Roseville

Roseville offers a variety of reasons to spend time outdoors: walking and cycling trails in Central Park, wetlands and woodland at the Harriet Alexander Nature Center, and the changing landscapes of Reservoir Woods. There are also lakeside concerts, ice skating, and a golf course. When planning your trip, it’s worth first considering which of these experiences you’d like to shape your stay.

Trails and nature in the parks

The 225-acre Central Park is divided into six areas connected by walking and cycling trails. It’s located on Lexington Avenue in the heart of Roseville. Around Bennett Lake, you’ll find cycling trails and lit walking paths. If you enjoy walking, you can plan a lap around the park as an activity in its own right; if you’d rather cycle, you can follow the designated bike trails.

The Harriet Alexander Nature Center is located within Central Park. Its 52-acre wetland and woodland area is crossed by boardwalks and trails. The combination of wetlands and woodland gives a walk here a different feel from the paths around the lake. The Nature Center also offers camps, classes, and other nature programs for all ages. These activities can be a reason in themselves to make time for nature on a trip with people who have varied interests.

The Muriel Sahlin Arboretum in Central Park offers a smaller, landscaped contrast. Covering eight acres, it features themed gardens, landscaped grounds, paths, a fountain, and architectural elements. This means you can also focus your park visit on the gardens and individual design features, rather than exclusively on a longer walk or bike ride.

Reservoir Woods offers a different landscape: The 115-acre park provides extensive opportunities for walks through hilly terrain. Its landscape features include many pine trees, wetlands, prairie grasses, and savanna. If you’d prefer to explore varied natural areas and hilly terrain on an outing, you can include Reservoir Woods in your plans; by contrast, Central Park offers trails and grounds divided into six areas.

Concerts, ice, and golf

The Frank Rog Amphitheatre is located in Central Park on the shore of Lake Bennett. Free concerts are held there on most Sundays and Thursdays in June, July, and August. If live music is one of your travel interests, you can take these months into account when choosing your travel dates. The concerts offer a different way to spend time in the park than walking or cycling.

The Roseville Skating Center also offers a variety of ice and skating experiences: It includes an indoor ice arena, North America’s largest refrigerated ice sheet, and an outdoor skatepark. This gives you a choice between skating indoors and skateboarding outdoors. If you choose Roseville for these kinds of recreational activities, you can make them another focus of your stay alongside the parks and nature.

Cedarholm Golf Course is a nine-hole par-3 course. Golfers of all ages and skill levels can typically play it in under two hours. This information helps you consider golf as a standalone activity that takes a manageable amount of time, without having to plan the rest of your stay around it. For a travel group with varied interests, the course can offer a different outing from nature trails, concerts, or ice activities.

Shape your stay around your interests

When searching for a vacation rental in Roseville, the kind of outings you’re planning is a good place to start: Would you mainly like to explore park trails and natural areas, are you interested in seasonal concerts, or are ice activities and golf more appealing? Your answer can help you decide what kind of vacation mix you’re looking for in Roseville. The options described range from walking paths and landscaped gardens to nature programs and sports; you don’t have to include them all in your stay.

If you’d like to discover more places, you can also explore the pages for Shoreview, White Bear Lake, Maplewood, Saint Paul, Vadnais Heights and Mounds View.

For the broader travel overview: Ramsey.