Address

Theodore Wirth Parkway and Glenwood Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55411

Contact

Phone: 612-230-6400
Emailinfo@minneapolisparks.org

Hours

7:30 am-10 pm

Park Hours

6 am-midnight in developed areas
6 am-10 pm in undeveloped areas
Ordinance PB-2-33

Bus/Light Rail Route

Plan Your Route

Quaking Bog

Part of: Theodore Wirth Regional Park

Good to Know

Follow the signs along the switchback trails to find the Bog.

Nearby Gardens:

Parking Information

Parking lot located on the West side of Theodore Wirth Parkway across from Birch Pond.

This site is great for observing:

  • Dragonflies/Damselflies
  • Frogs
  • Songbirds

And features a *floating dockway that crosses the open moat to the kettle depression of the quaking bog.

*Please stay on the boardwalk to avoid compacting this rare ecosystem.

Size: 5 acres

Commissioner District 2

In the 1980s the park board began efforts to restore the unique five-acre Quaking Bog in the park and to eradicate invasive species of plants that had taken hold in Wirth Park as well as many other parks. Extensive efforts to control those species were targeted especially at the bog and the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden.

Park history compiled and written by David C. Smith.