City of Saint Paul residents and businesses can apply in person for 2020 park permits beginning Thursday, January 2, 2020. A lottery will be held at the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Como Maintenance Office, located at 1100 North Hamline Ave, and will open at 6:30 a.m. with lottery numbers issued from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Due to the high demand for certain dates and locations, the lottery system is used to give residents and businesses an equal opportunity to make reservations for in-demand picnic shelter and pavilion locations and dates.
Park permits will be issued starting at 7:01 a.m. to customers using a random lottery system. Customers arriving after 7:00 a.m. will be issued permits on a first-come, first-served basis after all the lottery customers have been served. Lottery numbers may not be transferred to other customers.
Phone reservations not accepted until January 3. Beginning February 1, the online shelter permits will be available.
For details, visit https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-recreation/permits-rentals
