Welcome to The Brainerd Lakes Area!
The Nature lovers paradise & Minnesota's playground
Biking, craft beer, family fun, fishing, food, golfing, hiking, hunting, shopping and more all await you in the Brainerd Lakes Area! From Paul Bunyan Land to the Brainerd International Raceway, adventures never run out in the beautiful city of Brainerd MN.
Boating & Water Sports
Sports & Trails
Fishing & Hunting
Golf & Relaxation
Brainerd Int. Raceway
Brainerd International Raceway is the largest racetrack in the Upper Midwest and may offer the most diverse motorsports schedule anywhere. With a world-class drag strip and two road course configurations (one is 2.5 miles and the other is 3.1 miles), BIR hosts drag racing, road racing, endurance racing, Superbike racing, drifting and autocross competitions, cruising events, and car shows. It even has a small lake in the campground for watercross, where snowmobiles race on open water.
ATV & Boat Rentals
Brainerd, Minnesota’s playground is your boating and watersport destination offering over four hundred lakes and rivers to explore.
Spend the day on Brainerd’s larger lakes enjoying tubing, skiing, wakeboarding, or just cruise the lake. Want an afternoon adventure; explore miles of channel and several lakes while traveling from Gull Lake just north of Brainerd all the way to Nisswa Minnesota. Stop by one of several restaurants on the water that offer a variety of food and beverage choices, outdoor music, volleyball and more.
Charter Fishing
Connect with one of the Brainerd fishing guides to make your next Brainerd MN fishing trip a sure success! The fishing guides in the Brainerd Lakes Area know the lakes, and the fish, and they can provide you with valuable insights and information when it comes to MN fishing.
Fishing in the Minnesota Brainerd Lakes Area is a popular activity year round with ice fishing in the Winter and all the beautiful lakes and rivers for Summer fishing. The Brainerd area offers more than 400 lakes where you can “catch the big one”! Brainerd is famous as the prime Minnesota Vacation and Resort location with major resorts on many of the best fishing lakes. Unwind for the day or weekend on a Brainerd, MN lake and start creating fishing memories to last a lifetime!
Ice Fishing
Ice Fishing, a Brainerd Minnesota favorite Winter activity, and Brainerd, Minnesota is the ideal location to drill a hole and drop a line. Our Brainerd Lakes area is home to some of the best fishing lakes in the state, and we enjoy winter fishing just as much as we love open water fishing.
If you are staying at a Brainerd resort or working with a local ice house rental company, ask what equipment you will need. Many of the resorts and fish house rental companies provide some of the basic ice fishing equipment needed and offer services that will help prepare you for your Brainerd ice fishing experience. You might also consider ice fishing with one of our local fishing guides for an unforgettable, worry-free ice fishing experience.
Resorts
Countless places to stay in and around Brainerd
Bring the family to a water park hotel and you’ll have cherished memories they’ll never forget. Need a hotel with a conference room for your business associates, no problem. By the lake, or in the city, there’s a hotel to fit your needs.
Trails
Walking, Biking, Skiing, Snowmobiling, ATVing and more!
With stunning vistas surrounding you, the Paul Bunyan Trail has over 120 miles of paved pathways for your enjoyment no matter the season! And that’s just the beginning!
