Great family fun. $20 gets you entrance, all the rides you can handle, and a self-guided tour through a pioneer museum. There are picnic spots in the parking lot so bring a bagged lunch and enjoy a wonderful day at Paul Bunyan Land.

Great place for all ages! The kids loved the rides, rock climbing wall, petting zoo and attractions! The adults enjoyed walking around Pioneer Village too! We appreciated that the admission was basically all inclusive (except food of course). The staff was super friendly & park was very clean. Plenty of staff to run the rides. My kids never waited more than a few minutes for anything, even on a beautiful Friday afternoon in the summer.

I went to the original location when I was a kid, but this still has everything I remember. We had to bring it kids when we were up this way. The biggest draw is the giant taking Paul Bunyan to be sure, but theres loads of fun rides for younger kids. Our oldest (11) still had a fun time. The old time village was also fun and the kids got to see some cool old stuff. The only downside was the petting zoo. It was sad. All in all though a fun afternoon.

Its okay. My seven year old liked 3 of the rides, otherwise wasnt too impressed. I liked the antique area better. Pretty pricey for what it is.

Great amusment park. Very clean. Campground is new, bathrooms spotless. Host even carted my family to entance of park and back several times. We will be back. We recommend the campground and park.

Found this little gem and had a blast for several hours! Paul Bunyan says Hi to the kids by name when they walk in, took them by surprise! Nice rides for all ages. Food was good. Petting zoo is always fun. The kids also had fun walking through the old buildings although they didnt care much for the mannequins . Really nice, friendly staff. The old mine building was trippy! Will be back!!

Almost great fun. Not enough staff to man the rides. Not all staff was happy to be there. Jamie was exceptional. She made sure we all had fun. Please stock the candy store.

Cool place, the kids loved it and we easily spent a few hours there. I bet like going back in time Talking Paul Bunyan was a hit. The antique area was also pretty interesting. I got the basic rides like Ferris wheel, bumper cars, spaceship.

Was fun, they scared the teens and went easy on the little one.

Went today. There were 4 of us, two children and two adults. It cost 95.00. No big deal because this included all the rides. The problem is that there is not enough staff to run the rides. One staff member is in charge of two or more rides so they bounce back and forth. My 3 year old does not understand that you have to wait so he lost interest pretty quickly. The rides themselves do not look as though they were taken care of. I am a bigger person and it was scary to get on and off of the ferris wheel. This could be a really awesome theme park if it were properly staffed and the rides were kept up.

Still hands-down the best amusement park in Minnesota. Family owned and operated. Unique rides and things to do. Best tilt-a-world ever, and I’ve tried a lot of them. You can really get them spinning! Staff is always very friendly. A staple for things to do in the Brainerd Lakes area.

Blast from the past. Recall coming here when I was under 10 so a lot of fun to bring my own kids and to see how much it’s stayed the same but also grown (and moved).

I was super excited for the rare opportunity to give something 3 stars. Place was okay. My kids liked it and its probably the same rides that I rode when I was a kid.....though more broke down. Definitely scary!

Took my grandson here for a day. Of course I loved the pioneer village and he had a little fun there but he couldnt wait to get to the rides. I remember when it was still in Brainerd/Baxter. What they have done with it is awesome good for people of any age

Lots of rides for all ages/heights. Bit expensive for adults who dont get to ride many rides but kids have a blast. Good amount of staff where you might have to wait a bit for an operator for your ride but it is not long.

Im sure it would have been fun, but the hours werent updated. Apparently theyve switched to night time only, but the website and Google havent updated the hours.

Great family fun! Nice to have a normal day out as family. We will come back!

Super fun place. Great service and prices. Lots to do. Will be back.

It was a quaint place. Just enough fun for the whole family. Really loved the old farm side too. My daughter was so impressed that Paul would talk to her. And especially that they like the same thing for breakfast

Lots of nostalgic fun for the older folks and rides for the kids. A bit on the pricey side but well worth it.

Kids enjoyed the rides and seeing Paul Bunyan. They loved that he knew their name and interacted with them!

Its nice place to look around! A lot of old stuff like 1900 to 1970s... Pretty cool... Heres why I gave it a four star because of pricey.

So much family fun and history. We come every summer and stay for hours. Tradition!

