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Welcome to Dakota County <br />s'LM1 j 1 <br />Public School Districts <br />• Burnsville -Eagan -Savage Public Schools <br />• Cannon Falls Public Schools <br />• Farmington Public Schools <br />• Hastings Public Schools <br />• Intermediate School District <br />• Inver Grove Heights Public Schools <br />• Lakeville Area Public Schools <br />• Northfield Public Schools <br />• Randolph Public Schools <br />• Rosemount -Apple Valley -Eagan Public <br />Schools <br />• South St. Paul Public Schools <br />• West St. Paul -Mendota Heights -Eagan <br />Area Schools <br />Higher Education Facilities <br />• Dakota County Technical College <br />(Rosemount) <br />• Inver Hills Community College (Inver <br />Grove Heights) <br />Dakota County is also home to a number <br />of high quality non -denominational and <br />denominational private schools. <br />Community Health Care <br />There are three hospitals in Dakota County — Fairview <br />Ridges, Regina Medical Center and Northfield Hospital, with <br />a total of approximately 244 beds. There are also 33 primary <br />care clinics scattered throughout the county and roughly <br />270 dentists providing care in Dakota County. Long-term <br />care facilities include 14 supervised living facilities, 181 <br />assisted living facilities and nine nursing homes. <br />Recreation in the County <br />The Dakota County Parks System includes three regional <br />parks, two regional park reserves, one county park and <br />seven regional trails. Recreation opportunities include hiking, <br />biking, camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, <br />archery, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, snowshoeing <br />and horseback riding, among other activities. <br />Popular Amenities <br />• Dakota County Library (10 locations) • <br />• Big Rivers Regional Trail • <br />• Byllesby Dam & Lake Byllesby Regional Park • <br />• Lebanon Hills Regional Park • <br />• Mississippi River Greenway • <br />• Rock Island Swing Bridge • <br />• Spring Lake Park Reserve • <br />Thompson County Park <br />Whitetail Woods Regional Park <br />Minnesota Zoo <br />Pine Bend Bluffs <br />Vermillion River <br />Vermillion Falls <br />Dodge Nature Center <br />