Otsego Regional Park

(2 reviews)

2.0 mi

Prarie Park is a nice place to spend time with your family. It has everything here. There is a…read moreplayground, half basketball court, a skate ramp, baseball field, soccer field, sand volleyball court, splash pad, picnic tables all around, and covered areas to eat. There's portapotties all around the area, but no actual bathrooms with plumbing or anywhere to change. The splash pad is just water spraying from the ground, there are no fun water tables or anything. The playground is pretty nice and there is a smaller one for smaller kids as well. There is also a fairly big parking lot so finding space should be easy. The park is very nicely maintained, the grass is cut and there's pretty flowers planted everywhere. There's no graffiti on the playground and there's no garbage thrown around.

This place is great! The water is cold in the water park which makes it good to cool off in heat!…read moreThere is a big and small park both for certain ages. There are water things that shoot out of the ground in the splash pad. There is one bucket that dumps on you in the splash pad. There is a soccer field and a gagaball pit! There are also pickleball courts that come WITH SUPPLIES! (Balls and rackets.) There is a full-court for basketball! (Even though it doesn't come with a ball it is still fun to bring a ball!) There is a lot of open space to like throw a football or play a game! There are picnic tables and portapotties! The playground isn't the most fun playground, but because of everything else this is 4 stars!!

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Rivers Edge Commons Park

1.1 mi

Kids love this Splash Pad they run and play for an hour or more. I as a parent like it because…read morethere is no play ground so I don't have to be two places at once. They also have live music in the summer.

From the owner: Children's splash pad, wedding location & pictures hotspot, Summer Concert Series location.read more

My girls at the splash pad

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Summer Concert Series!

Peekabooboo's Play Cafe

5.1 mi

My toddler loves coming here to play! It's a great little spot to meet a friend or just explore for…read morean hour or two with your little one(s). There's plenty of toys, a little town set up, and a slide too! This is such a great spot for a quick little play date.

Lion’s Park Playground

1.3 mi

Wow! This playground turned out nicer than I expected for ages 6-12. I was fortunate to assist in…read morethe design of this playground. It basically completes the master plan of this park in such a good way. It has some unique features, including a fun piece you can only find in Minnesota at this time. The ADA We--Go-Round (like a merry go round) is also a unique feature for children in wheelchairs. Very kid friendly. Come Enjoy! Only one issue is that the playground needs more benches for parents.

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Oakside Park

5.9 mi

Nice neighborhood park in Albertville. It offers a nice playground, baseball and soccer fields,…read moretwo tennis courts, a basketball court, a walking path around the park and a picnic shelter.

Picnic Shelter

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Beebe Lake County Park

(2 reviews)

11.6 mi

Nice Wright County Regional Park on the bicycle trail. Free park that offers a nice swimming…read morebeach, shelter, picnic tables & grills, sand volleyball court, horseshoes, fishing pier, restrooms, playground, and 1.2 miles of hiking. Clean lake swimming beach with nearby shade.

Maintenance gentleman , Joe,, is very helpful and willing to…read moreassist . Rest room and park are very clean. And neat.

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Sand Volleyball

River Terrace Park

3.8

(4 reviews)

11.8 mi

Nice camping spots on the Mississippi River. Sites have plenty of room in between them. Each site…read morehas a grassy yard that the maintenance mows regularly. Bathrooms are clean. The only negative is that a lot of the campers don't pick up after there dogs, so you have to watch out when your walking by the pond grass area. PICK UP YOURS DOGS POOP!!!!

Great campground lots of trees and flowers two large decks to relax and enjoy the beautiful…read moreMissippi river . Nice playground . Nice little camp store . Close to everything but like your a million miles away lots are large and have large trees . Nice folks . We have decided to come here every season .

Creek running in between campground and mobile home park

Looking north on Mississippi River

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Looking south Mississippi River

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

4.7

(11 reviews)

7.7 mi

My family and I wanted to take our dog in a nice trail to enjoy all the fall colors. It was a…read morereally nice well kept up park with picnic benches, bathrooms, and even a fountain for your four footed Trail Blazers. I really enjoyed our time here and look forward to trying the other trails offered at this park.

We hiked for about 3 miles through the woods and prairie. The section along the Crow River was…read morereally nice. The trails are very nice to hike on.

