Everyone is encouraged to participate by volunteering to help pick up trash in parks, neighborhoods, and along water bodies
Posted on 8 April, 2022The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and City of Minneapolis encourage everyone to join the annual Minneapolis Earth Day Clean-Up event on Saturday, April 23, 9:30 am-Noon.
It’s free to participate and we need your help to clean up our beautiful city! No registration needed, just show up at one of 35 supported park locations listed below and help pick up trash. Bags and gloves will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.
Share the event with anyone who may be interested at MinneapolisEarthDay.com or print or link to the 2022 Minneapolis Earth Day Flyer [PDF]
Questions? Contact Tom Godfrey at tgodfrey@minneapolisparks.org or 612-230-6484.
2022 Earth Day 5K Bee Run/Walk/River Cleanup
The Great River Coalition offers an Earth Day 5K Bee Run/Walk/River Cleanup at Boom Island Park. Visit the Great River Coalition website for more information and registration.
DIY Earth Day
Prefer to go at your own pace? You can contribute to clean parks for everyone by participating in Do-It-Yourself Earth Day!
Grab a bag from home and head out to your favorite park or trail or discover a new one. Pick up litter you see, while getting fresh air and exercise, then share pictures of your trash haul on our Facebook page (@MPLSEarthDay) or by using the hashtag #mplsDIYEarthDay.
Earth Day Locations
| Armatage Park | 2500 West 57th Street |
| Bassett’s Creek Park | SE corner of Penn Ave. N. and 1 1/2 Ave. N |
| Bde Maka Ska East | Corner of W Lake Street and E Bde Maka Ska Parkway |
| Beltrami Park | 1111 Summer St. NE |
| Boom Island Park | 724 Sibley St. NE |
| Bryant Square Park | 3101 Bryant Ave S |
| Cedar Lake Park | Cedar Lake Parkway and 25th Street W |
| Creekview Park | 5001 Humboldt Ave. N |
| East River Flats Park | 351 East River Parkway |
| East River Parkway | East River Parkway and Franklin Avenue |
| Elliot Park | 1000 E 14th St. |
| Father Hennepin Bluff Park | 100 6th Ave. SE |
| Folwell Park | 1615 N Dowling Ave |
| James I. Rice Park | West River Parkway and N 4th Avenue |
| Kenny Park/Grass Lake | 1328 58th Street W |
| Lake Harriet Park | 4135 Lake Harriet Parkway, Band Shell parking lot |
| Lake Nokomis | 2401 East Minnehaha Parkway |
| Lake of the Isles East | W 27th Street and East Lake of the Isles Parkway |
| Longfellow Park | 3435 36th Ave. S |
| Loring Park | 1382 Willow St. |
| Lynnhurst Park | 1345 W Minnehaha Parkway |
| Mill Ruins Park | 102 Portland Ave. S |
| Minnehaha Falls | 4801 S Minnehaha Drive |
| Mueller Park | 2509 Colfax Ave. S |
| Pearl Park | 414 Diamond Lake Road E |
| Powderhorn Park | 3400 15th Ave. S |
| Sibley Park | 1900 E 40th Street |
| Sumner Field Park | 901 Aldrich Ave. N |
| Theodore Wirth Regional Park | The Trailhead, 1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway |
| Thomas Lowry Park | 900 Douglas Ave. S |
| Triangle Park | 10th Street S between 4th and 5th Avenue |
| West River Parkway 36th Street | West River Parkway and E 36th Street |
| West River Parkway 44th Street | West River Parkway and E 44th Street |
| Waite Park | 1810 34th Ave. NE |
| Whittier Park | 425 W 26th St. |