Picnic Shelter Rentals

Family Reunion

Host your next gathering in Dakota County Parks.

Picnic shelters open

Shelters are open for existing and new reservations. Capacity at all shelters is currently limited to 25 people.

Current picnic shelter capacity follows the State of Minnesota guidelines for Outdoor Social Settings per Stay Safe MN.

If a shelter is not reserved, it is available for drop in use for groups of 25 or less.

2020 reservations

Reservations now open.

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.

All reservations must be made online

Full payment is due at time of reservation.

For questions or assistance regarding reservations, please email parks@co.dakota.mn.us.

Picnic shelters can be rented through Oct. 31, 2020. In October, water may not be available.

Reservations will be unavailable for the Lakeview Deck for the remainder of 2020. Existing reservations will be honored. This space is available for drop in use if not reserved.

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.

Reservations are accepted a minimum of 21 days in advance for the current calendar year.

No walk in or email requests will be accepted.

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

Last updated: 8/3/2020 4:30 PM