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Places near Saint Cloud by type
All 147 places by distance →One day from Saint Cloud
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:38 pm
95 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Saint Cloud
- Stearns History Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Sartell Damdam · 45 min
- Little Rock Lakelake · 45 min
- Donovan Lakelake · 45 min
- Briggs Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Saint Cloud
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Saint Cloud?
Saint Mary's Cathedral (church, about 1 km), Munsinger Gardens (garden, about 2 km), Saint Cloud Dam (dam, about 2 km), Sartell Dam (dam, about 9 km), Donovan Lake (lake, about 10 km), Paramount Theater (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Saint Cloud?
41 places on Spotwander: 13 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 15 churches, 5 parks, 2 museums, 1 sanctuary.
Which is the nearest lake to Saint Cloud?
Saint Cloud Dam, about 2 km by road; Sartell Dam (9 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Saint Cloud?
Saint Mary's Cathedral, about 1 km by road; First Presbyterian Church (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Saint Cloud?
Start in Saint Cloud, visit Stearns History Museum, then Sartell Dam, then Little Rock Lake, then Donovan Lake, then Briggs Lake, and drive back — about 95 km by road in all.