Maple Syrup Tours at Kraemer Lake - Wildwood

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2025 Wildwood Ranch Maple Syrup Tours

Wildwood Ranch Maple Syrup, located in the scenic Kraemer Lake - Wildwood County Park, has been a family-run, modern maple syrup operation for over 40 years. The hour long tour begins at the Sugar Shack located at 29709 Kipper Road, St. Joseph, MN 56374.

Registration is required for the 2025 Maple Syrup Tours

  • Sunday, March 23 at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 PM
  • Sunday, March 30 at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 PM

Tours will include a short walk to the maple forest to see both traditional and modern ways of collecting maple sap with buckets and vacuum pipelines.

In the sugar house, the tour will demonstrate how processing equipment like reverse osmosis machines and evaporators are used to convert sap from the trees into syrup.

Mud-appropriate footwear is recommended in the forest.

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To Register:

Go to the Stearns County Parks' Online Recreation Catalog

Log In/Create Account; Park Events Tab; Maple Syrup Tours

Choose Date and Time; The event is Free but you must complete all prompts through payment until you receive a Receipt.

For more information or questions about the Maple Syrup operation, contact Shelly at Carlsonwildwoodranch@msn.com or 320 248-7784