Keewaydin Park in Minneapolis opened this summer, and has been a hit with families for its various play areas for all interests.
We visited and it was amazing!
Keewaydin Park is located in South Minneapolis near Lake Nokomis, just a few minutes away from another unique park, Bossen Field Park.
Keewaydin has a recreation center, wading pool, and now a large play area with multiple options for multiple ages. According to the park’s master plan, it is designed for three types of play:
- a smaller traditional play area in the center
- a nature play area to the east made up of a vertical climbing/bouldering
- an adventure play zone to the east with a vertical climbing/bouldering wall and zipline
The bouldering wall is the Minneapolis park system’s first bouldering structure.
There are two ziplines.
The playground has many rocks and climbing opportunities, and a nature play area on the west side.
There are cute playhouses with stairs and windows.
I’m sure many kids wish they had one of these of their own!
There’s a recreation center right next to it with a meeting room, multipurpose room and little free library inside. There is also a baseball field, soccer field, a walking path, restrooms and water fountain.
The name Keewaydin comes from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha. Keewaydin was the “Northwest Wind, the Home Wind.”
The address is:
3030 E 53rd St.
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Here’s a map:
Visit their website for info.
Read also about other nearby parks that we visited:
Bossen Field Park in Minneapolis (just minutes away!)
Assembly Union Park in St. Paul
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