Have you tried tapping a Maple tree for syrup? This is a family favorite Spring activity.

Have you tried tapping a Maple tree for syrup?

This is a family favorite Spring activity that every local should do at least once. Maple sap runs best when daytime temperatures are in the high 30s to mid-40s and overnight temperatures are below freezing. This cycle of above-freezing days and below-freezing nights needs to continue for several days, although nature occasionally has been known to provide a good run under less perfect conditions. In Minnesota, sap usually runs from about March 15 to April 20.

Below are some great places to Maple Syrup Tap around the Twin Cities area.

You will have fun tapping a tree, and learn about how the sap is boiled to make syrup:

1) Cleary Lake Regional Park; 18106 Texas Ave, Prior Lake.http://rb.gy/gmtykr

2) Eastman Nature Center; 13351 Elm Creek Rd, Dayton. http://rb.gy/7lemea

3) French Regional Park; 12605 Rockford Rd, Plymouth. https://rb.gy/wo7gp7

4) Gale Woods Farm; 7210 County Rd 110W, Minnestrista. http://rb.gy/7lemea

5) Lowry Nature Center; 7025 Nature Center Drive, Victoria. https://rb.gy/9bxknh

6) Tamarack Nature Center; 5287 Otter Lake Rd, White Bear Township. https://rb.gy/9bxknh

7) YMCA Camp Ihduhapi; 3425 Ihduhapi Rd, Loretto. https://rb.gy/lt2b46