EP Park and Play Program | City of Eden Prairie

Explore and try out new activities in Eden Prairie's parks year-round. Park and Play provides a variety of equipment to check out for FREE.

Play some pickleball, launch a canoe or paddleboard on the lake, or test your aim on the disc golf course — all with free equipment available all summer long. When winter rolls around, the adventure continues with snow tubes, snowshoes and ice skates.

Summer Equipment

Outdoor Center Canoe Rentals

Details

Outdoor Center canoes Rentals closed for the season

13765 Staring Lake Parkway

For youth ages 12+, parents/guardians must remain in the park or join on an adjacent watercraft
Youth under 12 must have an accompanying adult in the canoe with them
Photo ID and signed waiver required for checkout
Equipment available to use for up to 1 hour
Life jackets are provided or users may bring their own U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets
Naturalists are available to provide brief instructions for beginner paddlers
Watercraft available on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations cannot be made in advance

Contact the Outdoor Center with questions.

Play Equipment Kits

Riley Lake Watercraft Rentals

Watercraft Rental Options

Canoes
Kayaks
Paddleboards

Details

Rentals closed for the season

9180 Riley Lake Road

For ages 12+ parents/guardians must remain in the park or join on an adjacent watercraft
Youth under 12 must have an accompanying adult in the water and may only use canoes
Photo ID and signed waiver required for checkout
Equipment available to use for up to 1 hour
Life jackets are provided or users may bring their own U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets
Watercraft available on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations cannot be made in advance
Rentals are weather-dependent and unavailable during high winds

Contact the Community Center with questions.

Winter Equipment

Snowtime Saturdays at the Outdoor Center

Close-up of a person walking through snow wearing snowshoes

Equipment Rental Options

Cross-country skis (youth and adult)
Kicksleds
Snowshoes

Details

Equipment checkout available seasonally at the Outdoor Center, dependent on weather. Alternate naturalist-led activities, like scavenger hunts and fire building, will take place if there isn't adequate snow on the ground.

Saturdays, Jan. 18–March 29
1–3 p.m.
13765 Staring Lake Parkway

Equipment available on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations cannot be made in advance
Photo ID and signed waiver required for checkout
Children should be accompanied by an adult to assist with equipment checkout

Contact the Outdoor Center with questions.

Staring Lake Park Rentals

Equipment Rental Options

Cross-country skis (youth and adult)
Ice skates
Kicksleds
Snow tubes

Details

Equipment checkout available seasonally during open hours at the Staring Lake Park Building.

14800 Pioneer Trail

Equipment available on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations cannot be made in advance
Photo ID required for checkout
Children should be accompanied by an adult to assist with equipment checkout

Traveling Skates

Enjoy the free use of ice skates and explore Eden Prairie's different parks and outdoor ice rinks.

a young girl bundled up in warm clothing, wearing ice skates on an outdoor ice rink while holding onto a skate helper The program is funded by a grant from Hennepin County and the Minnesota Department of Health Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP).

Details

Equipment checkout available seasonally during warming house hours.

Equipment available on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations cannot be made in advance
Photo ID required for checkout
Children should be accompanied by an adult to assist with equipment checkout

Rotation Schedule

Jan. 21–27	Miller Park
Jan. 28–Feb. 3	Edenvale Park
Feb. 4–10	Prairie View Park
Feb. 11–17	Forest Hills Park
Feb. 18–24	Crestwood Park
Feb. 25–March 3	Nesbitt Park