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Things to Do : Parks
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 Garvin Heights Park
This scenic drive and overlook provides a magnificent view of Winona and the Mississippi River beyond. On a clear day, see 20 to 30 miles up and down the river valley.
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Great River Bluffs State Park
This Minnesota State Park has spectacular bluff-top views of the Mississippi River Valley from many hiking trails. Located downriver from Winona, the park offers cross country skiing, picnic areas, incredible fall colors and the chance to see hundreds of species of birds. Admission by state park sticker.
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 Lake Park
Picnic areas, open air concerts at the bandshell Wednesdays at 8 p.m. June through August. Veterans Memorial. 5.5 mile biking, jogging, and walking path around Lake Winona.
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Prairie Island Park
Just minutes from downtown Winona on the Mississippi River, half of this municipal park is maintained in a near natural condition with an interpretive nature and wildlife trail. There is an enclosed deer park, picnic areas, boat launches, camping and playgrounds
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Prairie Island Nature Trail
This one-mile level, loop trail can be comfortably walked in 30 to 45 minutes. Stops include a flood plain forest, an observation deck on a Mississippi River backwater slough, birds such as wrens, catbirds, brown thrashers and scarlet tanagers, and a deer park.
No admission fee.
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Whitewater State Park
This popular Minnesota State Park offers spectacular hiking trails in and above the Whitewater River Valley. Located just west of Winona on Highway 14, there are campsites, picnic areas, swimming, a Visitor Center and more. State park sticker required.
Contact: Dave Palmquist, naturalist.
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 Windom Park
Almost surrounded by large Victorian homes, many of which are on the National Register of Historic Places, this city-block park is the home of a beautifully restored fountain. The fountain’s center is a turn of the century bronze statue of Princess Wenonah circled by spraying pelicans and turtles. A wooden gazebo and unique plantings complete this Victorian-Era square.
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Aghaming Park and Preserve
Wear your hiking boots and long pants for a trek through Aghaming(Chippewa for "land in the middle of water") Park and Preserve,1,950 acres of some of the best preserved floodplain forest in the country and a pristine destination for bird watching. It is located at Latsch Island across the MN/WI interstate bridge as you drive east on MN Highway 43.
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