New! Adventure Hubs now open at parks across Minneapolis

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Adventure Hubs

Navigate to an Adventure Hub

for FREE fun this winter

Trek through the snow, construct a cool
fort, spy on feathered friends and more.
Kids, teens, families, adults –
everyone's welcome!


Think you're familiar with Minneapolis parks? This winter, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) invites people of all ages to explore the parks in fresh ways.

Through Adventure Hubs at 16 locations, MPRB offers FREE supplies and materials for a range of self-guided activities: snowshoes, trekking poles, fort building, outdoor art, orienteering, birdwatching or animal tracking. 

All Adventure Hub items are FREE to borrow - no sign-up or registration needed.
Just show up, see what's available and be ready for fun


snowshoes

Activities include:

* Snowshoeing

* Trekking with poles

* Fort building

* Snow painting

Bird watching / animal tracking

Items rotate periodically among Adventure Hubs, so you can
return to try new activities.



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Head to a Hub near you –
or explore
a new park!

Look for Adventure Hub signs at recreation centers in the parks listed below or call ahead for information. The signs show available items, which staff bring outside for you to use.
  
Note: Items are available first-come/first-served; see COVID-19 safety protocols below.


birdwatching

North Minneapolis locations

Northeast/Southeast Minneapolis 

South Minneapolis locations

outdoor exploration
outdoor exploration

Southwest Minneapolis locations


COVID-19 safety at MPRB Adventure Hubs

  • Complete a self-assessment of health before visiting an Adventure Hub.
  • Stay home if you or anyone in your household has any signs of illness.
  • MPRB staff bring items outside for participants; recreation centers are closed to everyone except staff and registered participants for scheduled programs.

  • Maintain a safe distance at all times from staff and individuals from other households.
  • Adhere to the current Minnesota state face-covering mandate.
  • Use hand sanitizer when picking up and returning Adventure Hub items.

Failure to comply may result in staff asking for early return of borrowed items.