Toni Stone Field

18.2 mi

What a wonderful park and playground in the northern Stillwater community. The playground has been…read morerenovated within the last couple of years and the kiddo gives it 2 thumbs up! We also experienced the baseball diamond due to a 6 yr old t-ball game. Lovely field - just remember to bring a blanket or chairs to sit on while your kiddo plays. They also have a volleyball sand court and basketball court. They have a handful of picnic benches for a lovely afternoon outing. Plenty of parking on the street or on their parking lot.

Picnic area

Baseball Field

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Triple Crown Indoor Batting Cages

(4 reviews)

8.6 mi

Great facility and outstanding value. Much better than D-Bat where you have to pay a membership…read morefee and gather your own balls to feed the machine. The open cage allows you to see the flight path of the ball.

Customer service was incredible! Meet us feel very welcome! The owner changed the pitching machine…read moreto fit my daughter's ability. I highly recommend!

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Pioneer Park

6.5 mi

I'm visiting family and we took our six kids to this part to spend time at the splash pad and…read moreplayground one morning. What a beautiful space! There are small rain gardens featuring native plants and plenty of lawn and field all around plus the baseball fields. But we only came here for the kid attractions. The splash pad has three different fountains that will be running at a time, 6 in total, that alternate with three coming up from the ground and three coming from rocks. And then, this is my favorite part, the water from the splash pad spills into a man-made stream. I actually had a lot of fun looking through the beautiful rocks and organizing them by look and feel with the kids. Find the button to turn on the splash pad on the short blue pole by the fountains. There was a small playground that didn't get much attention while I was there, but the large playground has a lot going on for little kids as well as big kids. There's even one really close tonight that you can only get to by climbing up a few rope ladders. They did have porta potties nearby, but the only thing missing is a bathroom. I love that they have a partial fence separating the main playground from the parking lot, and a shaded gazebo for grown-ups to sit at. I wish I had a park like this in my city near Atlanta! It would get so much action. I was actually surprised this place wasn't swarming with people and we visited on a summer Tuesday morning.

There's also a little playground area and a covered gazebo with two picnic tables

The water from the splash pad spills into this more natural but man-made pebble stream. The kids love it.

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One of The music Makers

Tink Larson Ballfield

62.2 mi

Loved coming here and watching the minor league games. The old stands were ok the new ones are…read morebetter. Glad it got rebuilt after the fire.

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Round Lake Park Shelter

4.3

(8 reviews)

17.5 mi

Fun way to spend the day! The beach area was currently closed 06/02/2026 but the splash pad and…read morepark were so much fun we did not miss going into the beach area to swim! Plenty of seating and grass areas to sit and have lunch and play all day!

Shhh! Dont go here!…read more You should totally go here. I've been going here for years, including before and during the times of Covid. The swimming beach is rarely crowded. The life guards are legit, like you want them to be. The water is big enough for little kid play and big kid or adult swimming. There's a splash pad! There's a fishing pier! There's a shady place with tables to eat! There are decent bathrooms! And it's free, like parks should be.

Play area rules/ breakdown

Splash pad

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Older kids play park

May Township Ballpark

4.0

20.9 mi

Lovely fields in the middle of no where..literally like the field of dreams for some 7 year old to…read moreplay coach pitch baseball. They also have a great picnic area (covered) and 2 playground areas. One traditional playground and a Spider-Man playground. Some bleachers at each field to use if you don't bring a chair or blanket.

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Hidden Falls Park

4.3

(42 reviews)

3.6 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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Lake Johanna

4.6

(7 reviews)

7.0 mi

This is such a great spot to take kids since there is a playground but right across the street you…read morehave a lot of walking trails and I think it's really well paved out and you can choose which trail to take depending on the distance you want to walk. They have plenty of parking and it's an activity you can do all seasons.

I liked this lake a lot. I think the size of the beach and the proximity of bathroom facilities &…read morenearby playground is perfect for toddlers and young kids. I also like how less crowded it is compared to other bigger beaches/lakes.

Sandcastles

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Como Regional Park Pool

4.0

(29 reviews)

1.9 mi

I love Como pool- I go almost every day and I love every minute of it; the community, the…read moreammenities, and the food. 10/10 would recommend

The abundance of seating, both in shade and sun; the variety of pool options from zero entry to…read morepsuedo cliff diving. The abundance of life guards, no annoying ". safety breaks". The random first aid drills are interesting and fun to watch.

Water aerobics August 2025

Opening day! June 2026

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July 2025

Nine Mile Creek Lower Valley Trail System

(5 reviews)

11.7 mi

The address is a little mislabeled, it will take you to some public school. Back up, about 0.5…read moremiles away from the underpass, there's a little bridge with a parking lot, that's the trail head. The Trail itself is really wonderful. Deep vegetation, a little too many insects but otherwise great. There's a beautiful creek that runs alongside the trail. The animals you'll see the most are dogs that are being walked. It seems to be a favorite among Bloomington locals.

Beautiful park! I went in the winter and between the snowy creek, bubbling brook, and bird noises…read moreit just can't get much better. Yes it's hard to completely escape the road noise, but a small price for a lovely hike so close to the city.

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Bay Rentals Inc

3.9

(29 reviews)

25.3 mi

Overall, my friend and I had a pretty good experience. The jet skis were superb and the weather out…read morewas beautiful. We were debating doing the 1 or 2 hour rental. We decided to go with the 2 hour rental and were happy that we did. The 1 hour rental would not have been enough time given the massive size of the lake. My only critique is to train the young high school boys a little bit about customer service. They were very rude while assisting us with getting on and off the jet skis and looked like it was a pain to be helping us. On the other hand, the high school girl checking us in and out was great!

Overall we got to have fun on the lake but I will say these machines are a bit beat up and seem to…read moreneed a tune up. As I would turn the machine would lose a lot of power and my partner ran out of gas with a hour left, so they didn't fill up both machines asine still had half a tank left. $600 deposit and make sure to take a good video of the machines. The process of receiving instruction was a little odd as a younger kid was giving us rules then a seemingly drunk older man in a truck kept talking over him who I assume is the owner? Kind of a weird dynamic going on here. The process of taking off and riding was good no issues there.

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Your Boat Club

3.1

(22 reviews)

6.1 mi

Really nice staff, positive training. Issue is they oversell the memberships. 10k spent up front…read moreand we were only able to secure a small fishing boat 2 times on a weekend the entire summer. Don't buy their memberships unless you are planing and able to go during week days / last minute all the time. Weekend slots always had no availability and I would have saved 9,500 renting each time instead of membership up front.

The boat was a piece of junk. The motors top speed was 10 miles per hour. It was maddening to pay…read morethat ridiculous amount of money for a 9:30 to 4pm rental PLUS GAS!!! They don't even tell you that part until you bring the boat back! The boat was supposed to be for 8 people 6 barely fit if we had 8 we would have never been able to even move or it may go 2 miles per hour if we were lucky! Never would I recommend the boat club. The guy that was supposed to make it a good experience was condescending. We thought we may join but after paying close to $500 for a day not going to happen!! Big disappointment!!