11 Kayaking Areas near Minnetonka, MN
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Shady Oak Beach
Minnetonka
2.0 miles ELifeguarded, spring-fed swimming beach on Shady Oak Lake in Minnetonka, owned by Hopkins and run by Minnetonka Recreation. Summer only; day passes are $7 ($5 after 6 p.m.).
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Wayzata Beach
Wayzata
4.1 miles NWWayzata Beach is the City of Wayzata's free public sand beach on Wayzata Bay of Lake Minnetonka, with a swimming dock, playground and picnic areas, open mid-June to mid-August with no lifeguard on duty.
Kayak, Swim
Lake Ann Beach
Chanhassen
5.7 miles SWFree, unguarded city beach on the south shore of Lake Ann in Chanhassen's Lake Ann Park, on a quiet non-motorized lake with paddle rentals in summer.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Cedar Lake Ice Hole
Minneapolis
7.4 miles EA permitted winter plunge hole cut in the ice on the west side of Cedar Lake, maintained by Endurance United volunteers. Free, waiver required, no lifeguard, and cold shock is the real danger.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Cedar Lake Point Beach
Minneapolis
7.6 miles EA free, lifeguarded summer sand beach on a wooded point on Cedar Lake's west shore in Minneapolis, run by the park board and popular with kayakers and open-water swimmers.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Bde Maka Ska 32nd Street Beach
Minneapolis
8.2 miles EA free, unguarded sand beach on the east shore of Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis, run by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and open 6 am to 10 pm daily.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Lake Harriet Southeast Beach
Minneapolis
8.2 miles EFree sand beach on the southeast corner of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, run by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. No lifeguards; open 6 am to 10 pm, with weekly summer bacteria testing.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Silver Lake Park
Columbia Heights
14.6 miles NEColumbia Heights' only city swimming beach, a small free strip of sand on the northwest shore of Silver Lake at 4305 Stinson Blvd NE, next to Silverwood Park. No lifeguard on duty.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Gervais County Park
Little Canada
20.3 miles EFree, unguarded Ramsey County beach on the southwest shore of 234-acre Gervais Lake in Little Canada, with a buoyed swim area from late May through Labor Day, a fishing pier and a playground.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Phalen Regional Park Beach
Saint Paul
20.7 miles ESaint Paul's free, lifeguarded city beach on Lake Phalen, with a splash pad, changing rooms, kayak and paddleboard rentals and free parking on the East Side.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Golden Lake Park
Circle Pines
21.5 miles NEFree city park on Golden Lake in Circle Pines with a small sand swim beach, open sunrise to sunset with no entrance fee. Unguarded, electric-motor-only lake with a fishing pier and boat launch.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
