Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Paddle, swim, ride mountain bike trails or ski among a dozen lakes and ponds in Dakota County's largest park, a free stop south of the Twin Cities.

Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan, MN 55123 · Eagan, MN

About Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Lebanon Hills is the largest park in Dakota County, almost 2,000 acres of woods, prairie and wetland in Eagan and Apple Valley with 13 lakes and ponds. The visitor center on Cliff Road rents canoes, kayaks and paddleboards in summer and skis, snowshoes and kicksleds in winter, and Schulze Lake Beach next door has swimming. The park has more than 14 miles of summer hiking trails, a mountain bike trail system on the west side, horse trails, a campground and a 2-mile loop around Jensen Lake. Admission and parking are free.

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