Find your new favorite go-to day trip in Carver County
Nothing is better than getting away for a bit without really getting away! Carver County’s hidden gems offer new experiences unlike anywhere else for persons of all ages.
The listings below are just some of the possibilities - try them out and share your favorite staycations and day trips in Carver County. Do you have others that are not listed here? We would also love to hear your stories and suggestions to help others find their go-to experience - tag them with #choosecarvercounty to help others make the most of visiting Carver County.
Newsworthy Locations
![Paradise Playground: A Mountain Bike Playground Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/inset-images/mountain-bike-stock.jpg)
Paradise Playground: A Mountain Bike Playground
![Visit Luceline Orchard in Watertown Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/luceline-apple-orchard.jpg)
Visit Luceline Orchard in Watertown
![Chanhassen Named Best Place to Live Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/chanhassen.jpg)
Chanhassen Named Best Place to Live
Top 5 Things To Do in Carver County This Fall!
![Visit an Apple Orchard or Winery Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/inset-images/deardorff-orchards-parley-lake-winery.jpg)
Visit an Apple Orchard or Winery
![Take Part in the Art Wander Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/inset-images/victoria-commemorative-sculpture.jpg)
Take Part in the Art Wander
![View the Changing Leaves at One of the Many Parks and Trails Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/inset-images/fall-leaves-changing-color.jpg)
View the Changing Leaves at One of the Many Parks and Trails
![Get Your Scare On Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/kids-pumpkins-halloween-fall.jpg)
Get Your Scare On
![Family-Friendly Fun Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/inset-images/lowry-nature-center.jpg)
Family-Friendly Fun
Celebrate Spring!
![Hit the Trail Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/trails.jpg)
Hit the Trail
![Take a Run Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/running.jpg)
Take a Run
![Play Outside Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/lake-ann-park-trail-woods.jpg)
Play Outside
![Golf is for Everyone Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/inset-images/deer-run-golf-course.jpg)
Golf is for Everyone
Fresh Snow!
![Sledding Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/sledding.jpg)
Sledding
![Cross Country Skiing Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/cross-country-skiing.jpg)
Cross Country Skiing
![Snowshoeing Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/snowshoeing2.jpg)
Snowshoeing
![Snowmobiling Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/snowmobiling.jpg)
Snowmobiling
Annual Events
![See You at the Carver County Fair! Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/carver-county-fair.jpg)
See You at the Carver County Fair!
![Check out Nickle Dickle Day! Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/nickle-dickle-day.jpg)
Check out Nickle Dickle Day!
Barn Quilts of Carver County
![Barn Quilts of Carver County MN Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/inset-images/barn-quilt2.jpg)
Barn Quilts of Carver County MN
![Art & Agriculture Gallery Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_267/images/list-maker/barn-quilt.jpg)
Art & Agriculture Gallery