Shoreview’s Music Will Have You Pedal Dancing To Natures Beat
It’s your own Enterprise and you’re Captain Picard, on your bike in Shoreview – there’s no where you can’t go. This Twin Cities Gateway community offers friendly road routes, trails and sidewalks so you can take another bike journey wherever you wish. Shoreview also offers some off road paved trails to get closer with nature and all the beauty the community here has to offer. You may even find some smaller paths worth exploring. It’s your adventure, and it all starts as soon as you leave your hotel in the Twin Cities Gateway.
A perfect vacation headquarters, the Twin Cities Gateway is a cooperative of nine communities along with Shoreview and just a few bike friendly miles north of Minneapolis. Here you can enjoy:
Concerts in the Commons
This summer features free entertainment outdoors at the Shoreview Community Center concerts, starts June 14th. Each Wednesday the Center will feature a free outside concert with a different band, starting at 7 pm. It’s free, so steer your bike over and get ready to tap your feet.
Rice Creek North Regional Trail
With more than 50 miles of paved trail there’s plenty of riding for several visits. Although it is hard to see some trail markings, especially when connecting from a road route to get to the next section, these trails offer many opportunities to take wildlife pictures, discovering the area’s diverse landscape while catching scents of wildflowers. As you ride you will also see and hear plenty of birds of different kinds chirping away. Every once and a while the the trail crosses over the creek and you may want to consider some fishing.
Other Activities
If you want to take a short bike ride over to nearby Spring Lake Park, you enjoy a round of exciting Mini Gold at Goony Golf. For the cyclist with a passion for golf there are three unique 18-hole courses to choose from here, for a great challenge amongst friends and family. There’s also a video arcade available to keep the friendly competition going.
If you’re looking for a fun way to cool off, you can bike on over to the Shoreview Community Center for their tropical-themed water park in the Twin Cities Gateway. This three-story water slide equipped park features a one-of-a-kind jukebox with over 100 songs ready to played along with a light show that sliders can enjoy as they twist and turn down to the bottom. At the main pool you can also play volleyball and there is even a adults-only whirlpool and patio area.
For those wanting a round of disc golf all you have to do is ride over to Hansen Park in New Brighton. With 12 holes, this disc golf course is complimented by stands mature trees amongst open spaces to skillfully connect with the baskets. It’s a great way to take a break from biking while still enjoying the the amenities of Shoreview.
And Don’t Forget Slice of Shoreview Days
If you’re exploring the area in July, from the 21st to the 23rd, then you will be in time for the communities annual celebration. Slice of Shoreview Days is packed with fun for the whole family. There is live music, local arts, chalk drawing, a petting zoo, pony rides, a carnival, fireworks, and more.
Visiting Shoreview with your bike can be a memorable weekend you won’t soon forget.
