Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Coon Rapids Dam

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Coon Rapids Dam is a 2-mile out-and-back in Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park near Coon Creek, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 863 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14450, -93.30896
Nearest town Coon Creek, MN

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Coon Rapids Dam

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Elevation 817–862 ft

Out & Back · Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.14450, -93.30896

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

78% paved14% gravel7% dirt1% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead