The wading pools that dot Minneapolis parks are the perfect place for toddlers and kids who have not yet learned to swim but love to make a good splash. Many of them are no-frills with a standard depth of about 18″ but a few have been updated with fun spray features and zero-depth entry. All are located adjacent to a playground, rest rooms and space to spread out with a picnic. Daily Hours are 10am-9pm.
Table of contents
- Page 1: Minneapolis parks with wading pools – not adjacent to schools
- Page 2: Minneapolis parks with wading pools – adjacent to schools
- Page 3: Minneapolis water parks & splash pad parks
Minneapolis Wading Pool Closures
Pools can close for a variety of unforeseen reasons during the season. To check the status of your neighborhood pool and up-to-date closures, please see the Minneapolis Parks pool page. For a full Twin Cities guide to pools and splash pads, see Anne’s article: Cool Off at Twin Cities Area Splash Pads & Wading Pools.
More Twin Cities swimming options
For a full list of Twin Cities aquatic options, Splash Happy: Guide to Twin Cities Beaches, Pools, Water Parks & Splash Pads.
Minneapolis wading pools locations – not adjacent to schools
The following parks are not adjacent to schools, so they are historically open Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day with the option of remaining open if we are experiencing a hotter than usual late summer. Follow the links to read our park descriptions:
Audubon Park
1320 29th Ave NE, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Beltrami Park
1111 Summer St NE, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Bossen Field Park
5701 S 28th Ave, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Ninja-style playground
Brackett Field Park
2728 S 39th Ave, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool
Skatepark
Bryant Square Park
3101 Bryant Ave S, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool
Rain tree water feature
Bryn Mawr Meadows Park
601 Morgan Ave S, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Corcoran Park
3334 20th Ave S, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Dickman Park
614 NE 2nd St, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
East Phillips Park
2399 17th Ave S, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool
Water spray & rain feature
Elliot Park
1000 E 14th St, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Farview Park
621 N 29th Ave, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool
Water spray & rain feature
Folwell Park
1615 N Dowling Ave, Minneapolis
Original, circular pool
Dolphin spray sculpture
Fuller Park
1000 E 14th St, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Hi-View Park
3474 2nd St NE, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool
Turtle slide & shade structures
Jackson Square Park
2212 NE Jackson St, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry, bubblers
Musical playground
Lake Hiawatha Park
2701 E 44th St, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool
Splash features & bubblers
Linden Hills Park
3100 W 43rd St, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Logan Park
 690 13th Ave NE Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool
Rain feature
Longfellow Park
3435 36th Ave S, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Loring Park
132 Willow St, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Luxton Park
112 Williams Ave SE, Minneapolis
Spray fountain
Small slide
Marshall Terrace Park
2740 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
McRae Park
906 E 47th St, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Minnehaha Park/Wabun Pool
4655 46th Ave S, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool, spraying rock
Shade structures
Morris Park
5531 39th Ave S, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Mueller Park
2509 Colfax Ave S, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
North Commons Park
2509 Colfax Ave S, Minneapolis
Original, circular-style pool (separate from North Commons Waterpark)
North Mississippi Regional Park
5116 N Mississippi Dr, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool, spraying rock
Pearl Park
414 E Diamond Lake Rd Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Pershing Field Park
3523 W 48th St, Minneapolis
Original, box-style pool
Powderhorn Park
3400 15th Ave S, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry, bubblers
Rain tree, shade structure
Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Park
4055 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis
Box-style pool w/ island
Riverside Park
2820 S 8th St, Minneapolis
Original, circular style pool
Van Cleve Park
901 15th Ave SE, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool
40th Street Park
1900 E 40th St, Minneapolis
Zero-depth entry pool
Large shade structures
Picnic tables & seating
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Jackson Square Park Wading Pool IS NOT OPEN yet (8/3/20)
You are right, Jennifer. I’m afraid that Jackson Square is not among the 20 wading pools that MPRB plans to open this summer. Audobon, Logan and Waite Parks are good options.
MPRB made the decision to close all 12 of its beaches, 62 wading pools, two waterparks and the Webber Natural Swimming Pool because of the coronavirus pandemic.
They did, but then they backtracked a little and decided to open the beaches without lifeguards. Probably because they knew people would swim anyway. So use the beaches at your own risk. The wading pools, Webber and the waterparks are still closed, as you mentioned.