Directions & Parking for Lake Minnetonka

PUBLIC CRUISES:

Cruises depart at the scheduled departure time. Boarding begins ~15 minutes prior to your departure time. We DO NOT hold the boat for late arrivals, and no refunds or transfers will be made. We recommend arriving at least 30 minutes before your departure time to allow for unexpected traffic and to find parking.

PRIVATE CHARTERS:

Please remind your guests to arrive early. We begin boarding ~15 minutes before your cruise time.

Arrive early or stay late and enjoy historic Excelsior.

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Port of Excelsior Tour Bus Directions (Notice from the City of Excelsior)
Many visitors arrive by bus and motor coach, and often they are dropped off for charter boat cruises at the Port of Excelsior, at the base of Water Street. Parking for buses and motor coaches, as well as everyone else, presents some challenges. Please use the directions below for ALL CHARTER/BUS Parking.

This section is to inform you that the following bus parking regulations are in effect:

1. The following locations are the only locations that are designated for bus and motor coach parking.
2. Buses are no longer allowed to park in the City’s municipal parking lots and/or on City streets, except where expressly allowed.
3. Bus loading areas at the Port of Excelsior are designed and signed at the intersection of Lake and Water Streets. Parking is limited to 20 minutes.
   Beehrle Avenue. This is a wide, two-way street with little local traffic. There is a wide Y-intersection with County Road 19, which will facilitate turns from County Road 19.
   Excelsior Elementary School. 443 Oak Street (east side of County Road 19, just north of Highway 7). Bus parking areas have been established in parts of the school’s parking lot. The school site is available in the evenings after 6:00 pm., and at other times when school is not in session or special events are not scheduled.
4. Bus engines must be turned off at all times while parked, and at all times while loading and unloading. Under no circumstances shall the motor be left on.
5. VIOLATORS WILL BE TICKETED.

This is the only notice you will receive. You must share this notice with each of your drivers. Any excuse from a driver claiming that they did not have knowledge of our parking regulations will not be an acceptable excuse. The driver will be ticketed.

If you have any questions regarding these Tour/Bus parking regulations, feel free to contact the City of Excelsior at (952)474-5233.