Take Highway 7 West (about 10 miles) to County Road 19/Oak Street, take a right, Galpin Lake is on your left. After you turn onto Co. Rd. 19, the station is almost exactly 1 mile away. County Road 19/Oak Street changes into Smithtown Road at the Excelsior/Shorewood border shortly after the Excelsior Water Tower. Stay on the road, the fire station is on your right, go past the station and turn North right after the gray Excelsior Fire District sign. Go straight through the fence gates and park appropriately.
If you get to the stop light on the curve at Smithtown and Manitou you have gone too far.
If you are coming from the West, it is easiest to get on Highway 7 going East and take a left onto County Road 19/Oak Street then use the same directions as above.
Public parking is on the west side of the building. Go North on the drive that is next to the gray Excelsior Fire District and South Lake Minnetonka Police Dept. sign. As you reach the top of the hill you will see Fire/Police sign, follow the arrow to park. DO NOT PARK IN THE LOWER LEVEL. All the doors on the lower level are locked and the parking is reserved for firefighters responding to emergency calls.
To enter the building go through the main entrance from the parking lot and follow the posted signs to the training/ meeting/classroom. Signs will be posted to all other destinations. There is no access to the building from the lower level.
Take Highway 7 West about 7 miles to Vine Hill Road, turn South and take that to Minnetonka Blvd and turn West. You will go over the Carson’s Bay Bridge and in about ½ mile you will reach a “Y” in the road. Stay to your left, the entrance to the fire station is an immediate right. If you cross the public trail you have gone too far.
Public parking is to the South of the fire station along the public trail or behind the Deephaven City Hall. Parking around the fire station is reserved for responding firefighters.
Appointments are necessary to tour or gain access to the building. The station is not occupied by EXFD staff members or firefighters at any designated time of the day.
