Wabun Picnic Area Wading Pool & Splash Pad (Minnehaha Regional Park)
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 4655 46th Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Season: Early June to Labor Day
Hours: Daily 10am-9pm
Cost: free
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Often called the Minnehaha Falls splash pad, Wabun pairs a zero-entry pool that tops out around two feet with bubblers and an arched spraying rock structure. An adjacent adaptive playground and shaded picnic pavilions make it one of the most popular family spots in the city.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps drinking water, playground alongside, parking at this location. No public toilets are mapped here — worth knowing before you commit to an afternoon.
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 8 other pads within 5 miles and 25 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: