The Chanhassen Park System includes 27 parks, seven park reserves, recreational facilities at two schools and 600 acres of parkland and open space. All parks are open to the public, with parking available off-street or within walking distance at most.
Carver County operates the 350-acre Minnewashta Regional Park in western Chanhassen. On its southern border is the Minnesota River Valley Wildlife Refuge. The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum borders Chanhassen to the west.
Call Chanhassen Parks & Recreation at 952-227-1121 to make picnic reservations or to reserve a volleyball kit.

Community Parks

Lake Ann Park
7500 Lake Ann Park Dr.
This 102-acre community park is located in the center of the community on West 78th Street, approximately one-half mile west of Powers Boulevard. A swimming beach (with lifeguards) is located on Lake Ann, which forms the park’s northern boundary. Other amenities include a picnic/recreation shelter, reservation picnic sites, tennis court, six ball diamonds (three lighted), a soccer field, canoe racks, play equipment, volleyball, trails, boat access, fishing pier and off-street parking. Boat rental is also available.
City Center Park
7700 Market Blvd.
This 10-acre park lies adjacent to the Chanhassen Elementary School. The park includes ballfields, tennis courts, playground equipment, soccer fields, skating rink, basketball courts, warming house, open fields, hockey rinks, skate park and off-street parking.
Lake Susan Park
903 Lake Dr. E.
This 33-acre community park serves both residential and industrial developments. The park has a picnic shelter, bathrooms, volleyball courts, picnic area, off-street parking, tennis courts, baseball field, basketball court, playground equipment, archery range, fishing pier, canoe rack and a boat access on Lake Susan.
Bandimere Community Park
9405 Great Plains Blvd.
This 32-acre community park was acquired in 1989 and developed in 1997. The park has three ball diamonds, three soccer fields, the largest playground in the city, picnic table, off-street parking and an internal trail system.
Chanhassen Recreation Center/Bluff Creek Elementary site
2310 Coulter Blvd.
This school/recreation site has more than 20 acres of open space and is home to the 23,000-square-foot Chanhassen Recreation Center. It has a park shelter, five ballfields, two lighted hockey rinks, four lighted tennis courts and an open skate area.

Park Nature Preserves

Bluff Creek Preserve
Audubon Rd.
The bluff creek trail winds its way through this large expanse of wetland and upland habitat. Three separate parcels totaling approximately 60 acres have been assembled to-date. When complete the Bluff Creek Preserve will include over 100 acres of varied habitats. This preserve creates an important wildlife travel corridor in the center of our community. Access is available from a variety of neighborhood trail connections.
Chanhassen Nature Preserve
Coulter Blvd.
This 90-acre wetland complex is currently the largest City-owned nature preserve within in our borders. Only the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and County-owned Minnewashta Regional Park boast larger nature areas.
Lake Susan Preserve
Powers Blvd.
Approximately 50 acres in size, this preserve is easily noticed while driving south on Powers Boulevard. A trail connection leading from Lake Susan Community Park to the preserve is well worth the walk.
Pleasant View Preserve
Pleasant View Rd.
Nestled in one of the many crooks of Pleasant View Road is this small but wooded preserve. The property is located at the south end of Silver Lake Park. A local deer herd frequents this area.
Rice Marsh Lake Park Preserve
Dakota Lane
A natural extension of Rice Marsh Lake Park, this 70-acre preserve is largely comprised of a rich cattail wetland. The preserve extends eastward into Eden Prairie.

Neighborhood Parks

Meadow Green Park
921 Pontiac Ln.
This 13-acre park provides ball fields for a variety of youth sport teams. It has a park shelter, play equipment, soccer fields, basketball half-court, tennis courts, picnic tables and off-street parking.
Kerber Pond Park
7380 Kerber Blvd.
This 31-acre park is primarily composed of open space with a trail that winds through it encompassing the pond. It is intended to be a passive facility, accommodating the observation of plants and wildlife in a natural environment. Picnic tables are located along Kerber Boulevard.
Curry Farms Park
1300 Stratton Ct.
This six-acre park has playground equipment, basketball court, sand volleyball court, off-street parking and loop trail.
Rice Marsh Lake Park
8119 Erie Cir.
This 70-acre park contains marsh and wetlands that attract birds and other wildlife. The upland portion of the site has a picnic area, park shelter, playground equipment, a ball field, basketball area and off-street parking. It offers trail access to Lake Susan and Eden Prairie Trail.
North Lotus Lake Park
295 Pleasant View Rd.
This 20-acre site sloping toward Lotus Lake offers open space, playground equipment, a ball field, tennis courts, park shelter, picnic area, in-line skating/hockey rink, ice skating, sliding hill and off-street parking.
Round House Park
3950 Kings Rd.
This eight-acre site is the new home to a beach (no lifeguards), fishing pier, playground, open field, skating rink and picnic area
Stone Creek Park
2250 Stone Creek Ln. E.
This eight-acre site has play equipment, basketball court, sliding hill and nature walk. Most of the park is a wooded creek bottom.
Carver Beach Park
6891 Lotus Tr.
This eight-acre linear park along the northwest shoreline of Lotus Lake has two beaches (no lifeguards), playground equipment, nature trail, picnic area, canoe rack, fishing dock and off-street parking.
South Lotus Lake Park
7610 South Shore Dr.
This seven-acre park consists of three detached parcels. One borders Lotus Lake and includes a boat access. The upland portions have off-street parking, play equipment, an open field, two lighted tennis courts and basketball hoops.
Carver Beach Playground
900 Carver Beach Rd.
This two-acre “rectangle” has playground equipment, a ball field, basketball half-court and open space.
Chanhassen Hills Park
8579 Chanhassen Hills Dr. S.
This eight-acre park has a ball field, half-court basketball, playground equipment, volleyball courts and off-street parking.
Greenwood Shores Park
7110 Utica Ln.
This three-acre park abuts both Lake Ann and Lake Lucy. The site includes a beach on Lake Ann (no lifeguards), picnic area and a trail around the east side of the lake to Lake Ann Park. On-street parking.
Bandimere Heights Park
9290 Kiowa Tr.
This four-acre park is adjacent to Bandimere Community Park. It has playground equipment, an open field and off-street parking.

