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Detroit Mountain Recreation Area

4.7 ★★★★★ 958 Google reviews · Indoor playground in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

Year-round mountain resort offering skiing & snowboarding during winter & biking in the summer.

Plan your visit

  • Café on site somewhere to grab a coffee and sit while the kids play
  • Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd come back often
  • Online waiver sign it before you go to skip the front-desk line
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone (218) 844-7669
  • Website detroitmountain.com

Hours

Monday 10 AM–4 PM
Tuesday 10 AM–4 PM
Wednesday 10 AM–4 PM
Thursday 10 AM–4 PM
Friday 10 AM–4 PM
Saturday 10 AM–4 PM
Sunday 10 AM–4 PM

Hours can shift for holidays and private events — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What parents highlight

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 958 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧼 spotless & clean 3 mentions

“The lodge is very clean and well taken care of.”

😊 friendly staff 3 mentions

“Friendly staff, no issues with tube equipment, plenty of staff, good ice cream.”

café for parents 5 mentions

“The coffee is amazing (we had the golden rabbit cold press coffee) and the ice cream was delicious (kids had a scoop of the vanilla bean tilamook).”

What parents say

Came for the troll & fell in love with the views! The views from the lodge are gorgeous! The lodge staff is friendly, helpful, and super kind. The lodge is very clean and well taken care of.

★★★★★ — Maggie, Jul 2025

We went to Detroit Mountain for snow tubing and had amazing time! Absolutely BEST people work there! So nice and kind! The lady working on top of magic carpet between 4 and 6 pm on 12/29 was so great with kids! She is absolutely amazing! She added fun experience for our entire family!

★★★★★ — Alex, Dec 2023

Home to the Thomas Dambo troll Long Leif and the elusive Golden Rabbit. Both are on separate trails, they are a little long, some hills, uneven soil... but all ages making it, strollers seemed like a stretch for these trails though.

★★★★★ — Trypp, Aug 2024

Really cool place. Wooden sculptures, a natural play park, great chalet, cross country MTB trails, and some trails available via chair lift during limited hours on weekends. Signage of trails could be better.

★★★★☆ — Chris, Aug 2025

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Where to find Detroit Mountain Recreation Area

R667+PW, 29409 170th St, Detroit Lakes, MN56501

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