Terrace Oaks West

Dakota County

230 acres

Summer Map

Winter Map

East Entrance (Terrace Oaks East)
N44 46.507, W93 14.374

West Entrance
N44 46.242, W93 14.868

3.2 miles

No hunting

Province

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

Section

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

Subsection(s)

St. Paul-Baldwin Plains

Land Type Association(s)

City of Burnsville

Overview
At 230 acres, Terrace Oaks West is the largest park in the City of Burnsville park system. The entire park is oak woodland. There are 3.8 miles of summer hiking trails, 2.5 miles of mountain bike trails, about 6.8 miles of winter ski trails, and about 1.7 miles of winter hiking trails.

With the help of Great River Greening, 19 acres at the northwest corner of the park are undergoing restoration to oak savanna. The project began in 2014 and is expected to be completed in 2017. Invasive woody species, including buckthorn and boxelder, have been cut, reduced to wood chips, and carted away. The area will undergo a controlled burn to stimulate the growth of understory vegetation. Following that, it will be seeded with 6 to 8 species of prairie grasses and 20 to 30 species of wildflowers.

East Park Entrance (Terrace Oaks East)

East Parking

Oakleaf Groomed Ski Trail

Blaze Groomed Ski Trail

Ungroomed Trail

Ponds

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List