Family Travel - AmericInn® Baudette, MN
The Perfect Family Vacation in Baudette Minnesota
Our Baudette hotel is the perfect choice for families that are making this area their destination or just passing through. We have a heated indoor swimming pool, whirlpool and game area and we offer a wonderful complimentary AmericInn Perk breakfast from 6:00am - 10:00am every day.
Baudette offers a great selection of activities for all seasons. Visit a state park, enjoy world-class fishing or great hunting. Enjoy snowmobiling, cross-country skiing or family skating in the winter. Check out the beautiful scenery and enjoy our wildlife. You'll find something for everyone during your family vacation in Baudette Minnesota!
Family Attractions and Activities
Lake of the Woods –Lake of the Woods is over 70 miles long and wide and contains more than 14,000 islands and 65,000 miles of shoreline. It is also the 6th largest fresh water lake located in the U.S. after only the 5 great lakes. There is four seasons of fishing that include walleye, smallmouth bass, northern pike, perch and sauger.
Willy the Walleye - Weighing in at 2.5 tons and measuring 40 feet long, Willie Walleye is the largest walleye and serves as mascot for the Walleye Capital of the World.
Address: Located on International Drive overlooking the Baudette Bay
Zippel Bay State Park
Wilhelm Zippel was one of the first permanent settlers of the area, he established a commercial fishing enterprise on the lake in the late 1800’s and the state park was established in 1959 to provide public access to Lake of the Woods and provide recreational opportunities in the area including camping, hiking, fishing and cross country skiing.
Distance: 19.93 miles
Phone: 218-783-6252
Snowmobiling - Snowmobile the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River area on more than 500 miles of continuously groomed and marked snowmobile trails. Most of the trails run through areas of pristine wilderness. Typically, riders can enjoy the trails from December 1st through March 31st.
Hunting - Lake of the Woods offers hunters vast tracks of public hunting lands that are loaded with the game. Black bear, upland game birds, waterfowl, and whitetail deer are most common in the area.
Family Skating - The Baudette Arena is open on Saturdays for Open Skating during the winter, the Williams Arena is open as well. Willie Walleye Landmark-Weighing in at 2.5 tons and measuring 40 feet long, Willie Walleye is the worlds largest walleye and serves as the landmark in Baudette as Walleye Capital of the World.
Sporting Clays
Address: 638 S Highway 172, Baudette
Distance: 3.4 miles
Phone: 218-634-3181
Website: www.smportingclays.com
Cross-Country Skiing - Zippel Bay State Park maintains over 12 miles of groomed ski trails during the winter months. The Trails wind through scenic areas of vast stands of pine, spruce and birch trees.
Address: 6080 39th Street NW, Williams
Distance: 15.9 miles
Phone: 218-783-6252
Oak Harbor - Public, 18 hole Par 72 Championship Course will provide golfers a with fair, enjoyable, and exciting golf experience. The vintage front nine, created in 1968, is nestled along the Rainy River and offers scenic fairways which are carved out of mature and wooded confines. The newly designed back nine is a Scottish Links Style with fairway/greenside bunkers, large ponds and quick greens. Accommodations include proshop, bar and restaurant.
Address: Highway 172
Distance: 9.8 miles
Phone: 218-634-9939
Grand Theater - Movie Theater.
Address: 215 Main Avenue, Baudette
Distance: 0.7 miles
Phone: 218-634-1784
Hours of Operation: Time vary, call for more information.
Birding - Lake of the Woods County offers incredible opportunities for beginning and seasoned birders. Seasonal sightings include migratory waterfowl, shorebirds, wood warblers, flycatchers, raptors, thrushes and eagles. Resident woodland species include a wide variety of woodpeckers and owls. Phone: Call for a free copy of "Birds of the Lake of the Woods County" at 800-382-3474.
Aurora Borealis - Minnesota's true north offers a panoramic view of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights.
Website: www.watersofthedancingsky.org
Lake of the Woods County Museum - Museum of the area. Address: 119 8th Avenue SE, Baudette Phone: 218-634-1200 Website: www.lakeofthewoodshistoricalsociety.com
Timbermill Community Park-Baudette has a beautiful new Community Park that offers you a time to relax or enjoy. •Picnic area •Sand Volleyball •Softball •Playground •Walking Track •Skate Park •Sand Volleyball Park •Public Boat Landing Oak Harbor
