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Parks and Trails - Albert Lea Parks and Recreation

701 Lake Chapeau Drive, City Arena, Albert Lea, MN 56007

Eligibility
Residents of Albert Lea
Required documents
Application/registration forms
Hours
  • Office: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
  • Park Hours: 5 am - 10:30 pm/7 days a week
Interpretation services
Language line available
Application process
  • Call; email; visit website; walk in
Fees
Vary by service
Service area
Albert Lea, MN

Other Information

Hours of Operation

  • Open Weekday Evenings After 5 pm
  • Open Saturday or Sunday

Application Process

  • Walk In
  • Academy Park: Frank Hall and 3rd Street features a baseball/softball diamond, a warming house, and an ice skating/hockey rink
  • Bancroft Bay Park: West end of Hammer Road features two picnic shelters, picnic tables, and hiking trails
  • Bellview Park: Lincoln and 1st Avenue features a baseball diamond, playground equipment, and picnic tables
  • Brookside Area: Richway and Brookside features an open space that includes community gardens, tennis courts, and a boat landing. Brookside is also the home of the new Environmental Learning Center.
  • City Beach: North Shore and Johnson features a swimming area with no lifeguards, picnic benches, restrooms, a skate park, and a sand volleyball court
  • Community Dog Park: 501 Richway Drive West features a dog park with a divided large and small off-leash field and access to the Brookside walking trail
  • Dress Island: Botsford and Lakeview feature a green space with benches and a new wooden bridge
  • East Gate Park: East Gate and Garfield features a neighborhood park with green space, play apparatus, and a basketball court
  • Eberhardt Park: Eberhardt and David features a neighborhood park with green space, play apparatus, and a small shelter
  • Edgewater Park: Edgewater and Lakeview features two picnic shelters with fireplaces, a public boat landing, a bandshell, horseshoe courts, play apparatus, a baseball/softball diamond, volleyball net, restrooms, and picnic tables
  • Frank Hall Park and City Aquatic Center: Front Street and Frank Avenue features a green space overlooking the channel to Albert Lea Lake. There are three tennis courts, a basketball court, a zero-depth splash pool, and a water slide.
  • Fountain Lake Park: Broadway and Fountain features green space, a gazebo for events, a children's garden, and park benches
  • Hawthorne Park: Garfield Avenue and Hawthorne Street features a play apparatus, baseball/softball diamond, and a warming house with an ice skating/hockey rink
  • Hayek Park: 4th Avenue and Clark Street features two lighted baseball/softball diamonds, a batting cage, play apparatus, a basketball court, restrooms, and a warming house with an ice skating/hockey rink
  • Katherine Island: Albert Lea and Green Avenue features an island on Fountain Lake with park benches
  • Lakeview Park: Lakeview and Willamor features a neighborhood park, a basketball court, restrooms, two soccer fields, and a warming house with an ice skating/hockey rink
  • Memorial Park: 8th Street and Margaretha features a neighborhood park and open space
  • Morin Park: West Main Street and Saint Mary features two baseball/softball diamonds, play apparatus, and basketball court
  • New Denmark Park: Bridge Avenue and Green Avenue features a green space next to Katherine Island with park benches, a mermaid statue, and a flower garden
  • Pioneer Park: 100 Hawthorne Street features a picnic shelter, a small gazebo, restrooms, picnic tables, and play apparatus
  • Shoff Park: Highway 13 and Elmira features the Higbie Gardens, a small picnic shelter, picnic tables, and limited play apparatus
  • Shoreland Heights Park: The Fairway and Garden Lane features green space and new play apparatus
  • Shorewood Hills Park: Brookside Circle features an open space
  • Snyder Fields: Bridge Avenue and Hershey Street features a lighted athletic complex with five ball diamonds, picnic tables, and four volleyball courts
  • Sondergaard Park: Gene Avenue and 17th Street features a baseball/softball diamond, a basketball court, green space, and play apparatus
  • Southwest Park: Front Street and Maplehill Drive features an abundant green space, basketball court, six tennis courts, and a baseball/softball diamond
  • Troy Hammer Park: Hammer Road and Troy Road features play apparatus, basketball court, and a baseball/softball diamond
  • Valley Park: Valley Avenue and Giles Place features play apparatus, restrooms, and a baseball/softball diamond
Last Assured
01/21/2025
Providing organization
Albert Lea Parks and Recreation
City of Albert Lea Parks and Recreation Department offering a wide variety of recreational and leisure facilities