Take Highway 29 north from Alexandria to county road 38. Head west on 38 to Lake Carlos State Park.
Parking is available at the beach lot or the warming house.
A ski pass is required for all skiiers age 16 and above on most public ski trails. The park trails offer a beautiful setting of steep rolling, maple, basswood and aspen forested hills, grassy meadows, woodland ponds, marshes and a tamarak bog. The park boasts an abundance of winter birds, as well as deer, fox, squirrels and rabbit. Trails are closed for the season. A warming house is located in the park.