Champlin Homes for Sale

Champlin

If you’re looking to buy a house in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburbs in a beautiful location with lots going on, look no further than Champlin. Champlin is a charmingly small community located right on the southwestern banks of the Mississippi River. It’s beautiful riverside location, its many ponds and lakes, and its nature reserves make it one of the more beautiful cities in all of Minnesota. But it’s riverside community, with its bustling downtown area and many shops and restaurants, make it a fun place to call home as well. Champlin offers the very best of the suburbs: a calm, safe, beautiful location with a friendly, vibrant, exciting community.

Champlin is one of the lucky Minnesota cities that gets to call a stretch of the Mississippi River home – and those lucky enough to buy a home on the river in Champlin especially get to call it home. Of course, you don’t need to buy riverside property in order to enjoy the beauty of the nearby Mississippi River – nearly all residents can enjoy picnicking or fishing and more in the nearby river. But Champlin’s beauty doesn’t stop at the riverfront – the city is home to a large number of recreational lakes, as well as an even larger number of smaller scenic ponds. Practically every home in Chaplin is just a short distance from a peaceful, scenic body of water. And on top of the rivers and lakes, Champlin is home of an 800-acre park reserve that preserves the city’s natural beauty and enables homeowners and Champlin residents to explore and enjoy that natural setting with bike trails, snowmobiling, horseback riding, and picnics.

Speaking of parks, Champlin is full of them. For a city under ten square miles, Champlin’s 300 acres of city parks (over 1,000 acres if you include the park reserve) are truly impressive. For a town as small as Champlin to have 32 full parks is pretty rare, so those who buy a house in Champlin will be happy to know that pretty much regardless of where in Champlin they buy a home, they will be close to a Champlin park. That means playgrounds for kids, lighted tennis courts, baseball/softball fields, skating rinks, sledding hills, and much more are usually just a walk away from any Champlin home.

And when you’re done relaxing down by the river, at the lake, or at one of Champlin’s many parks, you can enjoy all the things that Champlin has going on. Not only is Champlin home to hundreds of shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues (like movie theatres, bowling alleys, golf courses, and more), but it’s also home to a number of exciting community events throughout the year. The biggest town festival happens in June – The Father Hennepin Festival. The Father Hennepin Festival celebrates when Fr. Louis Hennepin first crossed the Mississippi River into Champlin in the 1600’s. Champlin celebrates that foundational event every June with three days of parades, amusement park rides, live music, food, contests, and more. But the city’s fun doesn’t stop there. Other year-round events include live music in the park, farmers markets, contests, athletic programs and events, and much more.

All this combined makes for a great place to buy a home. And it doesn’t even mention Champlin’s quick distance from downtown Minneapolis. Nor does it mention Champlin’s outstanding and various schools. Combining the aforementioned riverside location, abundant parkland, and bustling events with Champlin’s schools and proximity to the cities, you have an almost ideal place to buy a house or home. Consider contacting Buy Sell Lease Real Estate to discuss your new Champlin home today.

If you are ready to work with an experienced Realtor in the Champlin area, list your home for sale, schedule a showing for Champlin real estate, or have questions we are ready to help. Simply call or text Travis Senenfelder at 651-216-9466 or send us a message online here.

Champlin Schools

Champlin is served by the wonderful Anoka-Hennepin Public School District, which is well known for its outstanding test scores and accommodating educational offerings. Those who buy a home in Champlin can rest assured that their children will have access to outstanding faculty and resources. Here’s a list of the public schools in Champlin:

Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science
Oxbrow Creek Elementary School
Jackson Middle School
Champlin Park High School

And because Champlin is a small town, there are a number of parks in the nearby area. For more information on the Anoka-Hennepin Public School District, visit http://www.anoka.k12.mn.us/.

Champlin Hotspots

Restaurants

Q Fanatic BBQ: Champlin’s favorite barbeque spot is family owned and features slow-roasted barbeque and sides, as well as dine in or as take out eating options. Great prices and portions make it a good spot for groups.
Buona Sera Ristorante: A great romantic atmosphere makes this pricier Italian restaurant worth it. Great food and a cozy atmosphere makes it the perfect Champlin date spot.
Maverick’s Wood Grill: The wood-grilled burgers and steaks area cut above other meats in the area, and a bustling bar scene makes this a great hang out spot.
Yummy Buffet: This buffet features a huge variety of Chinese foods, making it great for both adventurous and picky eaters.
Ming Tree Chow Mein: Champlin’s home for Asian food features great quality, fast service, and a cozy atmosphere.

