I love Shady Oak beach! Cleanest beach ever. Spring Fed too. Also soft bottom beach, no weeds or rocks. Great park for little kids too.

Cute beach and playground area.

Free during the time of Covid. Nice doc to swim to, but covered in bird poop. Almost no beach to speak of, hard to find a spot to distance and okay in water. Playground was nice

What a gem of a beach! It is pay to play, but the waters are clear, the sand perfect, the grassy hill has great views, and it is so close to the bike trail! A must stop on a hot day!

Access from major roads - 4/5Parking - 5/5Water view - 4/5Recreation and Playgrounds - 2/5Trail access - 4/5Seating options - 4/5Quietness - 3/5All ratings are my personal opinion, in comparison to other parks in the city.

Great beach area, water is clear, no seaweed. Crowded but seemed enough space for everyone to socially distance. Also enjoyed fishing from the dock. Lots of sunfish.

Its fenced off and you have to pay. They also keep different hours than the park. Dont waste your time and go to one of the dozens of free beaches in the metro area.

Great beach with grass and sand.. Restrooms and foot {not during covid}

It was fun but this time beach was closed due to e-coli in water.

The best beach in the area, this year it is free as well. You normally have to pay to get in. There are no lifeguards on duty this summer and you have to use portapottys but still crystal clear water and very soft sand.

If this place isnt good then my name isnt ciam loriea! They have a Lovely Lake side oasis where the kids can have fun on a nice summer day! The only downside is the lifeguards seem to have a temper larger than my late wife!

Great place to take the Grandkids.The only big problem is There are studip people THAT swim where, its fishing only .Go in the Morning to fish! Otherwise you have teenagers jumping off the wooden bridge fishing docks.Otherwise its nice to get outdoors !just fishing BEFORE and after the beach closes.During. open times ..just looking at the water.

Favorite swimin lake since 1955, has gotten better since. A great family place !

If this place is good then my name isn’t Handon Lall

Nice sandy beach on a small lake with a pretty view.

Great no motor lake. Mostly clear and lots of bass. Fishing is sub par during the daytime. Go in the morning.

Nice clean beach and water, minimal services during Covid 19, but great for swimming

We love kayaking at shady oak beach. Very clean & quite

Its a nice lil beach or should I say lake.

Very nice park with a variety of activities.

The authorities plan not to open it in Summer 2020. Join Facebook group Shady Oak Beach for discussion on how to change this plan to a safe opening in a safe, no-frills way, like the Plymouth beaches on the Medicine Lake.Otherwise, a good sandy waterfront.

Fishing, beach, trails, piers for brotes and fishing, full of trees. One of the best parks in the cities.

Nice beach springfed lake, not as big as lake Ann, good overall

I cant wait til summer! Me and my kids found this little gem at the end of last summer but they really enjoyed it and had fun playing with other kids.

Plenty of small fish for fishing, good jogging, biking, kayaking, swimming.

Beautiful grassy hill and great water. Little seaweed.

Fun place for summer sun and cooling off in the lake.

Inexpensive beach, has a few structures to hang out on. Fun place to go when its hot out. Water level was super high today tho. The whole beach was under water

E. Coli is announced as gone. Gates are open to experience the waters free of charge.

First time visiting shady oak Beach and it was a great time! My toddler had a great time too! Will definitely be back!

Looks like a private beach area..so we came back

Very beautiful place!

Nice lake with playground and beach.

Great beach. Nice having lifeguards on duty.Water level are high in 2019, so not much sand, but a great shaded grassy are to sit.

Love shady oak beach!

My husband called on our way there to see about canoe rentals and to ensure they were open and we could rent a canoe. They said we could and theydbe there. Got there within 10 minutes and they said they were just closing early. Pretty disappointed

You have to pay money to swim in the lake here. Thats as far as I got. Its a HOT day and the parking lot is pretty empty. Thus I am assuming its not worth the admission. 1 star.

Only reason I didnt rate it better is because the diving board wasnt open. They have an inflatable obstacle course that is great. Very reasonable priced rentals on canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.

Beautiful and well kept beach. Keep in mind that there is a fee to enter

Great place to take the family. Lifeguard are on duty. Price is reasonable.

Favorite place to hang out with friends, because of the floating dock with the locally iconic high-dive, and lots of standing room. Thank goodness for that, because it’s always packed. Likely because the entrance fees are very low, there are always lifeguards on duty, and there are snacks (do not recommend if you are looking for something healthy in the slightest, since it’s all junk food for the most part). The season pass was only $18.00: incredibly cheap compared to to other guarded swimming destinations. There is a beach volleyball court, and free volleyball rentals if you just give them a shoe. There are boat and stand-up paddle board rentals if you’re interested, and have a legal adult. The park is decently nice, and if you keep walking down the path past the beach, there is a bridge overlooking the lake plus a friendly walking path.

Great little beach

$6/person to get it. Kayak/Canoeing is extra. Really nice beach. Much less crowded than the free beach at Bryant Lake Beach close by

Pretty trails

Amazing after hours on a Sunday evening in September. Clean. Family friendly.

Nice beach park for the family

If you’re envisioning a calm, relaxing trip to the beach, don’t come here in the popular summer months. It’s always absolutely packed, making it difficult to actually enjoy your experience (or even make your way through the water when swimming, for that matter). The reason I do like coming here is the fact that they have a nice snack bar.

