Shepard Park

Shepard Park is a park in Ramsey, Minnesota. Shepard Park is situated nearby to the nature reserve McDonough Preserve, as well as near Watergate Marina.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pike Island and Fort Snelling.

Pike Island

Island

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.

Pike Island is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in the southwestern-most part of Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Fort Snelling

Protected area

Photo: The Statue With The Dictionary, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Fort Snelling is situated 1 mile southwest of Shepard Park.

Mendota Bridge

Bridge

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mendota Bridge, in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highway 55 and MN 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. Mendota Bridge is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Shepard Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendota and Mendota Heights.

Mendota

Village

Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.

Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world.

Mendota Heights

Town

Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.

Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census. Mendota Heights is situated 1½ miles southeast of Shepard Park.

Lilydale

Village

Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.

Lilydale is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 809 at the 2020 census. Lilydale is situated 2 miles northeast of Shepard Park.

Shepard Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Ramsey, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.9015° or 44° 54′ 5″ north

Longitude

-93.16208° or 93° 9′ 44″ west

Open location code

86P8WR2Q+H5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1328824297

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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