My favorite park in Duluth! Miles and miles of beautiful trails. Ive been hiking Lester for 40 years and I can still find new trails each time. Hiking, biking, x-country skiing, snowshoeing, trail running...all amazing! Lester never disappoints.

Nice place to chill with your lady and watch the water and you can bring wood to have a fire in the shack fireplace bbq. But the place need new roads

This is a great park with trails that run along Lester River. Views are awesome. Wear good hiking shoes and bring water if you intend to do the full loop.

Such a cool spot, just on the north end of duluth. Great for trail walking or off trail hiking near the river, which is what we did.

Excellent park just outside Duluth. I hiked through the small creek with my 5 years old boy who enjoyed it very much.

We didnt really walk any trails but it seemed like there were plenty of places to go. I guess there was a swimming hole down the trail from where we were. We found a place to hang our hammocks up the bank from the river. It was so relaxing listening to the water. We will for sure go back.

Beautiful trails and plenty of amazing sights. This is hands down one of my top favorite places to go. There is something for everyone and its peaceful

Wonderful picnic spot and the trails are well groomed and beautiful along the river with winding pathways through the woods. The whole family were intrigued to find out what might be around the next bend!

Awesome place to swim. Theres stuff to do for people of all ages. Beautiful scenic trails, playground, and multiple swim spots. Great fun!!!

Youre Duluth summer experience is not complete unless you have lost your Lester Park and Lester River virginity. Lester river is always warmer than the big Lake, and Lester Park playground is a really cool park! Add to it the picnic areas, biking trails, and Built-in barbecue pits, and its a destination spot you dont wanna miss out on.

Great place to bring kids for a small hike. Theres a playground and you can walk down to the creek and play in knee deep water.

Great place to bring the kids to swim in the river, hike the trails, or enjoy the playground while you BBQ! Great park!

Great trails in town. Nice walk along the river.

Beautiful place on earth. The bridges where fun to find.

Really beautiful hiking and biking area. Great for mountain and fat tire bikes.

Plenty of scenic spots and never to busy.

Great hiking and mountain biking trails. Fun to play in the water along the falls.

Amazing place, Id rather go here then canal park any day

Good place for older kids to jump from rocks into the river, great scenery.

Some amazing trails right in the heart of the city!

This is where East Duluth people go to swim in the summer. If you dint know now you know. West Duluth has no really good options like this, which sucks

A great place to bring your kids and enjoy the outdoors

One of my absolute favorite bike trails!

Great hiking, biking and walking. Great hammock spots too, along with a couple swimming holes

Went to a friends wedding here. Beautiful venue!

Lots of great trails for hiking and walking. Bike trails. Winter XC skiing. Rivers and swimming holes. Scenic

Beautiful day to walk those trails

Always beautiful!

This is a spot definitely worth the stop. My pup and I were there on a Wednesday night and the trails weren’t that busy, though the parking lot was fairly full. Great area to hike around and explore and cool off in the slow moving river that runs through it all. Cool biking trails and swimming spots too!

Beautiful area to hike or take your kids swimming!

Beautiful park with waterfall and playground

Where John Wayne filmed the dirty dozen. Iconic.

Its very pretty here!

Beautiful area!

First time here, beautiful park, nice trails, and nice swimming holes!

This is a great park. The trails are extensive and beautiful.

Falls were great and water was cool to swim in!!!

Great place for the kids to play and nice trails

Duluth is my home. Why am I only now finding these amazing places? The headwaters of this river are in my back yard. It amazes me to see the way she grows, approaching Lake Superior.

Just gorgeous and nice trails. Park for the kids, too... Or swim in the river.

Me and my family love it here

Very nice place to hike around.

Beautiful park with a nice playground. We didnt get a chance to hike the trails.

Cool park with something for everyone

Great place to hike any season!!

So many fun waterfalls and views

Is a nice place to hike or walk. The river is also great to swim in and cool off. The playground is great for children love the rubber flooring especially for a child that crawls.

Great spot. Good short hiking trails around. Plenty of playground games for kids. Bring mosquito repellent because there are some mosquitoes around with the river being nearby. Just a beautiful spot to hang out.

Great walking trails, play ground, waterfall

Its a great place for a hike..

Clean, fresh, sun and shade, lots to do and see

Good times hiking with fam

Pretty good tbh

We loved snowmobiling here, very nice trails, well groomed and scenic.