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Mississippi River Community Park

9.8 mi

18 acres of parkland along the Mississippi River 1.7 miles…read moreof paved trail fishing pier playground picnic shelters and grounds trail to Kings Island (across the bridge) sand volleyball court horseshoe pits canoe launch off street parking lot free great place to enjoy the river or walk your dog

Playground area

Picnic tables in winter

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Woodland Trails Regional Park

(2 reviews)

3.6 mi

Newly opened FREE regional park just north of the Elk River Golf Club, is 427 acres of dense woods,…read moreprairies & wetlands. It is called the crown jewel of Elk River Park system (with good reason). This park offers: archery & biathlon ranges, cross country skiing trails, paved & grass trails, picnic tables, benches, and the Glacial Ridge Nature Play Area (fort building sticks, log balance beam, boulder scramble, log climbing, tunnels, benches and water pump feature). We took an evening hike with the Elk River Park & Rec Department and explored a nice trail. They arranged to have a demonstration of the Biathlon at the shooting range.

This is a great trail park to take walks. I give it four stars though, because there is no…read moreplayground for kids to play, and the wood logs that they have set up for kids to jump around are not safe and I have seen kids fall and get hurt. That aside, there's a nice covered shelter there, the trails are nice and clean and paved, they have plenty of maps everywhere along the trails and the nature is beautiful.

Look for this signage on the road into the park

Trail to Zimmerman

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Hidden Falls Park

4.3

(42 reviews)

32.4 mi

Trying to be more intentional about exploring parks around Minneapolis this year, and Hidden Falls…read moreseemed like the perfect place to start. We usually default to Minnehaha Falls across the river, but I'd never actually explored this side--which looks to be really sprawling with new townhomes and modular single family homes. We parked near the dam and walked along the trail to reach the stairs leading down to Hidden Falls. Heads up: the walk down is a little precarious since there's no railing for most of the stairs, but it's not very steep and the trek itself is pretty short. The falls themselves were a bit disappointing at the moment--more of a trickle than a waterfall--but it is early in the season. That said, the forested park area it winds through was really nice, and made the visit worth it regardless. I can already tell this place is probably stunning in the summer when everything is green and flowing! Even with the lower water level, it was a great way to explore somewhere new and great to see there were so many people already exploring the park with it being chilly still!

Beautiful park near the city. Grabbed some take out and found an empty picnic table in the middle…read moreof the day - lots of parking! Watched a few boats launch, saw some geese, enjoyed watching people along the shore. Picnic tables near the water at the North Entrance. Check it out!

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Jim Lupient Water Park

3.5

(8 reviews)

25.8 mi

Jim Lupient is a fun and underrated water park in Northeast Minneapolis. They have a lot of…read moreactivities for kids and adults alike: a splash area, lap lanes, an obstacle course, water slides, mini golf, and more! I came specifically for the lap lane swimming. The lanes are nice, though limited (just two). I didn't have a problem getting a lane, but your mileage may vary. I sometimes had to deal with kids randomly jumping into the lane or cutting across me - which wasn't the end of the world, but it did cause a few almost-crashes. The other thing that bugged me is that they close the pool for a 15-minute "safety break" every few hours. This cut into my workout, which was a bit frustrating. But if you can plan around these - or if you have the time to spare - then it's not a big deal. Overall the experience was nice and the price is reasonable ($5 for an adult), so I would come back. If the weather's nice and you're in the area, check it out yourself!

Yesterday they had they had filtration problem when you couldn't go. And today somebody broke glass…read morein there and now it's closed you know it's closed in and I'm not going back there anytime soon except tomorrow And this park ruined my day because it was closed

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Great River Water Park

3.8

(5 reviews)

31.5 mi

We went during spring break and had a blast! 2.5 hrs of going down the tube... swimming, jumping…read moreinto the deep end and swimming like a fish till our lips turned blue! Yup... a very good day. Thank you for having extended hours for the children and so many lifeguards watching over everyone.

Personally, I am not a fan of these sorts of places, but my kids are and so here we were. The place…read moreis clean and the lifeguards are nice. The layout seemed a little simple to me, but my kids didn't seem deterred in the least. They rode the water slides, played in the splash pad, and jumped off the diving board - and liked it all. We stayed for two hours and left because the place was closing - though I bet the kids would have been happy staying longer. We'll very likely be back it was a positive experience.

A happy camper!

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