2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville

Park Land Areas Compared With National Norms
As illustrated in Table 17, the City of Lakeville has approximately 1,607.18 acres of park
land. This figure is comprised of six community parks (617.5 acres), five community
playfields (197.0 acres), 38 neighborhood and mini-parks (338.75 acres), nine special
use parks (16.22 acres), and 22 greenways/conservancy areas (453.93 acres).
Lakeville also has worked very closely with the school districts that serve the City in
providing local recreational facilities. The school sites serve to supplement the City’s
community playfields and neighborhood park system. Through three School Districts,
11 elementary schools are located in Lakeville. The elementary schools have been
blended into the residential neighborhoods and they serve a similar recreation function
as neighborhood parks.
Middle and high schools provide five additional sites in Lakeville for outdoor recreation.
These facilities typically provide playfields that supplement the City’s community
playfields. Table 18 illustrates the Lakeville school sites by area. In examining
available site plans for the various schools, it was determined that outdoor recreation
facilities comprised between 30 to 50 percent of the elementary school sites and
between 50 and 66 percent of the middle school and high school sites. These
percentages were used to identify the range of acreage available for active outdoor
recreation available at each site.
City of Lakeville, Minnesota
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