Minneapolis area recommendations?

[Elkman]

The first two quarries at Quarry Park aren't long hikes, but they aren't exactly adjacent to the parking lot either.  Then again, if you go to Square Lake and gear up at the county park, or go to Perch Lake in Wisconsin, there's a walk down the hill (or up the hill, depending on your point of view).

Looking at Google Earth, it looks like the hike from the Quarry Park parking lot to the first quarry is about 500 feet.  The second quarry open to diving isn't too much further than that.  It's manageable with a good cart or wagon or something like that.

I went diving at Quarry Park last fall with some other people from this board, and I liked the site because of its excellent visibility and because it's not just another lake -- there's interesting stuff to see.  On the flip side, the quarries are kind of small, so you don't exactly need double tanks.