Its the best place to be for a family run business our family loves it out there for camping an riding rides just all round fun an great place we would give it more then 5 stars

The campground portion was amazing with great customer service. BUT Paul Bunyan itself, only gets a star for me because my 12 year old loved the rock climbing wall. It is way too under staffed. My 2 year olds wanted nothing more than to go on rides, but would have to wait 20 plus minutes(mind you the park was very empty). I watched (who I was told was the manager of rides) run the same frog hopper ride 4x and never walk over to let me bring my girls on the carousel. I also would see workers sitting at picnic tables ignoring people waiting for rides. I finally got my 2 year old on a ride and the operator ran it for no more than 10 seconds, shut it off and just walked away. Some ride operators would let my 18 month old nephew on rides(with his parents) and some wouldnt. It is extremely over priced, but I would have been fine with it if the staffing wasnt so awful.

Nostalgia with Paul and Babe was on point. The staff was friendly and the facilities were clean. Thanks for a wonderful experience.

We came today with our 6 year old daughter. This place is an absolute joke. Barely anyone working and were turned away after waiting in line for rides so the attendant could run another ride. So many rides with no one to run them. If you are going to charge $70 for 3 people to get in - staff your park! What a waste of money since we couldn’t ride most of the rides.

We just stopped by for a photo

I loved it as a kid and my kids loved it as much as I did.

Kids loved it...4hrs of non-stop rides

Even with COVID they made it an awesome experience for 5 kids and 2 adults.

The antiques here are awesome

Great place to take Small children, excellent rides overall fun times.

Pretty good place nice staff and a lit of fun things

Always a fun time for the whole family!!

Great place! We and the kids really enjoyed it!

It was awsome!! The whole family loved it!! We stayed there for 4 hours and 15 mins

Fantastic place! We have driven by so many times! I am please we stopped! The family really liked it!

My gtandson loved all the rides. Great food too

Great place to take the family for a day of fun!

We had so much fun with our 5 year old.

We brought a 7, 6, 5, 3 and 1 year old today. They had a great time. Being greeted by Paul Bunyan by name made their day, and he even sang us happy birthday. There were lots of great rides that were perfect for their ages. Many parks are geared for older kids, so this was perfect for us.

Fun place to go with children. Cost to get in is fairly high, however rides require no tickets and are unlimited. Several staff members manage the rides. The staff is nice and helpful. The large Paul Bunyan statue speaks to you, the kids love it and are so surprised he can converse with them. This is a fun trip if you are looking to fill a day.

Wehad a great time during the 4th of July.

Wonderful, they are open until the end of October!

Loved going to Paul Bunyan Land with my Parents up to Brainerd when I was a kid and years later I then brought my 3 children when they were younger!!And now to return with my Kids and Grandkids was a Special Treat!!

Fun for the whole family. We especially enjoyed Pioneer Village. Got so absorbed in looking that we ended up being the last ones in the closing park. We really had fun doing old time photos, but would have been happier if the photographer would have made sure everyone was seen in the photos. Excellent time and we made lots of memories. Thank you!

Fun for all ages!

It was a good family environment my daughter really enjoyed it

Fun ride good place for the family

This may be my favorite place in the world. Not only does it maintain rides and aspects of the park that have remained unchanged since I was a kid 30+ years ago, it has many of the same things my mom enjoyed 60 years ago. Delightfully kitsch and pure. So happy that my nephew has been such a good sport about making this a continued family tradition! That being said, I have had an excellent time with a couple adult friends-- just enough to keep us all laughing!

Paul Bunyan at the entrance is amazing for the kids, but the admission cost is wayyyyyy overpriced for what you get. Basically a glorified county fair worth of rides and attractions that are in a sad state of disrepair. For the admission cost they could at least repaint things.

This is a great place for kids 3 to 10. They have a ton of amusement rides for kids. And they can ride all of them for free once you pay the admission price to get in. So, its like going to a carnival with unlimited rides all day. It wasnt busy when we went so the kids road about every ride at least 3 to 5 times. The best part is when Paul Bunyan welcomes all the kids by name when they first walk in. We even played hide and go seek with Paul and he won every time!! We spent about 6 hours there and the kids loved every minute of it.

Our family had a great time seeing the animals, buildings and stories. The kids enjoyed the rides. Staff was very friendly.

Same rides as most county fairs with no tickets OR lines and you can go anytime all seasons for the same price. Thats actually pretty awesome!

Nice place to see! Adults is almost $22.00 which seems a bit high for me. Great for kids and adults that love rides (not a bunch of rides, but there are some) and the pioneer village. Now they have RV camping but I dont have any info on that.

Its a great place to go you can spend a whole day looking at all the buildings and seen Antiques and thats good for the children to see how it was in the day. Lots and lots of entertainment. Thank you

This is such a nostalgic place for anyone from Minnesota. The people are very friendly and willing to stop and talk to anyone. I recently stayed at the campground and the bathrooms and showers were amazing. I would recommend that everyone with kids goes here at least once.

