Picnic Shelter Rentals

Host your next gathering in Dakota County Parks.

Picnic shelters open

Capacity at all shelters is currently limited to 50% or less of traditional capacity.

Current picnic shelter capacity follows the State of Minnesota guidelines for outdoor social settings per Stay Safe MN.

Water fountains are turned off for winter, restrooms remain open.

2021 reservations

Reservations for the summer season are now open. Reservations are available April 1 through Oct. 31

Reservations must be made online. No walk-in or email requests will be accepted.

Make a reservation

Picnicking during COVID-19

We have modified our operations to meet new public health guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Protecting the health and safety of visitors and staff are of utmost importance. Review the Picnicking During COVID-19 Planning Guide.

General information

For picnic shelter guidelines, go to the Picnic Shelter General Information page.

Additional special use permits may be added to your reservation at additional cost for catered events, food trucks, amplified music, inflatable and portable units (dunk tanks, tents, bounce houses).

All water fountains remained turned off throughout the park system due to COVID-19.

Reservations

Picnic shelters are rented by the day. Please check park hours.

	Lake Byllesby	Lebanon Hills		Spring Lake			Miesville Ravine		Thompson	Whitetail Woods
	Lakeside	Holland Lake	Jensen Lake	East	West	Archery	Cannon	Trout	North Unavailable in 2021	Empire Lake
Rental rates
Monday-Thursday	$50	$55	$95	$55	$80	$55	$25	$25	$130	$130
Friday-Sunday & holidays	$100	$110	$190	$110	$160	$110	$50	$50	$160	$160
Capacity
total capacity	100	50	200	80	150	100	70	30	190	120
seating under roof	80	40	95	40	100	85	70	30	140	96
additional seating	20	10	105	40	50	15	0	0	50	24
Parking spaces	43	30	110	60	75	40	40	40	110	100
Utilities
power outlets	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
outdoor lighting	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
drinking water	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü			ü	ü
Restrooms
modern		ü	ü	ü	ü	ü			ü	ü
vault toilet							ü	ü
portable	ü
Features
oversized grills	0	0	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
medium grills	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2
small grills	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
serving counter	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
fire ring	ü		ü	ü	ü	ü
serving kitchen									ü	ü
playground	ü		ü	ü	ü				ü
swimming beach
campground	ü
fishing pier		ü							ü
mowed open area	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü			ü	ü
archery trail						ü
horseshoe pits	ü					ü			ü
sand volleyball				ü	ü
motorboat launch	ü
lake views	ü	ü	ü						ü	ü

Last updated: 4/7/2021 10:26 AM