Lebanon Hills Regional Park
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This busy suburban park is the largest park in the Dakota County park system. |
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2,000 acres |
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Holland Lake Trailhead Jensen Lake Trailhead Visitor Center |
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Daily, 5 a.m.–10 p.m. |
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No fee |
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Printed trail maps are available at each parking area. |
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Hiking Trail running Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Horseshoes Volleyball Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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Hunting and Fishing |
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Deer by compound bow. See Hunting (Dakota County Parks) for details. |
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Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province | |||
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal | |||
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St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines | |||
| Land Type Association | Wescott Moraine | ||||
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Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Tamarack Swamp (Southern) |
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Kirk Nelson |
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Goats are being used to help clear underbrush as part of the park’s woodlands and savanna restoration project. |
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Jensen Lake, east end |
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Jensen Lake, west end |
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New bridge between Bridge Pond and Beaver Pond |
New picnic shelter, north side of Portage Lake |
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The trail around McDonough Lake near the Visitors’ Center is newly paved … |
…and includes a newly-constructed boardwalk over the northeastern part of the lake, as of 5/27/2017 |
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| New & old | Summer hiking trail, southeast area near Marsh Lake |
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Portage landing, Lily Pond |
Winter Trail Running |
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Winter Trails, Cattail Lake |
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McDonough Lake Trail |
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Dodd Rd Entrance |
Prairie area near Marsh Lake |
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Visitor Center |
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Views in the southeast corner of the park |
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Views in the southeast corner of the park |
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Visitor center trailhead |
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| Visitor center trailhead parking | Visitor center with “green” roof |
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Holland Lake trailhead |
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Holland Lake trailhead |
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Jensen Lake trailhead |
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Jensen Lake trailhead parking |
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Summer trails |
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Summer trails |
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Summer trails |
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Shallow lake |
Small pond |
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Boardwalk |
Holland Lake |
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Jensen Lake |
Bridge Pond |
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Winter trail |
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Slideshows |
Labanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan MN |
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Uploaded on Oct 21, 2008 A walk around a section of Labanon Hills Regional Park, in Eagan, Minnesota |
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Other Videos |
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Lebanon Hills Regional Park |
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Published on Oct 10, 2013 At sunset. |
Mountain Biking at Lebanon Hills Regional Park |
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Uploaded on May 11, 2009 One of my favorite activities, mountain biking at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, MN. I am riding a Cannondale F5 purchased and maintained by Erik's Bike Shop in Burnsville, MN. The trail is maintained by MORC (Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists). The song used is Vertigo by U2. |
Lebanon Snowshoe Romp (Hillbilly Deluxe) Hammock camping and Hiking |
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Published on Feb 18, 2014 Just a short Romp through the snowy woods at Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Snowshoes and a brief hammock hang with some outdoor brewing!Hiking Hammocks and Shenanigans! Hammock Camping |
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Robert Briggs |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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| Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) |  |
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Erica Erickson |
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Birds |
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| Great Egret (Ardea alba) |  |
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Kirk Nelson |
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Amphibians |
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gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) |
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Birds |
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
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Crustaceans |
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| virile crayfish (Orconectes virilis) |  |
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Insects and Arachnids |
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bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) |
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Mammals |
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| southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) |  |
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Slime Molds |
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| red raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa) |  |
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Reptiles |
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| red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) |  |
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MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Cedar-hawthorn Rust (Gymnosporangium globosum) Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) Crown-tipped Coral (Artomyces pyxidatus) False Turkey Tail (Stereum ostrea) Oak Leaf Blister (Taphrina caerulescens) Shrimp Russula (Russula xerampelina) Tubakia leaf spot (Tubakia dryina) |
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American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) |
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_02.jpg "bur oak (var. macrocarpa)")
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