The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board offers many options for parking throughout the parks system. Pay parking areas are in regional park lots, on-street meters on parkways, contract lots, and event parking. There are many free parking lots (including neighborhood parks) and bays on parkways throughout Minneapolis. The links below provide information on specific areas of our parking services to meet all of our park patrons needs. For areas of parking, how to use our pay parking terminals, and ADA accessibility policies, please see below on this page.
Pay Parking is enforced in pay lots and on-street meters daily, including holidays. Please note that Minneapolis Park and Recreation board pay parking regulations may differ from other municipal entities for holidays and hours of pay parking.
During park hours, visitors with either handicap plates or placard (hang tag) are encouraged to park in the designated handicap parking stalls. If these spaces are unavailable, you may park in any space at no charge. Annual Patron Parking Permits may be purchased, but are not required.
During park hours, visitors with either handicap plates or placard (hang tag) may park at any parking lot meter or on-street meter at no charge.
The MPRB does not issue refunds for purchased parking unless provided with documentation that there was a contributing error due to equipment or software failure.
Please report a meter issue using the online form on this page.
See the Tickets & Citations page for more information.
Permit provides year-round parking privileges at all designated regional Patron Parking lots.
No. Annual Patron Parking Permit is only valid in parking lots. Refer to posted signage for restrictions.
At this time we do not offer advanced payment of parking for our on-street parking parking meters or in pay lots, with the exception of reserved parking for private events.
Parking for private events that require the use of a pay lot is arranged when you make your event reservation through Use and Event Permitting.
All multi-space on-street parking parking meters accept coin or credit card(Visa, Master Card, American Express); single space parking parking meters on West River Road and East River Road only accept coins.
Most parking lots are open year round for use during park hours: 6 am-midnight in developed areas and 6 am-10pm in undeveloped areas
For more information please check out this how-to guide from Flowbird.
For the Fall Gopher Football season, parking will be allowed in the parking lot only. MPRB Maintenance staff have installed bollards and placed rocks as part of our approved plan to prevent vehicle traffic in the grass. Standard activities associated with Tailgating will be allowed, though no MPRB staff will be on site. Parking is first come – first serve, with payment via the Pay Station (coin/credit card) or the MplsParking/Flowbird apps (no cash payments).
The MPRB has an approved plan for permitting tailgating independently of parking (single game or season pass options). Follow the link if you’d like more information regarding the program or to purchase tailgating tickets online.
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