Parks / From page 29
LAKE MINNETONKA
COMMUNITY GUIDE 2025
Parks / From page 29
Tonka Bay Manitou Park 5418 County Road 19 Manitou Park boasts ballfields, a basketball court, a dog park in the hockey rink during the summer months, picnic areas and access to the regional trail. The park is currently undergoing a redesign. Old Orchard Park 4901 Manitou Road Old Orchard Park is located next to the Tonka Bay City Hall and features grills, picnic tables, swings and a large fishing pier. Visitors can rent dock spaces, boat slides and canoe racks. Pleasant Park 72 Pleasant Lane E. Pleasant Park is located just north of Pleasant Avenue. This park features woods, swing set, picnic tables with a BBQ grill and permanent volleyball posts. Wekota Beach Park West Point Road Wekota Beach Park is stocked with a supervised swimming beach in the summer, playground equipment, tennis courts and picnic tables. The park has unbelievable Lake Minnetonka views. Crescent Beach 240 Birch Bluff Road This Lake Minnetonka beach is jointly-owned and operated with the city of Shorewood. In the summer, lifeguards supervise the beach.
Minnetonka Civic Center Park 14600 Minnetonka Blvd. The park, nearby city hall and the police and fire stations, hosts community events, such as music in the park and weekly farmers markets. Gro Tonka Park 17003 Prospect Place Minnetonka’ s first park, nestled in a neighborhood, is home to a large field, hockey and ice skating rink, three tennis courts, play equipment and a softball field. Jidana 3333 Jidana Lane Jidana Park may not have a playground, but it boasts a dock and canoe landing on Minnehaha Creek, picnic areas and a popular summer day camp program. Libbs Lake Beach 16515 Park Lane This beach on Lake Minnetonka’ s easternmost bay has a dock, shallow swimming, fishing deck and picnic areas. Minnehaha Creek Headwaters Park 16505 Grays Bay Blvd. A visit to the Minnehaha Creek headwaters showcases the Gray’ s Bay dam, fishing and signs that tell of local history and environmental facts. Minnetonka Mills Park 13209 McGinty Road E. This park, featuring the only site in the city on the National Register of Historic Places. It is locat-
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