
Recreation
COMMUNITY CENTERS
Chanhassen Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Blvd., Chanhassen, (952) 227-1400
Gyms, fitness room with treadmills & weight machines.
Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Dr., Chaska, (952) 448-5633
Gyms, racquetball, running-walking track, exercise room, aquatics, indoor playground, pool w/water slide, virtual golf, ice skating, community theater & café.
Eden Prairie Community Center
16700 Valley View Rd., Eden Prairie, (952) 949-8470
Hotline: (952) 949-8460
Swimming, skating, racquetball, fitness center.
Shakopee Community Recreation Center
1255 Fuller St., Shakopee, (952) 233-9500
Gyms, weight equipment, exercise room, walking-running track, wrestling room, gymnastics, aerobics, ice arena.
FAMILY FUN/CHILD CARE/FITNESS
Playworks & Dakotah! Sport & Fitness
2220 Trail of Dreams, Prior Lake, (952) 445-7529 and
(952) 445-9400
Children can be dropped off, full fitness center for adults or families can enjoy the five-level indoor play structure together.
BIKE RENTALS
Hyland Lake Park Reserve
10545 E. Bush Lake Rd., Bloomington, (763) 694-7676 or
(952) 941-7922
Bikes & tandems, hourly rental.
Get Your Gear Outfitters
700 Chestnut St. N., Chaska, (952) 448-9911
Rental by day of bikes, child trailers, child carriers & child tandems, cross country skis & snowshoes.
Cleary Lake Regional Park
So. of Co. Rd. 42 on Co. Rd. 27, Prior Lake, (952) 447-2171
Bikes, tandems, child trailers, 3.5 miles of trails.
GUN CLUB
Minnesota Horse & Hunt Club
2920 E. 220th St., Prior Lake, (952) 447-2266
Sporting clays, trap, skeet, five stand and duck tower. Open to the public seven days a week.
MINIATURE GOLF
Birdie’s Sports Park
8595 Columbine Rd., Eden Prairie, (952) 828-1928
Also batting cages.
Challenge Park
One Valleyfair Dr., Shakopee, (952) 445-7600
Valleyfair admission required. Also go-carts, bumper boats & other activities.
POOLS
Belle Plaine Community Pool
200 block of West Prairie St., Belle Plaine
Open swim 1-5 p.m., 6 p.m.-dusk
Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Dr., Chaska, (952) 448-5633
Lap & open swimming, rope swing, water slide & diving platform. Call for open swim hours.
Eden Prairie Community Center
16700 Valley View Rd., Eden Prairie, (952) 949-8470
Call for open swim hours
New Prague Community Pool
401 Lexington Ave. S., New Prague, (952) 758-6272
Shakopee Aquatic Park at Lions Park
11th & Adams St., (952) 233-9500
One-acre sand bottom, chlorinated pool. The complex has individual and family changing stalls, showers and vending. Admission includes use of the 300-foot waterslide and 12-foot drop slide.
BEACHES
Lake Ann Park
1456 Arboretum Blvd., Chanhassen
(On Hwy. 5, one mile west of downtown)
Minnewashta Regional Park
Hwy. 41, between Hwys. 7 & 5, Chanhassen
Firemen’s Park Clayhole
Hwy. 212 at Hwy. 41, Chaska
Round Lake Park
7550 Constitution Ave., Eden Prairie
Riley Lake Park
9225 Riley Lake Rd., Eden Prairie
Lake Minnetonka Regional Park
No. of Hwy. 7, off Co. Rd. 44, Minnetrista, on the southwest shore of Lake Minnetonka.
Cleary Lake Regional Park
So. of Co. Rd. 42 on Co. Rd. 27, Prior Lake
Sand Point Beach
Co. Rd. 42 & Crest Ave. N., Prior Lake
Watzl’s Beach
15620 Red Oaks Rd., Prior Lake
BOAT CRUISES/RENTALS
CRUISES
Al & Alma’s
On Lake Minnetonka, (952) 472-3098
Brunch, lunch and dinner cruises; also moonlight cruises.
Queen of Excelsior
10 Water St., Excelsior, (952) 474-2502
Sunday brunch cruises on Lake Minnetonka, specializing in private charter cruises.
Steamboat Minnehaha
Excelsior, (952) 474-2115
Historic “streetcar boat” cruises on Lake Minnetonka.
RENTALS
Howard’s Point Marina
5400 Howard’s Point Rd., Excelsior, (952) 474-4464
Call for rates & hours.
Cleary Lake Regional Park
S. of Co. Rd. 42 on Co. Rd. 27, Prior Lake, (952) 447-2171
Canoes & paddleboats.
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