The parks of Kenyon
Eighteen places, from a rentable railroad depot to a nine-hole golf course, a spring-fed pool, a disc golf course along the Zumbro and four walls of veterans' plaques. What is there, what it costs, and every time the council has talked about it.
In the parks
Veterans Memorial Park
Four walls carrying 244 plaques stand where County Road 12 meets Highway 56, at the end of the Boulevard of Roses where the Memorial Day parade finishes. Every August the Color Guard fills the lawn with the Field of Flags, one flag for each name a family reserves.
What stands there, and the year at the parkParks and open space
The places the city mows, plants and rents out.
- Depot Park55 Washington StCity park with rentable Depot building (rent $75 + $50 deposit; 46 chairs, 11 tables, restroom); 8 picnic tables; National Night Out venue; renovation is a 2023-27 strategic-plan objective
- Riverside Park & Disc Golf CourseMunson Ln (north of pool)Free 9-hole disc golf course; river park on the North Fork Zumbro
- Trondheim ParkTrondheim Rd areaCommunity garden plots (10x20 ft, $10/season); future trail connection across the Zumbro is a strategic-plan item
Kenyon Wayside ParkGunderson BlvdRoadside park
Holden ParkCounty 30 Blvd (rural)Township park- Grace Nature PreserveKenyon areaNature preserve (minnesotaseasons.com listing)
Where the games are
Pool, ball fields, the golf course and the winter trail system.
Kenyon Municipal Swimming Pool304 1st StreetOutdoor pool; open June 8-Aug; passes $75 individual / $140 family; lessons, water aerobics, sensory-friendly swim; phone 507-789-5913
Molitor Field (K-W baseball)701 Huseth StHigh-school / town baseball field
Kenyon Softball FieldKenyonSoftball field
K-W Track & Football Field400 6th StNew football field (opened with a win, KDHL)
Kenyon Country Club46000 Hwy 56Public 9-hole golf course est. 1926, private memberships; 100th-anniversary 2026 events (Big Cup Sept 12, Fireman's Tournament Sept 26, Chili Open Oct 4)- Snowmobile trails (Kenyon Snowdrifters)Goodhue CountyClub-groomed trail system; trail coordinator Jerry Barrett
Memory and landmarks
What the town keeps, and what it is named for.
Kenyon Veterans Memorial ParkKenyonField of Flags during Rose Fest; closing ceremony after parade
Gunderson House (Kenyon Area Historical Society)107 Gunderson BlvdHistoric house museum; tours 3rd weekend May-Sept- Boulevard of Roses2nd Street / Hwy 60 downtownRose plantings along main street; city motto; Rose Fest namesake
- Historic Milwaukee Road TrestleKenyonRailroad landmark
- Kenyon CemeteryMogren HillCity cemetery (page under construction; map PDF on site)
- Aspelund Peony Gardens9204 425th StPrivate peony garden open seasonally
Doing something here
- Rent the Depot building$75 plus a $50 deposit, through City Hall.
- Buy a pool pass$75 individual, $140 family; the season runs from June 8.
- Take a garden plotTen by twenty feet at Trondheim Park, $10 a season.
- Hold an event, or serve alcoholWhat the city requires for a park event, a vendor or a permit.
- Look up a feeEvery park, pool and rental fee the city charges.
- See everything happeningThe full calendar, parks and elsewhere.
The parks in the council record
Park spending, the pool budget, the depot roof and the Depot Park master plan reach the council 489 times across 60 meetings.
60 meetings mention it, 489 times in all; the most recent 8 below; each date opens the packet or minutes scrolled to that exact mention.
- September 8, 2026 packetDepot Park Proposed Concrete Project
- August 6, 2026 packetMotion by Bailey seconded by Sjolander to approve the liquor permit for alcohol at the Depot Park on July
- July 14, 2026 packetApprove Request for Liquor at Depot Park – Brandi Kyllo, July
- May 12, 2026 packetApprove Hire of Municipal Swimming Pool Employees
- April 12, 2026 packetApproved Appointment of Taylor Eggert to Park and Recreation Committee
- March 10, 2026 packetApprove Appointment of Taylor Eggert to Park and Recreation Committee
- December 9, 2025 packetKenyon Fire Relief Association $2,500 Park & Rec – Depot Park Shelters
- June 10, 2025 packetApprove Hire of Municipal Swimming Pool Employees
Sources: cityofkenyon.gov park, pool, community-garden and historical-society pages; the depot rental sheet and disc golf flyer; Google Places; and council packets and minutes, 2019 to 2026. Reserve the depot with the reservation form.