Sports & Recreation

World-class sports and recreational facilities boost the quality of life and support economic development in Anoka County.  Here are a few of the highlights:

National Sports Center

What sports facility draws the most visitors per year in Minnesota?  In 2000, it was the National Sports Center (NSC) in Blaine, with over two million visitors.  The NSC is the world's largest soccer complex with 55 fields. And soccer isn't the only game as the NSC.  There are four sheets of Olympic-sized ice, and world-class facilities for track and field events and bicycle racing. The NSC - which has hosted over 50 national and international sporting events - has a 30 million dollar annual impact on the local economy
Go to the NSC Web site.
 

Tournament Players Club

Created by Arnold Palmer and his design team, in conjunction with Minnesota native Tom Lehman, the Tournament Players Club (TPC) of the Twin Cities was nominated by Golf Digest as the best new private course after opening in June 2000. The TPC of the Twin Cities is the site of the SENIOR PGA TOUR's 3M Championship.
Go to the TPC Twin Cities Web site
 

Running Aces Harness Park

Live harness racing begins on April 11, 2008!.  There will be eight races a day with 3 p.m. post on Sundays and 6 p.m. post on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays. There will be a 3 p.m. post on two Tuesdays in June, the 17th and 24th.  The last day of racing will be on Sunday, July 6 for the 2008 meet. The limestone surface is 5/8 mile, well-banked and wide, and professionally constructed, together with state-of-the-art stall facilities and facilities for drivers and their families.
Go to the Running Aces Harness Park Web site

Other Anoka County Golf Courses

• Chomonix - One of the most scenic courses in the Twin Cities, the Chomonix Golf Course is a public course, owned and operated by the Park and Recreation Department of Anoka County.
• Bridges Golf Course - Blaine
• Bunker Hills Golf Course - Coon Rapids
• Greenhaven Golf Course - Anoka
• Hidden Haven Golf Club - East Bethel
• Kate Haven Golf Course - Circle Pines
• The Links at Northfork - Ramsey
• Majestic Oaks Golf Club - Ham Lake
• The Ponds Golf Course - St. Francis
• The Refuge - Oak Grove
• Rum River Hills Golf Club - Ramsey
• Viking Meadows Golf Club - East Bethel
• Woodland Creek Golf Club - Andover
   

Parks

Bunker Beach Water Park

Twenty five thousand square feet of family fun - this Anoka County Park & Recreation facility cools swimmers with up to four foot waves.
Go to the Bunker Beach Water Park Web site
 

Anoka County Parks

Hiking, biking, skiing, camping, swimming, boating, having a picnic - Anoka County Parks have facilities and programs for almost any recreational pastime.
Go to the Anoka County Parks Web site

page last updated - 05/15/2008

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