Elm Creek Play Area

✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season

One of the largest play areas in Minnesota, this brightly colored complex of tunnels, slides, ropes and swings in Elm Creek Park Reserve is accessible to people with disabilities and fenced with a single opening, which makes it easier to keep track of little ones. The sand-bottomed Elm Creek swim pond next door charges about $5 per person in season.

Accessibility

Accessible. Recorded as wheelchair accessible — step-free routes to the equipment.

What's on site

Mapped here. OpenStreetMap records toilets on site, drinking water, parking at this playground.

When to go

Comfortable weather in Maple Grove runs roughly April to October. Winter lows average 6°F, so the cold months are short-visit territory.

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Other playgrounds nearby

There are 0 other playgrounds within 5 miles and 6 within 15. These are ranked by accessibility and facilities first, then by distance:

• French Regional Park Play Area — 7.4 mi · Plymouth · toddler, shade, restrooms
• Webber Park Playground — 9.9 mi · Minneapolis · toddler, restrooms
• Schaper Park Challenge Course and Playground — 11.6 mi · Golden Valley · accessible
• Boom Island Park Playground — 12.6 mi · Minneapolis · restrooms, parking
• North Commons Park Playground — 12.9 mi · Minneapolis · restrooms, splash-pad-nearby

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