Dynamite Park, Mountain Park,
Pats Grove, Red Rock Falls Park, South Dutch Charlie
Park, and Talcot Lake Park.
Sara Park and Highwater Park are undeveloped parks.
Click
here to look at a map of these parks
South
Dutch Charlie Park: a 24 acre park with electrical service for
about 3 campers,
a picnic shelter, picnic
tables, a well, bathrooms, and some playground equipment.
Dynamite
Park: a 3.06 acre park within the city limits of Windom.
This park serves as
a playground with an asphalt
basketball court and an assortment of playground
equipment. It also
has a shelter house for picnics, and toilet facilities.
Pats
Grove: is on an 80 acre parcel and is a primitive park which
offers open hiking
trails and picnic areas
in a natural setting.
Red
Rock Falls Park: is on 13 acres and has trails along the falls,
a picnic shelter house,
playground equipment, and
toilet facilities.
Mountain
County Park: a historic park consisting of 24 acres.
This park has a well,
toilets, trails, and picnic
shelters.
Talcot
Lake County Park: is located on a 40 acre parcel. Development
includes a shelter house, picnic tables
and grills, bathrooms with shower facilities, a swimming area
with a sandy beach, a playground
area, and 53 camping sites with water and electricity,
plus additional area for
tenting, and a dump station for campers. Firewood is available
upon request. The
Park is open from the first of May through the fall, maintenance
personal and the entry station
being staffed on a daily basis. Reservations can be
made by calling 507-831-2060,
a map and fee schedule upon request.
A man-made fish pond is part
of the campground for youngsters to try their luck at
fishing. Talcot Lake
provides Northern Pike, Perch, Crappies, Walleye, and bullheads
for those interested in
fishing, and the park has a fish cleaning facility. Fishing bait
is
available in near-by towns.
The lake is enjoyed by water skiing enthusiasts, and there
are fishing docks, and a
boat launching pad. There are no developed trails in the park,
but deer, geese, ducks,
mink, and other wildlife can be seen in the area.
Click
here to find more information on Talcot
Park
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