Phelps Field Park Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 701 E 39th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Season: Early June to Labor Day
Hours: Daily 10am-9pm
Cost: free
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Phelps offers a wide-open spray deck anchored by a central mist feature ringed with run-through water jets. Recently updated play equipment and the park's sports fields make it a full-afternoon destination in south Minneapolis.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, playground alongside, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Minneapolis average 83°F — warm enough for a splash pad through most of the season without being punishing at midday.
If this one's closed or packed
Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There are 7 other pads within 5 miles and 23 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: