Pilot Knob Preservation Site

Cold and windy but learned so much about the Dakota tribes and their history. Our history isn't pretty but we need to learn about it,so not to repeat it.

One of my favorite places in Eagan to go to watch planes land and take off at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, see the sites over the Twin Cities, watch the traffic on 55 and also watch some beautiful storms work across the region. I have not hiked all the trails there yet, but I do see a fair amount of people enjoying this area pretty often! One set back is there can be limited parking at times!

Nice easy hike honoring the First Nations that were present in the Twin Cities area. Trail is well maintained, some unfortunate vandalism. Markers are a bit aged but good maps available at entrance. Great views of Minneapolis and Ft. Snelling. Would probably be a good easy snowshoe trail in winter too.

Great place to see the Minneapolis skyline. Beautiful flowers and scenery. It's a very relaxing place for a walk too.

To be clear, this is not a park. It is a site set aside with grassland prairie grasses and a trail to mark a site sacred to the Dakota people. It does have good views of the Minnesota River valley, with the Mendota Bridge and Ft. Smelling across the way. The main stone markers commemorate the various Dakota tribes.