Minnewashta Heights Park
6220 Dogwood Ave.
This two-acre site has playground equipment, a picnic area and an open field.
Herman Field Park
2591 Forest Ave.
This 12-acre park has an open field, picnic area, play equipment, off-street parking and play areas.
Chanhassen Estates Park
55 Lake Dr. E.
A one-acre square in Chanhassen Estates has an open field, playground and a basketball half court.
Pheasant Hill Park
1720 Lake Lucy Ln.
This 12-acre site contains an open field, basketball court, play equipment, volleyball court, skating and a walking trail.
Power Hill Park
8702 Flamingo Dr.
This 18-acre site has a park shelter, sliding hill, play area, basketball and off-street parking.
Prairie Knoll Park
1124 Dove Ct.
This four-acre site includes a trail connection to Powers Blvd., play area, basketball court and small sliding hill.
Sunset Ridge Park
1455 Lake Dr. W.
This 15-acre park has a play area, ballfield, sand volleyball courts, sliding hills and a trail loop. Off-street parking from Lake Drive West. Loop connects the park to Lake Susan Hills Drive and Heron Drive.
Sugarbush Park
7220 Galpin Blvd.
This five-acre park has a play area, open field, basketball court, parking lot and trail loop.

Regional Parks

Carver County

Carver County Parks 952-466-5250
Web site www.co.carver.mn.us/parks
Carver Parks operates the following regional parks:
Baylor Regional Park
Co. Rd. 33 (Off Hwy. 5), Norwood Young America 952-466-5250
A 200-acre park, Baylor is also home to the Onan Observatory opearted by the Minnesota Astronomical Society. The Observatory has several telescopes for public viewing at scheduled events. Additional facilities at Baylor include campgrounds, a beach, fishing pier, playgrounds, restrooms, picnic shelters and trails.
Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
Hwy. 41, Chanhassen 952-466-5250
Lake Minnewashta is a 350-acre park with a boat launch, picnic shelters, swimming beach with lifeguards, creative children's play structure, hiking trails, cross country skiing, volleyball courts, restrooms and fishing pier.
Lake Waconia Regional Park
Off Hwy. 5, east of Waconia 952-466-5250
This recently expanded park and beach area has a children's play area, picnic grounds, picnic shelter and restrooms. A large sliding hill, featuring an 80-foot plunge, offers sledding enthusiasts a scenic view of Lake Waconia and Coney Island.

Hennepin County

Three Rivers Park District 763-559-9000
Web site www.threeriversparkdistrict.org
Three Rivers operates the following:
Carver Park Reserve
Co. Rd. 11, Victoria
Lake Auburn Campground reservations 763-559-6700
Lowry Nature Center 763-694-7650
A 3,300-acre park reserve where trumpeter swans and other wildlife have been nurtured. There are trails, camping, biking, fishing, children’s playground, Historic Grimm Farm and nature programs.
Historic Murphy's Landing
2187 E. Hwy. 101, Shakopee 763-694-7784
Web site www.threeriversparkdistrict.org

MN 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 than eight miles of trails. Open 363 days a year.

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.

Camp Tanadoona

3300 Tanadoona Dr. 952-474-8085
Located on the eastern shore of Lake Minnewashta, Camp Tanadoona is owned and operated by the Minneapolis Council of Camp Fire, a youth agency for boys and girls.

Chanhassen’s Lakes

Christmas Lake
Features: 276 acres, stocked with excess brood stock trout through a program of the DNR. Northern, bass and panfish also present. Public access in Shorewood. Maximum depth of 87 feet.

Lake Lucy
Features: 90 acres, some panfish present, poor population of most game fish. No public access. Maximum depth of 20 feet.

Lake Ann
Features: 117 acres, good for bass, sunfish and crappies. Trolling motors only. Maximum depth of 45 feet. Good for canoeing and other non-motorized watercraft. Swimming beach.

Lake Minnewashta
Features: 680 acres, abundant in bass, sunfish, small Northern pike. Popular in summer and winter. Two public accesses at Minnewashta Park. Maximum depth of 70 feet. Swimming beach.