Good place to relax, have a picnic, or bring the family for a fun beach day. There is a playground on site for the youngsters. Kayak, canoe, and paddleboard rentals available. Lifeguards are on duty. Admission is a little spendy at $6 for ages 2 and up. $3 after 6pm.

Nice park. Refuge from Urban realities.

Just a really nice well-organized swim area with a great play area

Other than paying to swim its a nice place for a picnic outside of the closed off swimming area.

Cool park

There is a large covered picnic area when you first come in. The park looked clean and I think its a good place to visit.

Enjoy coming out early before it gets a little busy and the water gets a little foggy from all the spf protection. Awesome to have a mask or goggles to watch the fish. Give it 4 out of 5 only because of the goose droppings and inflatable obstacle course that takes up a good portion of the beach and water.

Great place for photos. The Sunset is beautiful at this place

Great, nice beach with life guards and jumping platforms. There is also a playground for kids and a volleyball court. You can also rent a kayak or do paddle boarding. Entry fee is 6$ for non-residents. Highly recommend.

Great clean beach staffed with multiple life guards, a concession stand, clean restrooms, a playground and more.

Used to be great until they decided to capitalize on the lake with a gated entrance where you have to pay to enjoy

Very fun family oriented park and biking trail. The beach is clean.

Meh, maybe Im spoiled with Chicagos free waterfront, but I found this place pretty unremarkable. Everything costs and the beach is a 20x15 patch of sand next to a grassy knoll. The water activities in the lake are a plus, and there is a decent playground, but the (admittedly reasonable) fee to enter makes this just meh.

Nice beach with a great grassy area to sit at while the kids are playing in the lake. Plus there are a bunch of floating docks and a lake obstacle course for older kids!

Beautiful little walking area.

Beautiful full-amenity beach and play area.

Relaxing!

Its peaceful and theres a place to fish!

Great place to hang out!

Flooded. Which isnt all bad. Made for an adventure when kayaking.

I love Shady Oak Beach. Aside from the good playground and Snack Shack, the sandy beach is always in great condition, there are small floating docks for the little ones in about three and a half feet of water, and a big dock out past the ropes with a diving board and high dive for the big kids. This is my second year getting a season pass, and my daughter and I love it. -Jeff

Worth the price of admission! Very safe with many lifeguards on duty. Floating dock with with spring board and diving platform.

Peaceful

Good parking. Very quiet beach. Boat access. Kayaking good place for weekend. Has hike and trail around.

Very good place to visit, swim, relax, etc.

Had I a nice swim race there

Great place to take a dip in the waters of lake Minnetonka

Nice lake

This place is great. Life guards, changing rooms, play ground, and a snack counter. Everything you need for a fun day at the beach.

Park? Fine. Cloudy skies? Enough already!

This is a really nice beach! You have to pay to get in but around the outside of the fenced off/beach area, theres canoe docks and a trail to walk your dog.

Calm nice for paddle board and kayak

Great place to come and relax. I havent actually went into the beach area itself but there are many areas around the parking lot to enjoy. Plenty of trails on the far end of the parking lot to walk/run around Shady Oak Lake.

Between the beach and its iconic high dive, the water playground, the jungle gym, the concession stand, the public picnic area, and canoe and kayak rentals, the season pass is totally worth it! Get a pre-season pass for the best deal. Bonus: right off the bike path too!

Fun beach with a volleyball court, high and low diving boards and concessions. Would recommend for the price, but I cant say anything on the food as I went over to a Chipotle nearby for lunch instead and got stamped back in.

Safe, not too busy and fun for older kids too

This place is amazing. Something that I really enjoyed was the high dive!

Very good place to swim!!

Nice place they just need to hire adults to control the bullies

Great family place for walking, swimming, picnics and fishing.

Fun way to spend a sunny day and ther are life guards there. 2 days a week they have an obstacle course for the kids if you sign a waiver.

Great place to enjoy the weather!

Great beach...clean water, awesome diving boards which make it really fun. You have to either get a membership for the year or pay each time which is actually nice because it limits how many people go.

Great beach, super facilities, good staffing with lifeguard s in water as well as oversight from tower.

Been going since I was little. Great place for kids and families. Price is great for the entertainment!

Great beach and fishing docks

Well kept, lifeguards, concession stand and bathrooms. Does cost money to enter.. been coming here for years and is a blast. But theres not as much beach today because all the rain.

Beautiful beach lot of activity for kids 3 park in 1.

The punch card is awesome but it is to much money for daily admission!

Great beach with fishing sections. A few poke stops and 1 Gymn for poke Mon go players.

Lots of fun to swim in a large lake monitor by Life guards.

It was nice and chill. Not very crowded when I was there and was perfect for a hot day.

This sand bottom lake is a nice oasis on a hot summers day. Especially good place after work for a relaxing dip. Best kept secret around. Shhh, dont tell anyone!The public beach is not free, $6 per person at the gate. But a whole season pass is a steal at $13, so you are money ahead at three visits. The season price is for Hopkins and Minnetonka residents. The land is owned by city of Hopkins but it is in the city of Minnetonka (formerly Village of).There is the beach, rental paddle boards and canoes, volleyball and a snacky food place on site.The beach season has shorted over the years. It 2018 it closes 19 of August, not the former Labor Day.