WACONIA
COMMUNITY | GUIDE 2025
City offers activities for any season
GOLF
Island View Golf Course, an 18-hole, 72 par course that overlooks Lake Waconia, is the closest golf course to Waconia. It has a full service club house with carts and driving range. The number is( 952) 442-6116.
Several other golf course are located nearby— learn more on the“ Area Golf Courses” page in this guide.
SKIING & SKATING
Besides the water skiing that can be done on Lake Waconia, extensive cross country skiing trails can be found at Carver Park Reserve and the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Carver Park Reserve is located just east of Waconia near Victoria and the Arboretum is nine miles east of Waconia on Highway 5.
The Waconia Ice Arena is located just north of the high school by Brook Peterson Park. Visit www. waconia. org and click on the Ice Arena link or call( 952) 442-RINK( 7465) for more information.
SOFTBALL & BASEBALL
There are several softball and baseball fields in the city. The middle school has three fields and at Brook Peterson Park, on the west side of town, there are another eight fields. Lions Baseball Field is located north of WHS.
The Waconia Lakers are a Class C amateur baseball team that competes in the Crow River Valley League. Learn more at waconialakers. teams. mnbaseball. org.
PICNICS City Square Park in Waconia offers grills, picnic tables, a shelter and playground equipment for kids. Lake Waconia Regional Park, near Paradise Commons, offers the same with plenty of room for kids to run around.
The city has many other neighborhood parks that are perfect for your picnicking adventures.
TRAILS
Waconia has an extensive trail system connecting local parks and neighborhoods for walking, biking and running. The nearby Dakota Rail Trail is also popular— see the related page in this guide.
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