Directions
Getting to Minnehaha Park
Minnehaha Park is located in South Minneapolis on the west bank of the Mississippi River north of 62/Crosstown and south of Lake Street.
Map to Minnehaha Park
From East:
Take 94 West to the Riverside Avenue exit. Continue one block to 25th Ave. S. (Hwy 48), turn left. Continue as the road becomes Minnehaha. Don't turn when you see the Minnehaha Avenue cross street. Follow Minnehaha Avenue to the park.
From South:
Take 35W north to the Crosstown/62 and go east. Travel to stoplight at Hiawatha Avenue (Highway 55), turn left and continue north to 46th Street, take a right. Minnehaha Park is located one block south of 46th Street between Minnehaha Avenue and 46th Avenue.
From North:
Take 35W south to the Hiawatha Avenue (Highway 55) exit. Go south on Hiawatha Avenue (Highway 55), cross over Lake Street, continue to 46th Street and take a left. Minnehaha Park is located one block south of 46th Street between Minnehaha Avenue and 46th Avenue.
From West:
Take 394 east, toward downtown Minneapolis. Connect on to 94 east. Take the Hiawatha Avenue (Highway 55) exit. Go south on Hiawatha Avenue (Highway 55), cross over Lake Street, continue to 46th Street and take a left. Minnehaha Park is located one block south of 46th Street between Minnehaha Avenue and 46th Avenue.
Metro Transit Park & Ride Program
Parking near Minnehaha Park is limited, so please plan ahead. Limited street parking is available, and police will ticket illegally parked cars. Please carpool, or save yourself time and effort and take the bus or light rail. Metro Transit is again supporting the Minnesota AIDS Walk for 2010 by providing free ride vouchers to pre-registered walkers and volunteers. These will be available to download online soon.
Use your Metro Transit coupons for a FREE round-trip ride to and from the Park on the bus or light-rail train. For help planning your trip, call a transit expert at 612-373-3333 (TTY 612-341-0140) or use the online trip planner at the Metro Transit Website.
Park & Ride Lots
There are nearly 1,800 free parking spaces near light-rail stations. NOTE: Overnight parking is not permitted at Metro Transit Park & Ride lots.
Lake Street/Midtown Station (240 spaces)
There are 170 spaces at a lot on the southeast corner of Lake Street and Hiawatha. The entrance is located on northbound Hiawatha Avenue between 32nd Street and the Lake Street exit.
Anishinabe School (70 spaces)
There are 70 spaces at Anishinabe School, located southwest of the rail station. Enter the lot at 23rd Avenue South and East 31st Street.
Fort Snelling Station (950 spaces)
To reach the lot, exit Highway 55 at Bloomington Road and follow signs to the parking areas (south side and west side of Whipple Building).
28th Avenue Station (600 spaces)
The parking lot is located three blocks east of Mall of America on 24th Avenue South at 82nd Street. There are no Park & Ride spaces at Mall of America.
Accessibility
Walkers With Physical Challenges
We encourage physically challenged participants to be dropped off at the Minnehaha Park turn-around, located next to the Pavilion.