Keewaydin Park

Keewaydin Park is an urban park in South Minneapolis with sports fields, walking paths, and a recently updated playground featuring bouldering structures. The grounds include baseball and soccer facilities as well as picnic areas and a seasonal pool for swimming and water play.

The land was purchased jointly by the Minneapolis school board and park board in 1927, requiring significant earthwork to level the playing fields. The site was renamed in 1928 with its current name drawn from literary sources.

The park's name comes from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, representing the Northwest Wind. This literary connection shapes how the place is understood and remembered by people in the neighborhood.

The park is open daily for visitors and provides parking areas and picnic zones for families. The grounds are relatively flat and accessible, making it easy to navigate with children or bicycles.

The circular wading pool is one of the few round pools remaining in the Minneapolis Parks system and has kept its original shape. This unusual pool stands out from the typical rectangular designs found in other parks.