Minnesota Seasons - Terrace Oaks West

About • Location • Activities • Ecology


	About

	Ownership


	Links
	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.

	History


	Management
	With the help of Great River Greening, 19 acres at the northwest corner of the park have beed restored to oak savanna. The project began in 2014 and was 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 underwent a controlled burn to stimulate the growth of understory vegetation. Following that, it was be seeded with 6 to 8 species of prairie grasses and 20 to 30 species of wildflowers.

	Comments


	Location

	Maps
	Summer Trails Winter Trails Note: The maps above are from 2013. City of Burnsville no longer offers maps of this park.

	Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates


	Size
	230 acres

	Parking
	12801 County Road 11 Burnsville, MN 55337 N44 46.242, W93 14.868

	Hours
	5:00 AM — 10:00 PM

	Fees
	No fee


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	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	3.2 miles natural surface trails

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Ecological Subsection			St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines
	Land Type Association			Wescott Moraine

	Native Plant Communities*
	Not mapped (10/11/2021)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features


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	East Park Entrance (Terrace Oaks East)


	East Parking


	Oakleaf Groomed Ski Trail


	Blaze Groomed Ski Trail




	Ungroomed Trail


	Ponds

Camera


	Slideshows


	Terrace Oaks Savanna Restoration cityofburnsvillemn




	Thanksgiving Day Walk at Terrace Oaks John Dedzej

	About Uploaded on Nov 26, 2010 Thanksgiving Day Walk at Terrace Oaks in Burnsville. At the time of the walk it was 15 degrees, rather chilly for a Thanksgiving Day, even in Minnesota

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	Other Videos


	FAMILY : TERRACE OAKS WEST PARK , BURNSVILLE , MINNESOTA VLOG 196 Elvie's Family And Travel

	About Sep 4, 2020 FAMILY : WALK TO TERRACE OAKS WEST PARK , BURNSVILLE , MN VLOG 196 #TerraceOaksWestPark #Burnsville #Minnesota #Walking is a good exercise. ....



	Terrace Oaks Restoration Time Lapse Compilation Caleb Ashling

	About Feb 8, 2019



	TERRACE OAKS PARK XC SKIING WITH THE OLD MAN OUTDOORS 020219 WITH THE OLD MAN OUTDOORS

	About Feb 3, 2019 With a few things to take care of and a couple obligations at home; Tom ventures out to ski in Burnsville, MN at Terrace Oaks Park. Due to renovations on the park Tom is going to brave the difficult trails. Join a newly retired man as he explores fun physical activities in nearby outdoor locations to get in shape and stay that way. Cross country skiing, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing his way across the US. Winter, summer, spring and fall Tom will take his GoPro Hero 7 Black with as he skis around Lake Superior, the upper mid-west, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and hopefully South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho. Music by Allan Tokuda. Gear used: https://shop.atomic.com/en-us/product... https://shop.gopro.com/cameras/hero7-...



	GoPro: Terrace Oaks Mountain Biking Brandan Eisma

	About Published on Jul 15, 2013 Shot 100% on the new HERO3® camera from http://GoPro.com Sweet little single track, with some cross country ski trail. Nothing too fancy but you can get a work out if you try. There are some short expert options as seen in the video.