Took the family here today had a blast!!!! Its like 20 bucks a piece but heres the thing.....totally unlimited rides all day no lines ....real fun time theres also a little petting zoo....a farm land place with little museum buildings......awesome place yes the rides are old but well maintained.....Farris wheel was the fastest one I ever been on .......totally going back!!!!!

Its nostalgic, its kitsch, its the same old Paul Bunyan! Some rides I swear are the same as the from 1991. The park brought me a lot of joy as a child, and my children got to experience the same feeling after our recent visit. The rides and attractions were just right for my 3 and 5 year old. The price is what it is because it is unique and youll probably only need to visit once or twice! We arrived in the morning, left for lunch and came back for the afternoon. The place isnt Disneyland but it was just right for us and a fun day trip. Its a rite of passage for Minnesota kids, and I hope it will around for many years to come!

Fun place good amount of rides

Been going here since i was a kid and now i take my own kids here. They are always amazed at how big Paul Bunyan is

We had a lot of fun! This place is quirky with personality yet clean and interesting. My kid really liked the rides and petting zoo. The old farm is interesting...has lots of antiques and buildings. Worth the stop!

Brought back a lot of memories. Have to go back cause couldnt see it all in one afternoon

Went there years ago, when was in town, really enjoyed it with my boys, now its all different and way over priced, didnt even go in after I saw the admission price

Fun rides and a very friendly staff!!

Very wonderful place its around $20 for 2 people and many attractions to look at including some rides my personal favorite is the Train. And dang the Food here is great also you can shift through gemstones its like $15 for a bag of assorted gemstones. The parking is free Babe The Blue Ox is there to greet you before you enter.

Rides are a little run down but it was fun for our 3 year old granddaughter

Just like I remember! It’s very special that they preserved this fun place so I can share it with my son! They also have a fun antique area that you can explore. Highly recommend!

Loved this place it was a cute and fun place to spend with my family.

We had such a great time here today!!

Not a good place to take your kids a bunch of run-down old junk .35 years ago it was a great amusement park not anymore felt ripped off paying $22 each for four people to get in very disappointed. will never go back or recommend it to anybody I know. one thing I will say though the people that work there were great bunch of young kids doing summer jobs fantastic people. as far as the park goes not good at all

To those who grew up in the 60s and 70s and went to Paul Bunyan land and Bambi land ,leave those memories alone,I really very rarely give a negative review however a word about this place other than the moving statue of Paul who talks and waves, it ends there, some of the original saw mill town are there but in poor condition plus after charging $21.95 a head expect you to feed quarters in to see the saw mill turn on! the rest of the place is like walking through a antique store where you cant touch or buy anything!? then its like walking through a junk yard! there are (if there working) about a dozen rides mostly kiddie rides! in various stages of condition.if they charged $5 to get in I probably wouldnt be writing this,but it was very disappointing..keep your memories this proves you cant go home again!

Good place for young kids

Great time with grandkids. Even the 3 yr old went on 40 rides. Spent 4 hours there. Great selection of sweatshirts and t-shirt in the gift shop. Many teaching moments in the village. Only complaint is that we wished they had some out house spread around. Long Walk for little legs.

I think many of the rides are from when I was a kid, but my kids had an absolute blast here. Admission was pretty cheap for having all the rides included. The old time village is really neat, and included in admission. Ill definitely be back!

Very expensive for the people that dont go on rides

Cute place for little kids, but MAN, they are so short-staffed that it’s about one employee running 3-4 rides, which means most rides don’t have someone operating them when you want to ride it, so you stand there waiting FOREVER for them to come to operate the ride you want to go on. And it’s expensive! $22 per person, even for adults that will most likely not go on any rides. The giant talking Paul Bunyan is the main reason for going. But that’s about it. We went there to check it off our list but won’t go again.

The kid loved it

A shadow of what was. Expensive to relive a little childhood passed memory in a random field. While I really appreciate that someone saved it all, theres generally no need for multiple trips. I literally only needed Paul to welcome me and it was worth most of the entrance fee. Go at least once.

It was Great!!! Havent been there since my kids were young. A lot more buildings to look at too.My next trip with the grands!!!I went there as a little kid.......love the memories!!!!

