Think you’re familiar with your local park? Starting Tuesday June 16, The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) invites people of all ages to explore the parks in fresh ways this summer with Nearby Nature.
All Nearby Nature activities are FREE and no registration is necessary. Just show up and be ready for fun, relaxation and inspiration! Rotating through parks every week or so, activities include the following:
- Storybook Strolls
Walk through a great story and a park at the same time, page by page. - Natural Finds
Learn orienteering on special courses designed for Minneapolis parks. - Nature Quests
Discover nature in the park through scavenger hunts, challenges, informational signs and more. - Guided Experiences
Nature-inspired yoga poses, forest-bathing techniques and other prompts help your mind, body and soul tune into a refreshing state of nature. - Collaborative Nature Art
Find and add natural objects to mandalas, collages, community collections and other artworks-in-progress in the park.
Where?
Scroll down for Nearby Nature park locations for the weeks of Tuesday, June 16 to Sunday, June 21 and for Monday, June 22 to Sunday, June 28 – or get updates at the Minneapolis Parks Neighborhood Naturalist page on Facebook.
Share?
Of course! Invite friends and neighbors (at a social distance) – and tag your #NearbyNatureMpls creations and adventures!
Nearby Nature Locations
Tuesday – Sunday, June 16 to 21
North Minneapolis
Cleveland Park
Creekview/Shingle Creek Park
Farwell Park
Hall Park
North Mississippi Regional Park
Perkins Hill Park
Victory Park
Northeast/Southeast Minneapolis
Beltrami Park
Columbia Park
Hi-View Park
Luxton Park
Van Cleve Park
Downtown/Near North/Near South Minneapolis
Bryn Mawr Meadows Park
Currie Park
Elliot Park
Loring Park
South Minneapolis
Brackett Park
Central Gym Park
Corcoran Park
Lake Hiawatha Park
Longfellow Park
Pearl Park
Peavey Park
Phelps Park
Morris Park
Southwest Minneapolis
Bryant Square Park
Clinton Field Park
Lyndale Farmstead Park
Mueller Park
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
Whittier Park
Nearby Nature Locations
Monday – Sunday, June 22 to 28
North Minneapolis
Bethune Park
Creekview/Shingle Creek Park
Jordan Park
Lovell Square Park
North Mississippi Regional Park
Willard Park
Victory Park
Wirth Beach
Northeast/Southeast Minneapolis
Beltrami Park
Cavell Park
Luxton Park
Marshall Terrace Park
Van Cleve Park
Downtown/Near North/Near South Minneapolis
Currie Park
Elliot Park
Loring Park
South Minneapolis
Brackett Park
Central Gym Park
Corcoran Park
Lake Hiawatha Park
Longfellow Park
Pearl Park
Peavey Park
Phelps Park
Morris Park
Southwest Minneapolis
Bryant Square Park
Clinton Field Park
Lyndale Farmstead Park
Mueller Park
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
Whittier Park