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Central Gym Park offers family friendly activities and amenities including a playground and tot lot and wading pool. You will also find space for picnics with a grill and access to restrooms and a drinking fountain. This park has a variety of sports fields and courts. Central Gym often hosts indoor family-friendly movies during the colder months. Current listings can be found on our Family Fun Calendar.

8 Ideas for Family Fun at Central Gym

1. Play some outdoor field games on the athletics field
2. Run around the playground. There are separate areas designed for toddlers and for kids ages 5-12.
3. Pack a Picnic. The community gathering area has a grill and plenty of space to picnic.
4. Play a game of one-on-one on the full-size basketball court (or come during an open gym time to play indoors)
5. Stroll, skate or bike along the paved paths and walkways
6. Swap out your books at the Little Free Library. (Note. Some Minneapolis Park Little Free Libraries are better maintained than others. I’ve found that a little attention goes a long way to keeping them up.)
7. Bring your tennis rackets for a little practice time.
8. Cool off in the wading pool on hot summer days.

Central Gym Skate Park – Coming Soon

A skate park was approved in the South Service Area Master Plan. When finished it will join a growing number of skate parks in the Minneapolis Parks district. During the spring and summer of 2024, MPRB is gathering community ideas and will incorporate that feedback into the final design. Construction is planned for 2025.

Central Gym Park Wading Pool

Central Gym Park shares space with Richard R. Green School; therefore, its wading pool will opens after the close of school and closes before school begins in the fall.

A new pool is on the wish list for future improvement plans to this park.

Central Gym Recreation Center

This recreation center is not air-conditioned, but it does have a gymnasium and a craft room, as well as a community kitchen and meeting rooms. The lobby has a pool table for public use during open hours.

Birthday Parties at Central Gym Park