Pretty expansive park with me picnicking, walking and biking. There is also a playground and a homeless encampment. If you are looking for food options the Sea Salt is on site and open during the warmer months but otherwise the options nearby are pretty limited. Of course the falls is the highlight of any visit. Also keep an eye out for plenty of people not wearing masks. Be prepared to pay for parking by the hour.

The Falls are a great place to visit with people visiting the state and might be a nice date location as well. It doesnt take too long to walk around the entire Falls and there is a nice park as well. Its a beautiful place and is best enjoyed in the Fall with the colorful leaves. However, the Falls is pretty cool when it is frozen as well.Parking is around $2 for an hour.

A hidden treasure in a very unlikely place. Minnesota does a really good job of valuing and maintaining natural beauty in urbanized environments. The way the park and activities are cradled inside the woods and natural feeling trails is awesome! Make sure you bring mosquito spray.

Amazing day at the falls. Park on the North side. You will find parking.

First time here for a quick peek at the falls and look at the park. Im sure this is spectacular during the summer but was chilly during the time we were there. Nice place to walk around.

Great park with an awesome view. There seems to be a lot going on, but even though it was heavily populated, there was plenty of room everywhere to have a picnic or just hangout. There are benches there and little grills if you want to cook out. The water fall is pretty much in the middle of it and you can walk all the way down to it. Highly recommend it.

This is one of the best parks in MPLS. While the Falls are the feature, dont miss the rest of the trails along the creek, including a fantastic boardwalk. Theres also a great cafe and plenty of picnic tables and open spaces for a picnic if you bring your own food. There is a parking fee, but it is reasonable and street parking is free nearby if you dont mind walking.

Beautiful and a great place to share with a loved one.Homeless encampment us kinda a bummer to not feel safe on your walk across the park

Highly recommend the walk from the falls to the Mississippi. Takes about 25 minutes each way if you stop for pictures, etc. 108 steps from the top to the bottom of the falls!

Ive grown up with Minnehaha Falls. As a kid in the winter you climb behind the frozen falls. In the summer you know how much rain weve been getting by the volume of the falls. Walking from the falls down to the river never gets old. Its just an essential part of the twin cities.

Weve been here several times and its a different experience whenever we come here.Even though the restaurant has been closed down due to the Corona virus they had plenty of outdoor seating and a full menu. Social distancing was not a problem.The sightseeing was beautiful as always!

Minnehaha Falls is a great place to visit! If youre in town as a tourist, this is a must-see location. The falls are great to view, with multiple vantage points to get plenty of pictures and videos. The falls are even majestic when completely frozen in the winter!

Lovely walk with the beautiful falls at the bottom. it is easy to see why there were so many people enjoying the park.

Very cool place to visit. Plenty of bike trails and walking/running paths. Play ground for kids. Awesome waterfall. An area to get in the water with clear water and little fish. Surprisingly clean for the amount of traffic present.

Good place to spend some valuable time and best place for fall color

I love the Falls because I loved exploring it as a kid and its still fun for me, especially seeing how much children love Minnehaha Falls!

Your outside, beautiful scenery, can eat and drink all while social distancing with many people around. Great walks with or without stairs.

Very beautiful and relaxing nature oasis in the middle of the Twin Cities. The falls are flowing well. It is so peaceful just sitting and listening to cadence of the falling water.

Beautiful park in the city. Loved it!

I’m a nature person so this is a secure spot to relax and take a nice walk. But not in the cold. Overall hot or cold this is a place to come relax the mindAnd seeing the waterfall frozen really made me resort back to kid mode. I recommend any one who hasn’t been GO

I love this park! Right in the heart Minneapolis lays this oasis of nature that shows off the diversity of life and nature that is Minnesota. I grew up not far from this park and have explored and hiked here ever sense. On this trip I brought my wife, she had never seen it frozen so it was a must. She was awe struck by its size and beauty. We took the train in and even though I’ve been here more times then I can count it always blows me away how you can go from a busy large metropolis to this beautiful escape with just a short walk of the train. Five stars for sure and a must for those who haven’t been.

Beautiful! Theres not a lot of walking to see the sight. You can even choose to see it from the park level, or take steps downstairs to see it from the base. Very crowded when I went (7/3). Half or less people wore masks.

This is a beautiful park! There are amazing trails all along the river and along the creek. The view of the falls is amazing. There is a great restaurant right by the best viewing area for the falls. It is also very dog-friendly with an off-leash park at the south end of the park.