Great place to bring the kids also they have an old western town in the back that you can go back in time and visit they have an area for picnic grounds, and also the Halloween Spook Houses just great and some bring the kids there in late October its a blast in the corn maze as well

Its never busy fun for all ages part of your summer every year makes me feel like a kid again. It is where we went in the summer when I was a kid and I have fun playing with my kids there. Tons of people show up and just to take pictures but go in and spend the day it is worth it! Plan for the whole day.

Great place to go with kids! Ive read other posts from peoole mad there is one operator for 3-4 rides but the small wait time for them to switch is way quicker then waiting on a busy day at Nickelodeon Land. Lots to do/ look at . Paul was great to talk too and the staff was very friendly. We drove 2 and a half gours to go there and after a whole day there we will be,making it a yearly thing!

I paid $47 for myself and myv6 year old. We bought a $4 bag of mini donuts! There were stale and cold. When I asked for a fresh bag the boy said those are what we made this morning, thats all we have. They were rude. We wanted to ride the train and waited 15 minutes then walked away. The second we walked away they took the train out for a rid . We came back and asked if we could go they said it would be 15 minutes. I spent $50 to have people be rude and eat nasty donuts. I will not be coming back!

Im use to going to places with a child and adult difference in price.My kids had alot of fun. Wished there would of been more workers so we wouldnt have had to wait for someone to start a ride. There was a nice selection of rides for little kids and for older kids. We also had fun on the old play ground equipment. Food was cash only. Make sure you bring lots of quarters to do the animated items. Gift shop had decent prices.

I didnt go into Paul Bunyan land but I saw the blue ox on the outside

Good rides for my 9-2 yewr old children. I disliked that all attractions/rides were not all staffed at the same time. There seemed to be enough visitors to justify having staff on hand to operate every ride at the same time.

Not impressed at all! If you are open at 10 am and you charge me $21.95 to come in, I expect everything to be open and ready, this was definitely NOT the case! For the price to get in, you should be able to hire more staff at good wages. Be warned they say everything inside is included BUT! If you want to see any of the little exhibit shows, bring quarters, that’s the only way you will get to see them. Bring cash ahead of time, other then general admission they don’t take credit cards, atm today isn’t working.... so... guess I’m outta luck. Guess it really didn’t matter, not like anyone ever came to the concession stand while we were standing there, for about 20 minutes. Most of the rides look pretty janky, old and worn out. And being the lack of staffing, you might have to wait 15-20 minutes for one staff to get done working one ride to, so they can come over and work the one your waiting for. Sad and disappointing experience.

Not enough staff for the rides—if you want to ride something you need to get someone’s attention.Safety is not a high priority. Th attendant starts one ride without checking that m child was secure. When she panicked, the attendant response was “she should have just stayed seated.”Old fashioned photos is a joke. Staff doesn’t help at all. No costuming advice or help at all. You pick the outfit, you pick the scenery and the staff snaps a few pictures.

So fun and I hope that I will go again!

Family had a blast

It breaks my heart because Paul Bunyan Land has been around for so long. That was why I was so excited to bring my children there like when I was little. The pricing is way off. For a family of four it is close to $100 for admission, which is close to what I could pay with the discounts I have for Valleyfair. The biggest thing about that is you are at the will of the few employees they have on hand. They are extremely short staffed and have right operators just going from ride to ride to wherever the most people are in line to start that ride. That was the worst part of the whole ordeal was that even though it wasnt super busy for a Saturday, with the lack of staff on hand they couldnt do a lot of the rides they wanted since the operators were busy at other rides. Definitely wont be going back until I see things have turned around because that was not worth the cost and time spent waiting to get on rides. Especially with little ones who are impatient and tired from being in the hot sun.

Lots to see and rides to keep kids busy

Were here as a kid so kind of nostalgic so decided to take my family you spend a couple hundred bucks to get in and a bunch of the stuff on the other side cost money too. Everything is super dated and some of it doesnt even work like its supposed to think you guys could put some money back into the place its kind of sad to see it go down hill and you better fix Babe the Blue Ox outside before its garbage

10/10 for nostalgia. With every penny, so much to look at! This would be a wonderful place to bring kids to!

Fun place to visit but alot was not open. Cost quite a bit to get in but we enjoyed it

They need to make kids excited to be there. A fresh coat of paint on rides and thorough cleaning of rides would be good. I want this to be a real attraction for kids and their parents. You need a wow factor. Be creative and make this place a must visit place, please!

Really fun place. Paul Bunyan robot is really fun for little kids.

Paul Bunyan Land in Bemidji Minnesota is a nice place to go for tourist. I myself stayed outside and took one picture of Paul Bunyan sitting down for a momento. All I remember was that this was a year the dinosaur in the parking lot fell over