The new playground at Bottineau Field Park is open!
Contractors adjusted the construction fencing to allow safe use of the new playground while remaining work at the site is completed. Construction will wrap up in a few weeks, and the majority of the site will be open in December.
Over the next few weeks, the following work will be completed:
- Installation of new splash pad equipment
- Installation of site furnishings
- Installation of pool fencing
- Installation of plant material
Next spring, artful surfacing will be applied to the new full-court basketball plaza, the wading pool with be repainted and shades will be hung on the newly installed structures.
Finally, MPRB will host a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting with the community! We’ll share more details in the spring.
MPRB thanks everyone for their patience and support while we work to improve Minneapolis parks.
More information
Planning with community members for the Bottineau Field Park improvements took place in 2023-2024. Based on that feedback and the park’s long-term plan, a plan for improvements was approved and construction began last year on the following:
- Upgraded wading pool
- New splash pad
- New play areas
- New full-size basketball court with artful surfacing
- New picnic tables and other site furnishings
- New paths
- Upgraded lighting
- New stormwater management features funded by the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO)
- New areas with native plants for pollinator and wildlife habitat, also funded by MWMO
For more, visit the project web page at minneapolisparks.org/bottineau-field-park-improvements
Project Contact
Carol HejlStone, design project manager
612-230-6454 | phejlstone@minneapolisparks.org
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board – Planning Division