Parks

Antlers Park & Swimming Beach

9470 201st Street West, Lakeville, MN 55044

12 acres on beautiful Lake Marion. Picnic areas, shelter, restroom, horse shoe pit, volleyball, softball, fishing pier and trails. Also offers swimming beach

Aronson & Quigley-Sime Parks

8250 202nd Street, West Lakeville, MN 55044

Nine softball diamonds, four baseball diamonds and four soccer fields, along with playground equipment. Great for tournaments.

Casperson Park & Boat Launch

19720 Juno Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044

1,500 feet of shoreline along beautiful Lake Marion. Boat launch, picnic facilities, trails, handicapped accessible fishing pier, a small amphitheater, playground and modern rest-rooms.

King Park

18350 Dodd Blvd, Lakeville, MN 55044

A premier youth baseball complex with 8 baseball diamonds.

Lakeville Parks and Recreation

City Hall, Lakeville, MN 55044
952-985-4600 • www.ci.lakeville.mn.us

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, MN 55318
(952) 443-141 • www.arboretum.umn.edu

The Arboretum features more than 1,000 acres of magnificent gardens, model landscapes, and natural areas-from woodlands and wetlands to prairie-with extensive collections of northern-hardy plants. Tour the Arboretum on 12.5 miles of garden paths and hiking trails. Walk the close gardens and bike, walk or drive Three-Mile Drive to see more gardens and collections.

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

3815 East 80th Street, Bloomington, MN 55425
(952) 854-5900

The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge is made up of eight land units along the Minnesota River. The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge also oversees a 13-county Wetland Management District, which contains 18 Waterfowl Production Areas open to the public.

Murphy Hanrehan Park Reserve

15501 Murphy Lake Rd, Savage, MN 55378
(952) 447-6913 • www.threeriversparkdistrict.org/parks/murphy-hanrehan.cfm

Park is great for cross country skiing, mountain bikers, horse back riders, bird watchers and hikers. Trails run through hilly, wooded area, very challenging. 19.4 km trackset. 19.4 km skate-ski. Mostly expert level trails. Warming house. Maps along trail. Ski pass required. Ski passes sold at trailhead. 19.4 km trackset. The extensive forests make this a great park for woodland songbirds. In 2004, the park was designated as an "Important Bird Area" by the National Audubon Society.

Orchard Lake Park, Boat Launch & Swimming Beach

11875 175th St., W Lakeville, MN 55044

Boat launch, fishing, picnic shelter, restrooms, playground equipment, Orchard Lake Beach has swimming beach.

Ritter Farm Park

19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044

340-acre natural environment/wildlife refuge. Offers cross country skiing, hiking trails, archery range, picnic area, shelter, equestrian trail and snowmobiling. 130 species of birds have been identified here.

In the fall of 2005, a young female bald eagle was discovered building a nest at Ritter Farm Park in Lakeville. As of May 2008, Lakeville’s pair of bald eagles appear to be caring for at least one new eaglet. Last year, their first as a nesting pair, the two successfully hatched two eaglets that grew up, learned to fly, and left the nest. The eagles have been spotted in various locations throughout Lakeville in every season.

Steve Michaud Park (formerly North Park)

17100 Ipava Ave, Lakeville, MN 55044

Softball, soccer, baseball, trails, cross country skiing, picnic shelter, restrooms. Home of "Land of Amazement", a 21,000 square foot community built playground of wood with build-in puppet theatre.