Champlin

The landscape around Champlin is a low, wooded corridor of the Mississippi River at the northern edge of the Twin Cities, which has shaped both the urban form and local economy. The city developed beside one of the United States’ great waterways, and its riverfront remains central to its identity. U.S. Highway 169 crosses the Mississippi on the Anoka–Champlin Bridge, linking Champlin with Anoka on the opposite bank. Champlin takes its name from Stephen Champlin, a commodore in the U.S. Navy. Trails and riverside parks connect suburban life with the waterway. Trace Champlin’s place along the Mississippi and across the northern Twin Cities by browsing webcams nearby.

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