Very pretty place to hang out

Beautiful place to see. Went for a nice little hike & enjoyed natures beauty. It wasnt crowded. The people we did see were friendly & happy. Defiantly worth seeing

I received the most extraordinary proposal here yesterday. We live in Pennsylvania and this spot was breath taking.

I went with my girlfriend a great place to walk around. A huge park on top also

Love this place, you can walk, rent bikes that can ride up to 6 people, eat and enjoy the view

Such a nice park for hiking and photos.

Great place to visit and enjoy the beauty that nature provides is. Parking is rather cheap and theres plenty of places to walk around and enjoy a day there. The falls are always great to see up close and theres plenty of area to walk around or sit down and relax.

Parking is difficult, but beautiful scenery and space. Very well kept, reasonable access for differently abled people. Do be careful if youre in the water where boats are allowed, they fly by at very high speed. We saw a dog swimming that was Almost hit.

The waterfall is beautiful for sure and the park is nice. But this place does get crowded and parking is hard to come by. But I was able to find parking ($2 per hour) after 30 minutes of searching. Neat setting to handout, go for a run, and maybe take some photos but honestly not much else to do here.

Magical place even in the winter! We loved it.

A perfect visit to Minnehaha Falls Park. Amazing falls with roaring water. Water levels in the creek highest Ive seen in a while. We enjoyed our picnic from Sea Salt restaurant at the Fall. Time with friends was amazing. Some picnic tables available.

Great place to go walk around enjoy the tree the trails, we went on a hot 90 degree day make sure to bring water

Love this place. It gets very crowded, so if you need to social distance, not the place for you. But its nature in the city and VERY beautiful!

This is a great little hidden gem of Minneapolis right on the border of St Paul.The falls is majestic! There is tons of hiking trails in places to explore.Close-by are multiple other Parks, Flower Gardens Playgrounds, a Splash pad, Disc Golf, a Lock and Dam, and multiple Pavilions for group gathering.If you come during the winter time, make sure you wear ice biters. Most the trails are packed down in glazed ice.

Very beautiful park. Be sure to check out the waterfall. It was busy when I went, but I was still able to take decent photos and enjoy the waterfall without feeling crowded.

The falls are always beautiful. Tons to see the creek is refreshing and there is plenty to enjoy.

Unkept trashy dirty waterfall and park. Sad what has happened to this city.

Great hang out place for any day of the week!

Nice nature walk with the sounds of a babbling brook.

Beautiful waterfall and park. Yummy outdoor eatery -- Sea Salt

The falls will change a lot any of the rainfall so take many trips out here. Lots of large open spaces and I suggest the walk along the creek all the way the Mississippi River. If you bring waterproof sandals theres a spot where the kids can walk in the water. Dont forget your order from sea salt online!

Awesome place peaceful and quite place , bbq areas available, benches and walking trail also is a restaurant on the side. To get close to the water fall need to go Down stairs but no access to the water. And obviously is free.

Great park. The Sea Salt restaurant has the best fish dinners

Very serene and very quiet. Beautiful. Want to come back in the summer.

Awesome place to go with family or if you need a good work out in.

A great place to take the family!

Very nice park with great walking paths. We rented the six person bicycle it was fun but a fair amount of work if you have people that arent helping peddle. Theres also a great wading pool at a park right next to minnehaha with a nice picnic area and free parking.

Always nice scenery and love to see the variety of flowers at Longfellow garden. We will go back when fall colors appear.

Awesome place.. it was a risky task to get down when stairs were slippery due to excessive frozen ice, but we did it and it was quite adventurous too. Enjoyed the place thoroughly.

More massive water than other times or year that Ive been too during fall. Lots of people when we visited coz of the nice weather, still 60s and sunny.

Such a beautiful place... I absolutely loved it. If you are driving there then parking are available nearby.

Peace and serenity. Great historical facts.

Gorgeous bit of nature, cool history, but slightly spoiled by graffiti and vandalism. The kids and we loved the waterfall! Such a beautiful area, and well worth the trip to the park.

Great escape from the city. ...IN the city. Dont let the hard to find parking scare you, the park is HUGE, room for everyone.

Great view. Relaxing vibe. Theres live music during late afternoon.

I love this place. Its very relaxing. The trail along side the river is nice. Its a pretty decent pokemon go stop too

We did a bike ride beginning in the park. Perfect day and the place to be.

Spectacular views of Minnehaha Falls. Must visit place in Minneapolis during all seasons. Paid parking is available. River side walk will be closed during winter.

Lucky to visit it during summer when it is at its peak. Very beautiful, so close to the city, easy to reach by public transport and absolutely beautiful with great views. The park is well maintained, great for walk, jog, picnic, bike rides etc. Rewarding experience.

