Sleepy Eye Park System
Sleepy Eye has a parks system that is at least equal to or surpasses any community of equal size in the state. The ten parks which range in size from 1 city block to 18.2 acres are arranged for easy accessibility for all city residents and visitors.
Sleepy Eye has a parks system that is at least equal to or surpasses any community of equal size in the state. The ten parks which range in size from 1 city block to 18.2 acres are arranged for easy accessibility for all city residents and visitors.
Sleepy Eye Lake is a tremendous outlet for local water sports activity.
It is also a great fishing lake for pan-fish, bass, walleye, and northern pike.
It is also a great fishing lake for pan-fish, bass, walleye, and northern pike.
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Sportsmen's Parks - 1000 3rd Ave NW
Located on the north side of Sleepy Eye Lake. The park’s amenities include: camping, three fishing docks, a public boat launch, playground, Sleepy Eye Lake Trail access for walking/running & bicycles, a bathhouse which includes rest rooms with separate showers, and an on-site dumping station. Available free for those camping is Lakeview Shelter, a picnic shelter with fire pit. The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. To reserve this shelter see Park Shelter Rental. Leashed pets are allowed in the park. |
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Sportsmen's Park Campgrounds
24 Camping Sites with electrical and water hookup
2 Camping Cabins with heat & air-conditioning Click on the camping link below to make reservations 
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Sportsman's Park Shelters
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Lakeview Shelter
Available free for those camping is Lakeview Shelter, a picnic shelter with fire pit. The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. For more information, additional pictures, and to reserve the shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
Sportsman's Park Large Shelter
The large picnic shelter includes restrooms is available to use on a first come, first served basis, unless the shelter is reserved. This shelter is available to the public. To reserve this shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
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Sportsman's Park Kayak & Paddle Board Rental
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Kayaks and Paddle Boards is a new and exciting recreational opportunity for campers and our community who don’t own a boat. This is a safe and enjoyable way to experience Sleepy Eye Lake. We provide a high quality selection of single kayaks, double kayaks, and paddle boards, along with paddles, and life jackets.
Click on the link below to go to our rental page. 
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Sportsman's Park Scooter Rental
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Scooters are here to rent. See our scooter rental page with all the information you will need to know to rent a scooter.
These scooters can be ridden on the bike path, max speed on the path is 12mph. Around Sleepy Eye max speed is 17mph. Click on the link below to go to our rental page. 
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Sportsman's Park Bike Share Rental
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Bike Share Program by Sleepy Eye Medical Center.
See the Medical Centers page for more information on how to rent the bikes. Click on the link below to go to the rental page. 
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Allison Park 500 4th Ave N.W. Located on the south side of Sleepy Eye Lake. It has playground equipment, sand volleyball, basketball court, and five shelters. Many of our city's celebrations are held in this park. Great location for family reunions. It is within walking distance of a swimming beach, and fishing pier. The Bike/Walking Trail also goes through the park. |
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Allison Park Shelters
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Allison Shelter #1
The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. For more information, additional pictures, and to reserve the shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
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Allison Shelter #2
The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. For more information, additional pictures, and to reserve the shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
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Allison Shelter #3
The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. For more information, additional pictures, and to reserve the shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
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Allison Shelter #4
The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. For more information, additional pictures, and to reserve the shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
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Allison Shelter #5
The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. For more information, additional pictures, and to reserve the shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
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Kiefer Park 400 Emmerich St N.E. Located in the northeast section of Sleepy Eye it offers a softball field, tennis courts (which are also striped for pickle ball), a basketball court, playground area, a covered picnic shelter, and restrooms. No concession stand on site, there is a drinking water faucet available. Please plan appropriately. |
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Kiefer Park Shelter
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The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. For more information, additional pictures, and to reserve the shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
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Kiefer Park Pickle-Ball Court
Availability is first come first serve. The east most court is stripped for Pickle-ball.
NOTE: Do you want to try Pickle-ball but don't want to buy the equipment first? Dyckman Free Library has Pickle-ball rackets and balls to check out for a week.
Park closes at 10:00pm.
NOTE: Do you want to try Pickle-ball but don't want to buy the equipment first? Dyckman Free Library has Pickle-ball rackets and balls to check out for a week.
Park closes at 10:00pm.
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Burnside Park 301 Burnside St S.E. Located in the southeast section of Sleepy Eye. This park is pretty basic, it has an ice rink & warming house in the winter, and a softball field in the summer; there are restrooms. There is no concession stand and no drinking faucet on site, please plan appropriately. |
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Water Park 201 Burnside St SE
Located in the southeast section of Sleepy Eye. This park is home to Sleepy Eye Family Aquatic Center. See our Family Aquatic Center page for more information. |
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South Park 700 1st Ave S.
