Greater Minnesota's Best Playgrounds

Centennial Park
St. Cloud

One of the newest playgrounds in St. Cloud, Centennial Park has a zipline, multiple slides, climbing structures, tunnels, and even a splash pad.

Colvill Park
Red Wing

Red Wing’s first universal playground opened in 2009, largely thanks to the tireless efforts of local parents Audra Quandt and Heather Marx, whose children have cerebral palsy. Their committee work helped raise half a million dollars for the project, which also includes a wheelchair-accessible, elevated garden called Discovery Park.

Community Park
Becker

This park on the grounds of the Becker Community Center offers plenty of fun ways to stay active. You’ll find an accessible playground, a full-size basketball court, pickleball courts, and a splash pad water feature that’s perfect for cooling off. 

Thinking about trying pickleball for the first time? All the equipment you’ll need is available to rent at the Great River Library inside the Community Center. Be sure to check the schedule for seasonal festivals and outdoor movie nights.

Dr. Allen Magnuson Park
Fergus Falls

One of the newest playgrounds in the Fergus Falls area, Dr. Allen Magnuson Park features a rubberized floor and miniature play buildings like a farmer's market and cafe, musical chimes, ziplines, large misters, climbing structures and nets, and spinners. Many of the play areas, swings, and ziplines are inclusive.

Every Child's Dream Playground
Winona

The city’s largest playground on the shores of Lake Winona features 16,000 square feet of accessible play equipment for all ages and abilities. Kids will enjoy musical instruments like drums, chimes, and a xylophone, as well as several slides, climbing structures, spinners, and swings. 

German Park
New Ulm

More than just a playground, German Park boasts a beautiful angel fountain, a flower garden, a pergola, and more. At the inclusive playground, kids will love the German-themed castle, musical instruments, swings, climbing structures, slides, and more.

Grassman Park
Jordan

This park offers a first-of-its-kind Ninja Challenge Course designed to promote outdoor physical activity for children and families. The course is timed and integrates the Gametime app, which enables participants to compare their performance with others nationwide. The park also features a versatile multipurpose field suitable for baseball, softball, football, and soccer, along with a paved trail encircling the entire park for walking, running, and cycling.

Hartley Nature Center
Duluth 

In a state known for its great outdoors, sometimes you don’t need manufactured slides and swings to create a great place to play. Duluth’s Hartley Nature Center is a destination for outdoor lovers of all ages, and its natural playscape is filled with nature-made structures like stumps for leaping, logs for balancing, and sand for digging holes all the way to China.

Kids' Kingdom
Zumbrota 

Kids’ Kingdom, a standout wooden playground in Zumbrota’s Covered Bridge Park, was designed with local schoolchildren, giving it a unique look. Its centerpiece is a castle-like structure featuring multiple slides, including a 5-foot curve twister and a double tot slide, diverse climbers like a crescent moon and jungle net, and interactive panels such as a steering wheel and ice cream shop, all with ADA-compliant options.

Lion John Weicht Park
Elk River

Lion John Weicht Park is a 34.76-acre community hub with a popular playground, two softball fields, a lighted basketball court, and a 9-hole disc golf course. The park features four shelters and a large pavilion with restrooms, a kitchen, and concessions for picnics and events. There’s also a paved trail for walking and biking, and a sledding hill for winter fun.

Memorial Park
Crosby

Located along the shores of Serpent Lake, this park offers more than the striking 20-foot-tall, colorful serpent statue known as Kanabec. It features a large and popular playground that’s a key attraction for families, with a diverse range of slides, swings, and climbing structures. Visitors can also take advantage of a baseball field, basketball court and skateboard park. Additionally, the park provides a public swimming beach and boat launch.

Paul Bunyan Park
Bemidji 

Bemidji's popular Paul Bunyan Park is the area’s first inclusive playground featuring rubberized surfaces, ramps for wheelchairs and walkers, and high-back swings and spinners, all with a north woods theme.

Playfront Park
Duluth 

This park's playground equipment is designed to help kids improve their balance, coordination, and strength. It was originally built as a community project and is open year-round for everyone to enjoy. Whether your little ones are toddlers or teenagers, Playfront Park welcomes kids of all ages. Plus, there are shaded picnic tables, making it a perfect spot to relax and have fun with family and friends.

Robbins Island Regional Park
Willmar 

One of the country's largest community-built playgrounds spans 19,000 square feet and features zones for children of different ages. It features a wheelchair-accessible liberty swing, a barn, a castle, zip lines, a misting station, a spider web and much more.

Sibley Farm
Mankato 

Sibley Farm is located within Mankato's historic Sibley Park, a destination known for its natural beauty, recreation and history. Sibley Farm features a free, farm-themed petting zoo with animals including alpacas, calves, goats, pigs, peacocks, horses, lambs, chicks, ducklings, and koi. 

The adjoining playground is designed to resemble storybook farm structures, making it a favorite for families. The park also offers landscaped gardens, walking trails along the Minnesota and Blue Earth rivers, sports facilities including softball fields and tennis courts, and a sledding hill.

Silver Lake Park
Rochester

One of Rochester’s largest playgrounds offers fully accessible spaces for all ages, including an imaginative play area and sections for preschoolers and big kids. There's even the state's first bicycle playground with a simulated streetscape, allowing kids to use their imaginations while safely practicing riding and street navigation.

Find more playgrounds in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, as well as indoor playgrounds, splash pads, and other family-friendly things to do.