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Neill Park in Burnsville offers family-friendly amenities, including a playground and recreation center as well as a paved walking trail. During warmer months enjoy a variety of sports courts, an inline skate rink and space to picnic. In the winter months, the park has an outdoor skating rink with warming house and hills for sledding.

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8 Ideas for Family Fun at Neill Park

1. Try a new sport! – This park has an amazing variety of sports courts and fields including some you may not have played before:
   1. Gaga Ball – Instructions. Equipment Needed: playground ball.*
   2. Horseshoes – Instructions. Equipment Needed: Horseshoes.*
   3. Pickleball – Instructions. Equipment Needed: Paddles & Balls.*
2. Or your favorite, more familiar, sport:
   1. Tennis – This website has rules for a dodgeball game you can play on a tennis court.
   2. Basketball – A good game of HORSE works well with smaller kids.
   3. Open Fields for practicing football & soccer skills – or just running field games.
   4. Diamonds for practicing baseball or softball; Or play a game of kickball.
   5. Volleyball – You’ll need to bring your own ball,* but you could probably get by with one playground ball for gaga ball, basketball, soccer, kickball and any field games that require a ball.
3. Take a walk on the paved trails. Perfect for pushing a stroller or teaching smaller kids to bike.
4. Practice Inline Skating together
5. Pack a picnic. There is a picnic area, including a shelter.
6. Run around on the playground. Or let the kids run while you rest.
7. Enjoy Nature. With the pond and tree-lined paths, you just might see turtles, deer or waterfowl – definitely geese, but maybe even swans.
8. Get active in the winter with:
   1. Ice Skating
   2. Sledding