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Dakota Heights Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 71 Google reviews · Running trail in Lakeville, Minnesota · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Dakota Heights Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Dakota Heights Park
“Not the newest equipment, but a great little quiet park that is plenty of fun for the kids!”
Great little neighborhood park. Nice playground equipment, rock wall, slides, and swings. Small dirt ball diamond, ice rink, and open areas. Benches and tables available. Decent sized parking and walking trails to bike paths.
Fantastic park. It's small and convenient on 175th Street. It has a huge play area for the kids, walking trails, a huge hockey rink, warming house and a 2nd area that the city poored a skating rink. So if the hockey rink is being used you can still come out and skate.
In addition to the playground and baseball field, Large open grassy area in the summer, and paved hockey rink - a great place to learn to ride bike. Area is open and easy to watch kids except for short paved hiking path through trees to the East. 2 large picnic tables plus benches here.
Small, but a nicely-maintained area to walk through with a paved trail. In the park, there is a covered pavilion, a play area for children, half a basketball court, a creek with a bridge (a branch of the Vermilion River, technically), and two or three soccer fields.
Trail conditions & character
“In addition to the playground and baseball field, Large open grassy area in the summer, and paved hockey rink - a great place to learn to ride bike.”
“Nice facility, small parking lot for games but the field is closer than at Oak Hills.”
“Not the newest equipment, but a great little quiet park that is plenty of fun for the kids!”
Plan your run at Dakota Heights Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websiteci.lakeville.mn.us
- Phone(952) 985-4640
- Social Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 10:45 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 10:45 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:45 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 10:45 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 10:45 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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