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A new name for a new park
 Whitetail Woods Regional Park is the official name for the new regional park in Empire Township. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the new name.
Whitetail Woods Regional Park has 456-acres of wooded rolling hills with a charming lake and pristine wetland located adjacent to the Vermillion Highlands Modified Wildlife Management Area and the Vermillion River Aquatic and Wildlife Management Area in Empire Township and UMORE Park in the City of Rosemount.
The design process for the new park will begin this year to prepare for the first phase of construction scheduled to start in spring 2013. Phase I elements will likely include an access road, parking, picnic area, restrooms, hiking and skiing trails, play areas and natural resource restoration. The park is scheduled to open in late 2013.
Whitetail Woods Regional Park is the first regional park to be added to the Dakota County Parks System in more than 25 years.
Along with the new park name, the Board adopted Empire Lake as the official name for the lake in the park.
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This page was last updated on: 02/13/2012
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