Entertainment

Mann Theatres Champlin: Champlin’s hometown movie theatre is clean, quiet, rarely very busy, and has a wonderful and helpful staff.
Lilli Putt Miniature Golf: With pizza, snacks, and soda, as well as bumper-boats and go-carts supplementing the normal mini-golf fun, this place is fantastic for friends looking for something fun to do.
Guthrie Theatre: The Guthrie is Minnesota’s most famous and most prestigious theatre, and has been argued to be the best American off-Broadway theatre. Show after show, the Guthrie wows its audience with the very best in live theatre.
Heights Theatre: You don’t need to head all the way downtown in order to enjoy top-quality theatre; this theatre in nearby Columbia Heights is a charming treasure.
Classic Bowl: Across the river in Anoka, this bowling home features 24 bowling lanes with automatic bumpers and scoring, a full bar and food, darts, video games, adult leagues, and more.

Leisure

Greenhaven Golf Course: This golf course, located conveniently right in Greenhaven, features beautiful greens close to the River.
Bunker Hills Golf Course: Located right in beautiful Bunker Hills Regional Park, Golf Digest called this course one of the 25-best in the country. Large greens lined by trees and with 75 bunkers, this course is great for golf-lovers.
Elm Creek Park Reserve is an 800-acre nature area featuring cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in the winter and horseback riding, lake swimming, and picnicking in the summer.
Doris A. Kemp Park is home to a nice spot on the lake and features fishing areas, canoe launches and rentals, a picnic area, and flower gardens.
Andrews Park: Andrews Park is Champlin’s biggest park for recreation. It’s home to a playground and a toddler play area, four softball fields, a baseball field, a basketball court, three soccer fields (which can also be used for football), two permanent hockey rinks, one free skating area, a warming house, four tennis courts, two sand volleyball courts, a picnic area, and running trails.

Churches

St. Stephen’s Catholic Church
Servant-Christ Lutheran Church
Champlin United Methodist Church
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Divine Love Christian Fellowship

Champlin Community Events

One of the best reasons to buy a home in Champlin isn’t its beautiful location or all the exciting things to do in the city but the people. The people are what make buying a house in Champlin truly worthwhile. The city knows this, and so throughout the year they plan events to bring the community together. From festivals to farmers markets, there’s always something going on bringing neighbors and friends together. Here are a few events:

The Father Hennepin Festival celebrates when Fr. Louis Hennepin first crossed the Mississippi into Champlin in 1680. Champin celebrates that foundational event every June with three days of parades, amusement park rides, live music, food, contests, and more.
The Champlin Farmers Markets, held on Wednesdays in summer, not only features friends and neighbors getting to enjoy fresh, local, organic produce, but often features special events like ice skating, crafts events, children’s games, and more.
Across the river in Anoka, the Anoka Halloween celebration – the one that makes it the Halloween capital of the world – hosts all sorts of events during a 2-week period for people of all ages. The celebration is home to everything from formal balls to block parties, from pumpkin carving to costume contests, from a number of different parades to haunted houses. This is one event you won’t want to miss.

Of course, there are plenty of other events like the Kiddie Carnival in August and music in the park. For more information on these and Champlin’s other special community events, visit http://ci.champlin.mn.us/rec-spotlight.html.

Champlin Parks and Lakes

Champlin may be a small town community, but that doesn’t stop it for being home to 32 parks – a huge number considering the town’s small size. That abundance of parkland means that anyone who buys a home in Champlin can enjoy a number of Champlin’s parks within a short walking distance. With 300 acres of city parkland and another 800 acres of parkland in the Elm Creek Park Reserve, Champlin features a fairly rare concentration of park space. So whether residents want to play baseball or softball or tennis, or take their kids to the playground, or go swimming at the beach, or go biking on some nature trails, Champlin’s parks are just a quick trip away. Here are some of the features of some of those parks:

Andrews Park has a playground and a toddler play area, four softball fields, a baseball field, a basketball court, three soccer fields (which can also be used for football), two permanent hockey rinks, one free skating area, a warming house, four tennis courts, two sand volleyball courts, a picnic area, and running trails.
Doris A. Kemp Park is home to a nice spot on the lake and features fishing areas, canoe launches and rentals, a picnic area, and flower gardens.
Elm Creek Park Reserve is an 800-acre nature area featuring cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in the winter and horseback riding, lake swimming, and picnicking in the summer.

Of course, these parks are just a quick sampling. For more information on these and all the other parks Champlin is home to, visit http://ci.champlin.mn.us/cityparks.html.

And those who buy a house in Champlin will also be happy to know that Champlin is home to a number of lakes, in addition to the Mississippi River on its northwest border. Lakes in the Champlin area include the following:

Diamond Lake
French Lake
Hayden Lake
Lemans Lake
Goose Lake
Mud Lake

In addition to these larger lakes, Champlin is also home to a number of smaller lakes and ponds.

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