten minutes from our house and I had no idea it was there.

This park is right next to the highway so the humm of the cars did take away from the feeling that you were out in the middle of nowhere, but it’s still impressive to have this much space set aside in the middle of a bustling city. This is one of the many reasons I love Minnesota.

After our hike, we explored inside the nature center which was a nice bonus while out hiking and a good place to warm up if needed. It’s always hard to rate these trails especially when comparing our ratings to other trails. I means I rated this one a 4 while also giving Porcupine Falls a 4 and that just seems wrong. However, the ratings are based on different, non consistent factors so I’m not going to worry about it too much, and instead, I’ll just keep finding trails to enjoy.

Hike #: 25

Trail: Wood Lake Nature Center

Location: Richfield, MN

Trail surface: dirt

Date: 11/16/19

Jo: ★★★★

Jesse: ★★

Riley: ★★★★