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Parks and Trails - Albert Lea Parks and Recreation

- 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

Physical Address

701 Lake Chapeau Drive, Albert Lea, MN 56007

Hours

- Office: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Park Hours: 5 am - 10:30 pm/7 days a week

Application process

- Call; email; visit website; walk in - Park/Shelter Rentals can be reserved online at https://secure.rec1.com/MN/city-of-albert-lea-parks-recreation/catalog

Fee

Vary by service

Required documents

Application/registration forms

Eligibility

Residents of Albert Lea

Service area

Albert Lea, MN

Agency info

Albert Lea Parks and Recreation

City of Albert Lea Parks and Recreation Department offering a wide variety of recreational and leisure facilities

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