Lebanon Hills Regional Park
public park in Dakota County, Minnesota
Lebanon Hills Regional Park is a park in Eagan and Apple Valley, Minnesota. The 1,869-acre (7.56 km2) park, the largest in Dakota County, contains forests, grasslands, marshes, and wetlands. Winter activities include skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, ice fishing, hiking, and winter mountain biking. Summer activities include mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, camping, horseback riding, and hiking.
Park history and information
The park began in 1967 with the acquisition of 80 acres (0.32 km2) around one of its largest lakes, Jensen Lake. Forty additional land acquisitions brought the park up to 1,869 acres (7.56 km2) by 2015. The park includes 13 lakes and ponds. Trails in the park allow hiking, biking, skating, skiing, and horseback riding. There is also a campground and a retreat center, Camp Sacajawea.
Park trailheads
The visitor center trailhead is the park's main trailhead and gateway.
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