Parks & Recreation
Parks
Shakopee City Parks
The City of Shakopee prides itself on its 745-acre park and open space system, with 27 developed parks (and many under way) to serve residents. In addition, the community has access to the Minnesota River Valley and area regional parks.
For picnic reservations, call Shakopee Parks and Recreation at 952-233-9500. Please see the city's Web site at www.ci.shakopee.mn.us/ parks_rec.cfm for more information.
17th Ave. Sports Complex
30-acre sports complex with six soccer fields, parking and a two-third mile trail loop. Includes concession, restroom and meeting room.
Ambassador, Hackney and Saddle Ridge neighborhood parks — Shire St. and Ardennes Ave., Hackney Ave. and Caspian Lane — playgrounds, gazebo and trails.
Langdon Terrace Park ; Rymark Ct. — playground, gazebo, basketball court.
Autumn Hill Neighborhood Park
1956 Evergreen Lane
Playground equipment, nature area.
Clover Leaf Neighborhood Park
Independence & Crane
Playground, sand play, water mister, basketball, tennis.
Emerald Lane Tot Lot
Emerald & Diamond
Playground equipment for young children.
Hamlet Neighborhood Park
Gazebo, playground with sand play area.
Hiawatha Neighborhood Park
625 7th Ave. E.
Playground equipment, softball field and full basketball court. Picnic facilities limited to rental for groups of 25 or less. The site has ice skating, with a warming house and picnic facilities.
Holmes Neighborhood Park
628 4th Ave. W.
Picnic facilities including shelter, grill, horseshoe pits and half basketball court, playground equipment and an ice skating rink that has a warming house.
Huber Community Park
150 Filmore St.
Located on the banks of the Minnesota River near historic downtown. Includes an outdoor performance area, terrace seating, river views, trail and a community built playground. The Minnesota Valley Trail meanders through the park.
Lions Community Park
1102 Adams St. S.
Picnic facilities including two shelters and restrooms, horseshoe pits, half basketball court, Frisbee-disc golf, and playground equipment. The SandVenture Aquatic Park has a water slide (and a zero-depth entry sand pool). Daily admission charge. In winter there is an ice skating rink and warming house. Also the site of the Community Youth Building with meeting space.
Meadows Neighborhood Park
Sage Lane & Juniper Court
Playground, basketball court and trails.
Memorial Park
1801 E. Hwy. 101
Adjacent to the river, with fishing, picnicking, including shelters and restrooms, trails, a nature area, an information booth for visitors, playground equipment, volleyball, horseshoe pits. Groups of up to 150 can be accommodated.
Minnesota River Sporting Area
County Rd. 101 (north of the Minnesota River) Archery range, boat launch.
O’Dowd Lake Community Park
Co. Rd. 79
Undeveloped park is located on O’Dowd Lake on Co. Rd. 79. There currently is a trail on the north side of the lagoon and a fishing dock on the south side of the park. Future plans for the park include a new paved road, trails, family size picnic shelters and a fishing dock.
Pheasant Run Tot Lot
Teal & Cardinal
Small tot lot.
Prairie Bend Neighborhood Park
Parkway Ave.
Playground, trails, undeveloped ball field.
Riverview Neighborhood Park
4th Ave. & Harrison St.
Youth baseball field with scoreboard and gravel parking.
Savannah Oaks Neighborhood Park
Oxford Rd. N. and Wakefield Circle
Tot lot playground equipment.
Scenic Heights Community Park
1195 Ruby Ln.
Picnic facilities, playground equipment, shelter and restroom, sand volleyball, horseshoe pits, full basketball court, outdoor ice skating and hockey with warming house.
Shakopee Community Center
1255 Fuller St.
952-233-9500
The Community Center offers ice skating, Cybex strength equipment, Stairmasters, bikes, two-court gym and locker rooms. A walking/running track is available free of charge. Aerobic and gym classes available. Meeting rooms available. Family and individual annual memberships available. Daily admission charge.
Adjacent to the Community Center is the Shakopee Skate Park, which has more than 25 different pieces of equipment. Designed as a Tier 1 park, riding surfaces are no more than three feet high. Daily admission is charged.
Muenchow ball fields also are adjacent to the Center. There are two softball fields and one baseball field, with parking available at the Community Center.
Stans Neighborhood Park
10th Ave. & Fuller St.
Tennis courts and playground equipment.
Tahpah Sports Complex
1400 Co. Rd. 15
A 40-acre athletic complex with eight softball fields, a lighted baseball stadium, a lighted youth football field/soccer, concession stand, restrooms, playground equipment and trail.
Timber Trails Neighborhood Park
Marschall Rd. and Blue Huron Tr.
Playground equipment, basketball court and sand volleyball court.
Whispering Oaks Park
County Rd. 18 & Horizon Dr.
Playground, gazebo, hard and soft surface trails through natural oak woodland.
Regional Parks
Three Rivers Park District
763-559-9000
Web site: www.threeriversparkdistrict.org
Three Rivers operates the following regional parks:
Cleary Lake Regional Park
18106 Texas Ave. S. (Co. Rd. 27), Prior Lake
763-694-7777
Biking, hiking, canoeing, golfing, swimming and picnicking, cross country skiing. It has 1,045 acres.
The Landing-Minnesota River Heritage Park
2187 E. Hwy. 101, Shakopee
763-694-7784
Web site: www.threeriversparkdistrict.org
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
15501 Murphy Lake Rd. (Co. Rd. 75) Prior Lake
952-694-7777
Hiking, horseback riding, cross country skiing and mountain biking. This is a 2,400 acre park.
Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
3815 American Blvd., E., Bloomington
952-854-5900
Web site: www.fws.gov/midwest/Minnesotavalley
Made up of eight separate units, the 14,000-acre Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge runs from Bloomington to Jordan, along both sides of the Minnesota River. Nearby Chaska, Rapids Lake and Louisville Swamp Units combine to provide 4,700 acres of outdoor opportunities such as hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, wildlife observation and photography as posted on Refuge interpretive signs.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska
952-443-1400
Web site: www.arboretum.umn.edu
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum offers more than 1,000 acres of landscaped gardens, natural woodlands, wetlands and prairie, plant collections and displays. Walk, hike, cross-country ski more than eight miles of trails. Open 363 days a year.
Trails
The DNR-owned River Valley State Trail runs along the river (the federal and state governments own various parts of the river frontage being preserved). A boat landing, adjacent to the Minnesota River bridge in Belle Plaine, offers access to the river.
Recreation
Golf Courses
Bluff Creek
1025 Creekwood, Chanhassen
952-445-5685
Chaska Par 30
1207 Hazeltine Blvd., Chaska
952-448-7454
Chaska Town Course
3000 Town Course Dr., Chaska
952-443-3748
Cleary Lake Regional Park
18106 Texas Ave. S., Prior Lake
763-694-7777
Creeks Bend Golf Course
26826 Langford Ave., New Prague
952-758-7200
Dahlgreen Golf Club
6940 Dahlgren Rd., Chaska
952-448-7463
Deer Run Golf Club
8661 Deer Run Dr., Victoria
952-443-2351
Hazeltine National Golf Club (Private)
1900 Hazeltine Blvd., Chaska
952-448-4500
The Meadows at Mystic Lake
2400 Mystic Lake Dr., Prior Lake
952-233-5533
New Prague Golf Club
400 Lexington Ave. S., New Prague
952-758-5326
Ridges at Sand Creek
21775 Ridges Dr., Jordan
952-492-2644
Stonebrooke Golf Club
2693 Co. Rd. 79, Shakopee
952-496-3171
Valley View Golf Club
23795 Laredo Ave., Belle Plaine
952-873-4653
Wilds, The
3151 Wilds Ridge, Prior Lake
952-445-3500
Recreation
Shakopee Community Center
1255 Fuller St.
952-233-9500
Swimming
Shakopee SandVenture Aquatic Park
11th and Adams
952-233-3840
Outdoor sand-bottomed filtered pond, open only in summers. An added attraction is the waterslide.
Town and Country Campground
12630 Boone Ave. S., Savage
952-445-1756
Shakopee Middle School
1137 S. Marschall Rd.
Indoor pool open during the fall, winter and spring. Shakopee Parks and Recreation posts the open swimming hours.
Horseback Riding/Stables
Berry Harvest Horse Boarding
952-448-9896
Minnesota Valley Riders Saddle Club
Joyce Johnson 952-873-6495
River Valley Ranch
16480 Co. Rd. 45, Carver
952-361-3361
Cedar Ridge Arabians
(lessons only)
20335 Sawmill Rd., Jordan
952-492-6408
Heiland Hills
Jordan 952-492-3457
Sports Clay Ranges
MN Horse & Hunt Club
2920 - 220th St., Prior Lake
952-447-2266
Campgrounds
Baylor Park
10775 Co. Rd. 33, Norwood Young America
952-466-5250
Dakotah Meadows
2341 Park Pl., Prior Lake
1-800-653-CAMP or 952-445-8800
Fish Lake Acres Campground
3000 210th St. E., Prior Lake
952-492-3393
Minneapolis S.W. KOA
3315 166th St. W., Jordan
952-492-6440
MN Horse & Hunt Club
(Campground and RV Park)
2920 - 220th St., Prior Lake
952-447-2266
MN Valley Trail State Park/Rec Area
19825 Park Blvd., Jordan
952-492-6400
Shakopee Valley RV Park
1245 Bluff Ave. E., Shakopee
952-445-7313
Town & Country
12630 Boone Ave., Savage
952-445-1756
Will’s Riverview RV Park
1705 3rd Ave. W., Shakopee
952-445-5323
Youth Sports
Baseball
Boys Baseball Association
Bill Krouse 952-445-6315
Basketball
Boys Basketball Association
Bob Techam 952-445-6029
Girls Basketball Association
John Sheehan 612-239-8521
Football
Football Association
Corey Carlson 952-445-6840
Hockey
Hockey Association
Tyson Jutting 952-233-0820
Gymnastics
MN Gymnastic Center, Savage
952-746-5223
Softball
Girls Softball Association
Dave Limberg
612-209-6539
Soccer
Shakopee Soccer Association
Mark Teslow 952-233-5674
Tennis
Tennis Association
Steve Zastrow 952-496-0144
Volleyball
Sarah Koehn 952-403-0034
Wrestling
Mat Club
Bryce Jones 952-233-3711
Web site: www.shakopeematclub.org
E-mail: president@shakopeematclub.org
Adult Sports
Co-Rec Volleyball
For information, call Shakopee Parks & Recreation at 952-233-9500.
Amateur Baseball
Shakopee Coyotes Baseball Team
Web site: www.coyotesbaseball.org
Shakopee Indians Baseball Team
Web site: www.shakopeebaseball.com
Running
Renegade Running Club
Web site: www.renegaderunclub.com
Softball
Co-Rec Softball
David Swenson 952-445-3976
Men’s Softball
For information, call Shakopee Parks & Recreation at 952-233-9500.
Women’s Softball Association
Leslie Call 612-251-3658
Volleyball
Women’s Volleyball
Shakopee Parks & Recreation 952-233-9500
Water Skiing
Shakopee-Prior Lake Shockwaves Water Ski Team
Mike Booth 612-839-5477
Michelle Surkamp 612-281-4948
Web site: www.splwsa.org