Beautiful waterfalls, walkways along the running stream, trees to shade....tranquil and serene!

My visit was a beautiful fall day after a few rainy days. The river was flowing, the squirrels were squirreling, and the fall were falling. There are quite a few photo op spots along the walking trails. Dogs are welcome, and quite a few were enjoying the day. Parking rates depend on the time of year and vary between $1.50 and $2.

Beautiful park and waterfall. It really surprised us how close the waterfall is from the main road. You can park your car and can see the beauty already in a couple of minutes. The area around is also great for a walk

I went in January and the stairs were closed but still a beautiful walk.

Extremely picturesque! Just wish the Sea Salt and pavilion were open. Also found this Dobson Fly larva battling with a Robin next to the creek. Yikes!

My girlfriend who recently passed loved this place and so do I been coming here for years and it never gets old!

Great park with nice views of the falls

This place is horrible. Theres people everywhere. Water flowing unchecked, kind of noisy, especially if youre up close where you can see it really well. Only one restaurant, lacking in the big, corporate knowledge of how to ignore the customer. Lines can be long too, because everyone cant wait to get it over with and sit down. Worst thing about the park is theres mosquitos. They cant keep them under control? What kind of establishment is the falls? Take my advice and go to Richfield. Its not far, and they have beautiful streets with no sidewalks to get in your way.

Very calm with the amount of people Tuesday afternoon. much enjoyed the service and everything that was provided. Very safe and marvelous service.

An Absolutely Beautiful place of serenity! Great outing for families. and even though we did not eat, the food looked absolutely scrumptious and the same was said of the people we asked.

Friendly and safe place. Nature to a 101%. Beautiful. It was fun.

Wonderful park. Beautiful fall, multiple playgrounds, a wading pool, gardens, seafood outdoor restaurant, ice cream shop, and a place to rent bicycles made for up to four adults and 2 kids. Multiple viewing points of the fall as well as up and down stream minimizes crowding. A must see place for all ages who enjoy nature.

Bicycling and walking the trails was fun! It was more than I expected. Expect high traffic and rude cyclists.

A great park full of beautiful trails and a beautiful waterfall right in the city.

Beautiful and clean. Great walking paths.

Absolutely beautiful!! A must see even in the rainy weather. Had to do this on our visit.

I have been going to Minnehaha Falls since I was a teen. 30+ years. Its so peaceful and relaxing. We have now begun to bring our 2 yr old son there on a regular basis and he loves it.

Great park, lots of history! Worth spending the time to visit and walk around. Show up early...parking fills up quick!

Beautiful space, many spaces to view the falls

Went here when it was frozen over! Totally awesome experience. Cannot wait to go back!

So beautiful! The sound was amazing! A lot of steps to get down to the creek. Relatively flat trail at bottom. Gorgeous views!

An historic local scene enjoyed anytime of the year

Cool place to see some unexpected waterfalls in the area. A bit underwhelming though and overpacked with people so just be prepared for that. Also, make sure to wear appropriate shoes, especially if you want to walk further down the trails—no sandals like me!

Family Oriented,really good seafood,nice big park,and having a waterfall only makes your tome there even more special.

Came here for my 34th Birthday. Spent about 2hrs here and I gotta say, this is definitely a enjoyable place for walking, jogging, hiking, and biking. The views of the waterfall is amazing as well. Plenty of trails on and off road to meet your desires. Great place to bring the kids or whole family as well. Has those bike rentals for the whole family or just the couples.

Its a beautiful place to show visiting family and friends, picnic, hear music and relax! I go there just by myself often.

We arrived on a cold day. The falls were a partially frozen wonderland. It was so beautiful it took my breath away!

Good mix of trails, parks and common area to have a quality time.

Great part and spectacular view of the Minnehaha creek right before it enters the Mississippi river. Perfect place to bike, picnic, people watch and more. You can go right uo to the drop in the falls, just be prepared to go up and down a lot of steps.

Beautiful area! Very clean and peaceful. You can hike along the river or bike along the bike trails. Dog friendly too, which is always nice to see.

It was so much fun! You can easily spend a sunny beautiful day here.

Absolutely beautiful! Highly recommend checking it out if youre in the area.

The best place to visit a waterfall in the middle of a busy city

Beautiful nature in the heart of the city. Crowded and pay for parking.

A top 5 place to see while in Minneapolis... nothing else to say.

SO breathtaking and beautiful! Many different places you can go around the park to get different views of the waterfall.

This is a beautiful place. Its very relaxing to hear the running water.

Very fun! Loved the trails