Pools & Beaches Updates

Opening Saturday, June 17

• Jim Lupient Water Park
  and
• North Commons Water Park
  1pm to 7pm daily through Sunday, August 20 (post-season hours through Monday, September 4/Labor Day)

• Webber Natural Swimming Pool
  1pm to 7pm, Tuesdays through Sundays through Sunday, August 20 (post-season hours through Monday, September 4/Labor Day)
  Closed Mondays

Opening Friday, June 16

22 additional wading pools at “school-site” locations – that is, sites shared with Minneapolis Public Schools buildings. (All other locations opened May 27.)

School-site locations with wading pools include Hall and Harrison parks (North Minneapolis), Waite and Jackson Square parks (Northeast), Peavey and Morris parks (upper and lower South) and Whittier and Kenny parks (upper and lower Southwest).

• Open 10am to 7pm* daily
• Free to use
• No lifeguards: please keep safety in mind while enjoying the wading pools
• Final day of the season is Monday, September 4 (Labor Day holiday)

* Evening hours are reduced due to staffing shortages. MPRB needs temporary summer employees to join the Bathroom Lockup team! Visit www.minneapolisparks.org/jobs to apply.

Open? Closed? Know before you go!

The www.minneapolisparks.org/pools map shows real-time updates for temporary or seasonal closures at pools, water parks and splash pads, for maintenance, repairs or construction.

Saturday, June 17: Expanded lifeguard hours begin at two beaches

Lifeguards on duty from 1 pm to 7 pm daily at Lake Nokomis Main Beach and Wirth Lake Beach, through Sunday August 20 (post-season hours through Monday, September 4).

General beach hours: 6 am to 10 pm daily at all 12 locations:

• Bde Maka Ska: 32nd Street Beach | North Beach | Thomas Beach
• Cedar Lake: East Beach | Point Beach | South Beach
• Lake Harriet: North Beach | Southeast Beach
• Lake Hiawatha Beach
• Lake Nokomis: Main Beach | 50th Street Beach

Note: Lifeguard hours and locations may change; updates at minneapolisparks.org/beaches

Swim safe: Get beach water quality updates at bit.ly/mplsbeaches Map shows water quality testing dates and results; beach closures and re-openings based on water-quality tests; and temporary or seasonal closures for maintenance, repairs or construction. Long-term stormwater management is one key to keeping lake water quality suitable for recreation and for sustaining plants and wildlife. MPRB is seeking dedicated funding to invest in stormwater management and protect Minneapolis lakes.

Water activities: Dip into swim lessons, open swim, sailing classes and more

MPRB’s Water Activities page offers dozens of options for recreation and exploration:

• Swim lessons – summer as well as year-round
• Open Swim Club, canoeing, sailing and other classes, lessons and clubs