St. Anthony Park

Address

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Contact

Phone: 612-230-6400
Email: info@minneapolisparks.org

Park Hours

6 am-midnight
Ordinance PB-2-33

St. Anthony Park

Nearby Recreation Center: Logan Recreation Center

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Features & Amenities

  • Basketball Court
  • Playground/Tot Lot
  • Restroom Facility
  • Softball Field
  • Tennis Court
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Park Projects

This park will be affected by a park improvement project. View St. Anthony Park Site Improvements

Your NPP20 money at work: Maintenance is increasing at all neighborhood parks, thanks to additional annual funding from the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan (NPP20). This initiative also funds ongoing rehabilitation and major project to restore neighborhood parks and help address racial and economic equity. Find Out More

Park Details

Size: 5.59 acres
Neighborhood: St. Anthony East
Service Area: Northeast
Commissioner District: 1
The most notable landscaping feature at St. Anthony Park is ”May Mountain,” an artificial hill built on the park’s south side. Named for area resident Jeanette May, the hill provides great skyline views all year.

Rentals & Permits

Outdoor Use and Event Space: Learn how to reserve park space for corporate events, community celebrations, and more.

History

Name: The park was named for the former town on the east bank of the Mississippi River, which took its name from St. Anthony Falls. St Anthony merged with Minneapolis in 1872. The falls were named by Father Louis Hennepin, a French explorer, for his patron saint, St Anthony of Padua. Hennepin was the first European to view the falls in 1680.

Acquisition and Development

The park was acquired in 1973 from the Minneapolis housing authority. The land for a playground and a new school, Webster School, had been set aside as part of a housing redevelopment project in 1964. The site was developed primarily as a playground, for use by the school and the neighborhood, in 1974. The only structure at the park is a toilet building, which was constructed when the park was developed. Work in the park was completed with seeding and sodding in 1977.

The most unusual feature of the park, in a flat section of the city, is an artificial sledding hill built on the south end of the park. Recreation facilities were never developed at the park, in part, because it is only two blocks south of Logan Park.

Park history compiled and written by David C. Smith.

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