Community Parks

Court Square Court & Walnut
4.8 acres, field, picnic shelter, playground, grills, horseshoe pits, restrooms, historic home.
Chatfield Square State & Elm
1 acre, playground, half court basketball, field.
Fountain Park Court & Cherry
2.1 acres, playground, picnic shelter, open-softball field, DNR acreage access, restrooms.
Heritage Square South Ash
7 acres, baseball field, skate park, basketball court and playground equipment, shelters, trail.
Union Square Prairie & Market
5.2 acres, picnic shelters, band shell, grills, playground, baseball field, horseshoe pit, restrooms; location of annual Bar-B-Q Days celebration.

Other Park Areas

Creekside Park 931 Park Dr.
Playground equipment and basketball court.
Century Park W. of County Road 3 on Century St.
Playground equipment, sand volleyball courts, gazebo.
Deer Park N. of Deer Creek Pkwy.
7.7 acres.
Fogarty’s Park Deer Creek Pkwy. & Beaver
8.2 acres, undeveloped.
Hickory Park Orchard & Laredo
Undeveloped.
Meadow Park Laredo & Scott
4 acres, trail, Little League/soccer field.
Prairie Park Linden & Park
2.1 acres, playground, picnic shelter, lighted softball field, restrooms, parking.
River Bluff Oak & Beaver
8.1 acres, undeveloped.
Townsend Park Meridian & Main
Downtown garden, fountain.
Veteran’s Memorial Park Hwy. 169 & Meridian
0.12 acres, trail, flag display.

Swimming Pools/Skating

Municipal Swimming Pool 952-873-2333
Swimming pool/kiddie pool (open in season), hockey & figure skating, four lighted tennis courts, warming hut.

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.
Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
Hwy. 41, Chanhassen .952-466-5250
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
15501 Murphy Lake Rd. (Co. Rd. 75),

Prior Lake 763-694-7777
Hiking, horseback riding, cross country skiing and mountain biking. This is a 2,400 acre park.
Spring Lake Regional Park
This park on Co. Rd. 81 is still undeveloped.
Three Rivers also operates:
Historic Murphy’s Landing
2187 E. Hwy. 101, Shakopee 763-694-7784
Web site www.threeriversparkdistrict.org

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 eight miles of trails. Open 363 days a year.

Trails

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

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
Hazeltine National Golf Club (Private)

1900 Hazeltine Blvd., Chaska 952-556-5400
Legends Club

8670 Credit River Blvd., Prior Lake 952-226-4777
Meadows at Mystic Lake

2400 Mystic Lake Blvd., Prior Lake 952-233-5533
New Prague Golf Club

400 Lexington Ave. S., New Prague 952-758-3126
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

Horseback Riding/Lessons

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

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 & 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
Will’s Riverview RV Park

1705 3rd Ave. W., Shakopee 952-445-5323

Youth Sports

District 716 Community Education 952-873-2411
To include other youth sports in next year’s guide, please call Crystal at 952-445-3333 or send an e-mail to crystal@swpub.com.

Adult Sports

Baseball
Amateur Baseball
Brett Kruschke 952-873-2055
Over 35 Baseball
Nelson Ladd 952-873-2411

Basketball
Nelson Ladd 952-873-2411

Billiards
Paul Chard 952-873-4568

Darts
Andy’s 952-873-2207
Johan’s 952-873-6740
Neil’s 952-873-6810
Red Door 952-873-6305
Prairie Down Charioteers
Alvin Bohlman 952-873-6610

Floor Hockey & Touch Football
Nelson Ladd 952-873-2411

Running
Renegade Running Club
Web site www.renegaderunclub.com

Softball


Men’s & Women’s Leagues

Jerry Connolly 952-873-4524

Volleyball
Nelson Ladd 952-873-2411