road trip to minnesota

**mattman8706** · 08-27-2007, 09:27 PM

so my girlfriend and I are taking a road trip up to minnesota. Are there any good wheeling spots up there? We are going to minnetonka to get some minnetonka moccasins

**mattman8706** · 08-27-2007, 09:36 PM

and one more thing
we are leaving like late friday night after my friends wedding is over
and then we are going to start driving until we get super tired and have to stop.
we thought about just stopping at a rest stop and sleeping in the car but she thinks thats unsafe now. We have no money for a hotel... anyone have any ideas

jbrem · 08-27-2007, 10:06 PM

Are you taking I-35 through Iowa?

JeepHunter89 · 08-27-2007, 10:15 PM

The only real off-road park is in Gilbert, MN. It's about 1 hour NW of Duluth and about 4 hours north of Minneapolis. There are also some trails up in the north part in the Superior National Forest.

**mattman8706** · 08-30-2007, 10:16 AM

yep I am taking I 35 through iowa

Thanks jeephunter I think I may be somewhere around duluth that sounds farmiliar... i will have to take a look

**mjkolb02tj** · 08-30-2007, 10:21 AM

The wife and I slept in rest stops in South Dakota and Minnisota on our way home from our road trip to Wyoming and had no problems at all but we were only in each rest stop for about 2 hours.

**mattman8706** · 08-30-2007, 10:26 AM

yeah i dont think there will be any problems but she does
i think i will probably just drive to a rest stop anyways

**mmasuperman12** · 08-30-2007, 12:24 PM

if she isnt comfortable with rest areas i had a guy tell me that he goes to a hospital and park in their lot or the police station or like right out front of it if you are in a small town...all intersting places that i wouldnt have thought of i used the hospital one on my way to michigan

88blaster · 08-30-2007, 01:16 PM

[QUOTE=mattman8706]yeah i dont think there will be any problems but she does
i think i will probably just drive to a rest stop anyways[/QUOTEal

alot of rest stops have someone there all night, I would think they are pretty safe, x2 on the gilbert off road park, its the only one I've ever been to, but I am very impressed with it.

**mattman8706** · 08-30-2007, 04:29 PM

yeah i think we are just going to use a rest area after all but the hospital idea is a pretty good one
And I think I might head up to gilbert park. Im not going to have my jeep though... I will be in an FJ cruiser

usjim · 08-31-2007, 03:49 AM

Im probably about to move to MN, all I know is that its going to snow everyday. So I'll have to get my tow hooks on, (to pull others out of course) From what I hear its mostly flat, I have been there a couple of times around the twin cities and chanhassen mostly. I didnt see any hills, that was very said. I have some real obstacles/goals for my cherokee in SC.

**mattman8706** · 08-31-2007, 07:03 AM

Yeah I am used to flat... I am from kansas haha
But we are leaving tonight and I am going to see how well this FJ can wheel.