Public access to Lake Minnetonka occurs via facilities ranging from small unimproved and un-maintained rights-of-way to large improved facilities. The Lake Minnetonka Association recognizes the public’s right to have access to and use Lake Minnetonka as a public water body.

Concerns with neighborhood disruption, noise, parking, waste, and sanitary management and law enforcement tend to intensify as the size and operation of public access gets smaller. To facilitate safe and orderly public access to Lake Minnetonka, Lake Minnetonka Association supports consolidating public access to facilities that:

• Provide a separation and buffer from residential areas.
• Provide sanitary and waste disposal.
• Provide and maintain adequate parking and access facilities.
• Provide more effective and efficient law enforcement.

*Adopted by the Lake Minnetonka Association Board of Directors, September 28, 2001.

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