Love walking up and down the creak. Kiddo loves the playground.

Walked down memory lane ♡

This is an amazing park for being in a city. Winding river trails, Seven Bridges, and great swimming spots. Great for families, get togethers, or just a place to hang. Seven Bridges leads up to skyline parkway, and is an amazing route to cruise, walk, or bike.

Great ski trails if you can go when there is fresh grooming.

Nice park, love the water and the nearby walking trails. A word of caution: Youre in between 2 bodies of water, the creek on one side, the river on the other. Be aware of where your kids are at all times.

A beautiful park in the heart of the city of Duluth. With the Lester River and Amity Creek flowing on the sides the park. Beautiful trails! Walk Seven Bridges Rd and enjoy Amity Creek as it flows over 7 bridges you can walk over.

Awesome stop on our way up north. Great little playground. W would have loved to hike more trails but our three year old wasnt willing. We will be back.

Big nature park with miles and miles of trails. Note to hikers, the Lester River trail by the stone bridge is a fast rhythm section for mountain bikers. Heed caution, its often hard for mountain bikers to stop in that section. I recommend hiking on the ski trails in the summer.

Some of my fondest memories as a child were here at this park. Indeed the grounds have been improved very little, but it is now a place I bring my family to enjoy.

Everything is fun except the deeps

Always beautiful!

Picture says 1000 words.

Great space for our kids to run and lovely hiking paths. Love the woods!

Great park! Awesome trails and waterfalls and views of the river.

Love lester, there is a kids play area, a nice swimming area, you can being your dogs. Tons of fun trails and things to see, if you take the right risks youll find some beautiful water falls! Public bathroom near where you can park your cars. I never get bored here!

Absolutely beautiful, very clean and well maintained. Playground very nice for our kids

Top 10 Duluth Stop

Really cool park with lots of forested trails and a great swim hole.

Great trails for hiking, biking, skiing or whatever your into. Long trails with many great viewspots of beautiful river scenery. Has a fun playground for the kids and large open area for frisbee or other activities. Has ample parking off street and quite a few access points to the trails. Absolutely a must stop if you love to explore the outdoors that Duluth offers.

The biking trails here are pretty legit, really fun to full send it down, well maintained.

Several places to stop along the road to stop and view the beautiful waterfalls and rapids. 7 different bridges cross the river along the way.

I love it here. So beautiful.

Lovely trails. Poorly marked... but beautiful and lots of fun!

Had a wonderful time. My baby really enjoyed playing at the park

Nice park, very nice trails for both foot and bike

Great place

Gorgeous park with trails all through. The river is awesome and a little playground for the kids.

Amazing place to swim and grill! But fair warning the last step down to swimming is a little tricky.

Great little park with hiking and biking trails. Will definitely be back.

Place was so beautiful and quiet. Want to come back when it’s a little warmer.

Great place for families to hang out.

Tables for picnics. Free parking, awesome hiking trails, outhouses and some fun swimming spots.

Lester Park trails include more than 9 miles of bike, hike, and ski trails that roughly follow Lester River and Amity creek. In the winter, there are more than 9 miles of groomed ski trails for both classic and skate with around 4 miles lighted. The bike trails are part of the Duluth Traverse Project and are built and maintained by COGGS. The trails are shared use so bikers and hikers need to watch out for each other. Theres not supposed to be any bikers or Hikers on groomed ski trails. The state snowmobile trail also runs through Lester ending up at the playground. Snowmobile, ski, and bike trails cross in several places so its important to pay attention to signs and be alert at trail crossings.The Lester Park playground was just replaced a couple years ago with updated equipment including a little climbing wall, two slides, a bouncy bridge, and a fort. There is a ball field with back stop for softball or kick ball and lots of open space for volleyball and soccer. There is a shelter with picnic tables the can be rented for events through Duluth Parks and Rec.

Beautiful extensive trails for great hiking and not crowded

Gorgeous!

Perfect dog walk place.

Great trails

Another great Lester River Rendezvous !

Beautiful scenery and great place for exploration

Absolutely one of Minnesotas gorgeous places to explore!!!

The best trail system in the area

Awesome park , spectacular scenery between to steep river gorges where the merge

One of my favorite places to enjoy a beautiful day, any time of the year.

Ski, hike, bike, playground. This might be the nicest park in Duluth.

Kids loved the creek!

Great place to recreate and picnic