Located in the southwest section of Sleepy Eye, this park has a large play area, playground equipment, basketball courts, horse shoe pits, skateboard park, a covered shelter, and restrooms. |
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South Park Shelter
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The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. For more information, additional pictures, and to reserve the shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
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Prairie View Park 810 7th Ave. S.W. Located in the southwest part of Sleepy Eye, just a few blocks south of Eagles Park, it has two adjoining softball fields, playground equipment, a covered shelter with picnic tables, & restrooms. A concession stand is on site, however the volunteer group that runs the stand may not have it open for all games. There is a drinking water faucet on site. Please plan appropriately. PS: Google Maps does not have Prairie View in the correct location. They have the spot at the Sleepy Eye Baseball Field. |
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Eagles Park 500 7th Ave S.W.
Located in the southwest part of Sleepy Eye, Eagles Park features tennis courts (the east court is stripped for Pickle Ball), sand volleyball courts, 1/2 basketball court, soccer fields and playground equipment. A picnic shelter is located to the west of the tennis courts |
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Eagles Park Shelter
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The shelter is first come, first serve unless a reservation has been made. For more information, additional pictures, and to reserve the shelter see Park Shelter Rental.
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Eagles Park Pickle-Ball Court
Availability is first come first serve. The east most court is stripped for Pickle-ball.
NOTE: Do you want to try Pickle-ball but don't want to buy the equipment first? Dyckman Free Library has Pickle-ball rackets and balls to check out for a week.
Park closes at 10:00pm.
NOTE: Do you want to try Pickle-ball but don't want to buy the equipment first? Dyckman Free Library has Pickle-ball rackets and balls to check out for a week.
Park closes at 10:00pm.
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Veteran's Park
Located in downtown Sleepy Eye. It contains a Veteran's Memorial Wall with names of servicemen past and present that have served in the US military. It also is the home to the KIA Monument with the names of those men who were from Sleepy Eye and gave the ultimate sacrifice in the service to their country. The military branches are represented by the individual flags flying in the park, as well as the United States and POW/MIA flags. |
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Bronze Name Plate Order:
To have yours or your families military service commemorated on the Veteran's Park black granite wall, click on the image of the form and print it out. Fill out information and bring to City Hall along with a check made out to City of Sleepy Eye - Veteran's Park.
To have yours or your families military service commemorated on the Veteran's Park black granite wall, click on the image of the form and print it out. Fill out information and bring to City Hall along with a check made out to City of Sleepy Eye - Veteran's Park.
Wooldrik Park
Located in the downtown Sleepy Eye. It is the location of Chief Sleepy Eye Statue which is an 8-foot-tall bronze sculpture created in true likeness of Chief Sleepy Eyes. The artist, JoAnne Bird, is also a member of the Chief's band— the SissetonWahpeton band of Dakota (Sioux) Native Americans.
Ishtakhaba (Dakota: Ištáȟba), a.k.a. Chief Sleepy Eye, was a Native American chief of the Sisseton Dakota tribe. He was chief sometime between 1822 and 1825, receiving a commission from the Bureau of Indian Affairs as chief in 1824, and remained chief until his death in 1860.
Ishtakhaba tried to promote peace with whites in and around the state of Minnesota. He was a signer of at least four treaties with the United States government, including the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, and met with President James Monroe in Washington, D.C. in 1824. Chief Sleepy Eyes was known for his friendships with "explorers, traders, missionaries and government officials". Art of Remembering: Sleepy Eye video link
Located in the downtown Sleepy Eye. It is the location of Chief Sleepy Eye Statue which is an 8-foot-tall bronze sculpture created in true likeness of Chief Sleepy Eyes. The artist, JoAnne Bird, is also a member of the Chief's band— the SissetonWahpeton band of Dakota (Sioux) Native Americans.
Ishtakhaba (Dakota: Ištáȟba), a.k.a. Chief Sleepy Eye, was a Native American chief of the Sisseton Dakota tribe. He was chief sometime between 1822 and 1825, receiving a commission from the Bureau of Indian Affairs as chief in 1824, and remained chief until his death in 1860.
Ishtakhaba tried to promote peace with whites in and around the state of Minnesota. He was a signer of at least four treaties with the United States government, including the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, and met with President James Monroe in Washington, D.C. in 1824. Chief Sleepy Eyes was known for his friendships with "explorers, traders, missionaries and government officials". Art of Remembering: Sleepy Eye video link
Not a part of Wooldrik park but just as important is the obelisk under which Chief Sleepy Eye is buried. This is located just north of the statue, next to the Sleepy Eye Depot Museum.