Lake St. Joe
Features: 14 acres, small, unimproved access off of Minnewashta Parkway. Canoes are appropriate. Maximum depth of 52 feet.

Lotus Lake
Features: 240 acres, stocked with walleye every two or three years. Popular year-round for crappie, sunfish, northern pike and bass. Public access on the south end. Maximum depth of 29 feet.

Lake Susan
Features: 93 acres, fished by locals; mainly panfish. Walleye and bass fry have been introduced. Public access at Lake Susan Park. Maximum depth of 17 feet.

Rice Marsh Lake
Features: 79 acres, a marsh not suitable for summer fishing. Some ice fishing does occur. Maximum depth of 11 feet. No public access.

Lake Riley
Features: 300 acres, good northern population. Crappies are present in good numbers; some bass and walleye present. Public access in Eden Prairie. Maximum depth of 49 feet. Swimming beach.

Recreation

Golf Courses

Bearpath Golf and Country Club (Private)
18100 Bear Path, Eden Prairie 952-975-0123
Bent Creek Golf Club (Private)
14490 Valley View Rd., Eden Prairie 952-937-0789
Bluff Creek
1025 Creekwood, Chanhassen 952-445-5685
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
Deer Run Golf Club
8661 Deer Run Dr., Victoria 952-443-2351
Hazeltine National Golf Club (Private)
1900 Hazeltine Blvd., Chaska 952-556-5400
Island View Golf Club
7795 County Rd. 30, Waconia 952-442-2956
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

Berry Harvest Horse Boarding 952-448-9894
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

Chanhassen Recreation Center

2310 Coulter Blvd. 952-227-1400
The recreation center, which is attached to Bluff Creek Elementary School, offers open gymnasiums, an aerobics/dance room, a fitness room with various pieces of strength equipment, community meeting rooms and a conference room. Community meeting rooms and the conference room can be rented. Various aerobics classes are also offered to the public.
Approximately 20 acres of this 40-acre site is dedicated to a community park containing five multipurpose ball fields, four lighted tennis courts, two lighted in-line skating/hockey rinks, ice skating facilities, warming house, soccer fields, trails, a park shelter, concession stand, parking and other support facilities.

Youth Sports

Chanhassen Athletic Association Hotline 952-227-7000
The CAA is a nonprofit, volunteer organization committed to the development of quality athletic programs for Chanhassen area youth. The CAA is assisted by the Chanhassen Park and Recreation Department in maintaining and scheduling sports facilities.

Chaska Area Football Association
Chace Anderson
Web site www.chaskafootball.com
Chaska Area Lacrosse Club
Rex and Nan Winter 952-361-3178
Web site www.chaskalacrosse.com

Chaska Area Youth Basketball Association
Craig Goetz www.caybba.com

Chaska Area Youth Volleyball Association
Connie Kettler 952-443-2831
Web site www.cayva.org

Chaska Community Hockey Association
Kelli Mark
Web site www.chaskahockey.org

Chaska District Baseball Association
Jim Moss www.district112youthbaseball.com

Chaska Figure Skating Club
Stella McKinney 952-470-6210
Chaska Gymnastics
Martha Althus 952-448-5633, ext. 7757

Chaska Stallions Wrestling Club
Ed Fogarty 952-448-1994

Chaska Youth Softball Association
Ken Fermanich www.eteamz.com/chaska/

CC United Soccer Club
Neil Wartenburg www.ccunitedsoccer.org

C3 Hawks Youth Lacrosse Association
Chris Chu, Henry Whitney
Web site www.hawksyouthlacrosse.com

Minnetonka Schools Youth Programs 952-401-6801

Girls Softball Association
Fast Pitch-Tim Forsberg 952-470-4409
Slow Pitch-Jeff Bailey 952-474-3827

Hopkins-Minnetonka Rec. Soccer 952-939-8203

Lake Minnetonka Athletic Association (football)
Allen Hill 952-472-6867

Mini-Hops Gymnastics Club 952-933-2452

Minnetonka Baseball Boosters Diamond Club
Holly Olson 952-470-2248

Minnetonka Juniors Volleyball Club
E-mail chris.hunt@minnetonkavolleyball.org

Minnetonka Lacrosse Association 612-940-2559

Minnetonka Swim Club 952-401-6831

Minnetonka United Soccer Association 952-475-9178

Minnesota Youth Hockey
Joe Ryan 952-474-3571

South Tonka Little League
Sam Holmgren 952-474-5392

Tonka Baseball
Chris Pelletier 952-401-6639

West Express Swim Team
Brian Nagel 763-391-2872
Web site www.westexpress.ussswim.net

Youth Basketball
Christine Brennan 952-401-6822

Adult Organizations

Adult Softball
Jerry Ruegemer 952-227-1121
Web site www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us

Co-Rec Volleyball, Co-Rec Softball, Co-Rec Kickball, Fall Racquetball Leagues, Other
Chaska Parks & Recreation 952-448-3176, ext. 7742

Running
Renegade Running Club
Web site www.renegaderunclub.com