Facility Overview

The Target Parking Lot in Burnsville, Minnesota, situated at 820 County Road 42 West, serves as the primary ground-level parking facility for one of the southern Twin Cities metro\'s key retail destinations. Designed as an expansive, open-air surface parking lot, this facility provides wide drive aisles and hundreds of standard and accessible parking bays. Because the facility is an outdoor surface layout with no overhead decks or height restriction barriers, it offers virtually unlimited vertical clearance. This makes it exceptionally well-suited not only for standard passenger cars, compact vehicles, and mid-size sedans, but also for full-size pickup trucks, large SUVs, commercial delivery vans, high-roof conversion vans, and vehicles equipped with roof cargo boxes or bicycle racks.

Prime Location & Nearby Attractions

Strategically positioned along the vibrant County Road 42 commercial corridor, this parking location puts visitors right in the center of Burnsville\'s prime retail, entertainment, and dining hub. Within immediate walking distance or a two-minute drive, drivers have direct access to:

• Burnsville Center: The regional enclosed shopping mall situated just across County Road 42 and Burnhaven Drive, offering a diverse array of department stores, specialty retail shops, and dining establishments (3 to 5 minutes on foot).
• Heart of the City: Burnsville\'s downtown mixed-use cultural hub, located just 5 minutes northeast, featuring the Ames Center for performing arts, community events, and public art plazas.
• Surrounding Retail Plazas: Surrounding shopping complexes featuring popular big-box stores, home improvement centers, and specialty grocers within a 1-mile radius.
• Local Dining & Quick Service: A wide selection of national and regional dining establishments, coffee shops, and quick-serve restaurants surrounding the intersection of County Road 42 and Buck Hill Road.
• Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area: The iconic regional winter sports and year-round outdoor event venue located only 2.5 miles south (under 7 minutes by car).
• Alimagnet Park & Lac Lavon Park: Large regional recreation areas with walking trails, sports fields, and lake access, just a 5-to-10-minute drive away.

Access, Navigation & Transit Connectivity

Accessing the Target Parking Lot is remarkably straightforward thanks to its proximity to two of the Twin Cities\' most critical thoroughfares: Interstate 35W and Interstate 35E, which converge just north of the site. Drivers approaching from Minneapolis or St. Paul can take I-35 southbound to the County Road 42 exit, heading west directly to signalized intersections that lead into the store plaza. Multiple curb cuts on both County Road 42 W and adjacent perimeter roads (such as Burnhaven Drive and Aldrich Avenue) ensure seamless ingress and egress, helping prevent major choke points even during peak weekend shopping hours or holiday sales rushes.

For regional commuters and transit users, the facility is located within a 5-minute drive of the Burnsville Transit Station (operated by the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority - MVTA). As the MVTA\'s flagship transit facility with more than 1,400 park-and-ride stalls, the transit station provides high-frequency express bus service directly to downtown Minneapolis, downtown St. Paul, and the Mall of America.

Facility Amenities & Key Features

• Spacious Surface Parking: Ample open-air stalls with broad turning radii, accommodating wide-wheelbase pickup trucks and larger family SUVs.
• ADA Accessibility: Dedicated, clearly marked accessible stalls located adjacent to the main building entrances, complete with van-accessible access aisles and gentle ramped curb transitions.
• Drive Up & Order Pickup Stalls: Clearly designated priority parking spaces reserved specifically for Target Drive Up curbside pickup customers.
• Comprehensive Site Lighting: Elevated high-intensity LED light poles situated throughout all parking quadrants to provide clear visibility and driver safety during evening and early morning hours.
• Complimentary Customer Parking: Open, free parking provided for store patrons and retail visitors without ticket gates, automated payment booths, or parking meters.
• Paved Pedestrian Walkways: Striped pedestrian crosswalks and paved walkways linking perimeter aisles directly to the main retail entrances.

Ideal For

• Retail Shoppers & Daily Errands: Customers visiting Target, the in-store CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks, and adjacent strip mall retailers.
• Drive Up & Curbside Pickup Users: Shoppers utilizing mobile-app order fulfillment for swift, contactless vehicle loading.
• Oversized Vehicle Drivers: Contractors, trade professionals, and families operating taller SUVs, roof-rack-equipped vehicles, or pickup trucks who require open-sky clearance.
• Local Visitors & Diners: Drivers stopping for a meal, coffee, or quick supplies before continuing south toward Lakeville or north into Bloomington and Minneapolis.

Visitor & Driver Tips

• Peak Hours: The parking lot experiences peak activity on Saturday and Sunday afternoons between 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM, as well as weekday rush hours from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM. For the quietest experience, aim to visit on weekday mornings.
• Drive Up Lane Etiquette: Please keep designated \'Drive Up\' spaces open for mobile curbside pickup customers, as these stalls are monitored and reserved for rapid turnover.
• Navigation Tip: When arriving during heavy traffic on County Road 42, use the secondary rear or side entrances off Burnhaven Drive or adjacent connector roads for easier, low-stress turns.
• Winter Weather Precautions: During Minnesota winter snowstorms, municipal and private snowplow crews clear main lanes quickly; however, be mindful of snowbanks near stall ends and watch for icy patches near drainage swales.
• Customer Use Policy: This lot is maintained specifically for patron shopping; overnight parking and unauthorized multi-day commuter staging are strictly restricted and subject to towing by property management.