Picnic Shelter Rentals

Host your next gathering in Dakota County Parks.

2023 reservations

Reservations for the 2023 season will open Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 at 9 a.m. 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 starting Jan. 9

General information

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

Additional special use permits may be needed for food trucks, amplified music, inflatable and portable units (dunk tanks, tents, bounce houses) where permitted. Please contact the Dakota County Parks office at 952-891-7000 or parks@co.dakota.mn.us for more information. Additional fees may apply.

Reservations

	Lake Byllesby	Lebanon Hills		Spring Lake			Miesville Ravine		Thompson	Whitetail Woods
	Lakeside	Holland Lake	Jensen Lake	East	West	Archery	Cannon	Trout	North	Empire Lake
Rental rates
Monday-Thursday	$52	$57	$98	$57	$83	$57	$26	$26	$136	$136
Friday-Sunday & holidays	$104	$114	$196	$114	$166	$114	$52	$52	$166	$166
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	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				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
sand volleyball				ü	ü
motorboat launch	ü
lake views	ü	ü	ü						ü	ü

Last updated: 12/19/2022 11:17 AM

Picnic Shelter Rentals

​​2023 reservations

​General information

​Reservations​

2023 reservations

General information

Reservations