Lake Josephine has a super, sandy beach that allows little children have tons of fun. The swimming area is roped off and not too deep. There is a very nice playground. The bathrooms and changing rooms are kept extremely clean. There are numerous charcoal grills and picnic tables. As a plus, there is a Dairy Queen just across the street.

Beautiful little public beach for a quick dip or just to chill out for a little bit. Gorgeous at sunset.

My wife and I canoed it, perfect lake smaller and not that busy. A couple of nice surprises, a bald eagle resting on a log near us as we approached then he flew right near us as he took off! About 10 min later we hear then see a loon. Fun outing and plenty of parking close to the water

On a nice little lake with a beautiful long green space and beach. Makes distancing easy and possible even on busy days. Dairy Queen right across the street!

Good place for a picnic or a swim! Theres also conveniently a dairy queen across the street!

Beautiful lake front and is always pretty clean. Love the water here for swimming in the summer.

Nice place for fishing I think. Park is very small. Lake view is nice but cant do long walks or jogging/running

Its not a beach kind of a park, the strip of sand between the retaining wall and the water is five feet wide at best. But theres plently of grassy gentle slopes, nice big trees and a pretty sweet playground to make up for it. For a peaceful summer afternoon of eating ice cream from the DQ across the road and watching moms wade with their toddlers while the clouds go by, theres no place better.

Nice clean beach. Small sandy area but I actually prefer that here. Great spot for families with small children. No deep drop offs in swimming area.

Love this beach. Clean and quiet, with lots of parking and restrooms. Diary Queen across the street if you didnt pack a picnic lunch.

Great place to launch a paddle board for an afternoon. Accessible boat launch and clean(ish) water compared to some of the other metro lakes.

Very beautiful lake! Nice park clean restrooms great picnic/bbq areas! I will Definetly be coming back with the family!

It was nice clean lots of shade and spacious. U can also fish there. Very Beautiful for a family outing or just to be alone to enjoy urself ️

So pretty and clean! We fished a little and swam a little. The fish were little but were new catch and release fishers so we get excited by hooking a fish.

Great little park for picnic or lunch. DQ across the street. Little playground for children also available.

Beautiful! Some guy was cranking up his car radio, though.

The coolest mellow mood. Had tried lake Johanna but the vibe wasnt the best

Beautiful swim beach (small parking lot) and park.

I like it when it is not crowded with people , covid 19 made things harder to go outside and enjoy our summer time

Good clean small park always fun to just go and hang out

Had a nice visit at this lake. Was very clean too

Nice place to tan and go hammocking.

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Beautiful...wish boats would be more aware of fishers on dock.

Fun picnic areas and a great beachfront make this a perfect place to spend a couple hours with family.

Sweet spot, roadside carpark with nice sunsets! Hawaii five-oh

Early in the season post-Covid. People were happy, picnicking, birthday party, swimming. Small venue

This is one of my favorite spots in the city.

Best place to spend time with your love ones.

Its was beautiful, I loved all the benches they had.

Pleasant and quiet. Clean restrooms. Clean lake. Small beach area. Playground. Picnic tables. Benches. BBQs. Ample parking.

Beautiful small lake with nice beach and dairy queen across the street.

I really love this lake ... I have gone to others and after a few minutes I end up leaving and returning to Lake Josephine.

The fishing dock is great, but the fishing is very hit and miss. Have caught bass, perch, sunfish, crappie, northern and even walleye here! The parking lot is kind of secluded by the dock and boat launch. Seems like we have been present for several contraband exchanges while fishing. Would be nice if there were more police drive through to keep the riffraff away.

Quiet and nice beach and boat launch.

Nice spot for a picnic or a rest stop to stretch your legs.

Beautiful, very well maintained. The bathrooms are clean with a place to change into swim gear. Very nice swim beach and picnic tables for enjoying a nice picnic with a very pleasing view.

Good boat landing, hardly ever very busy. Relatively quiet lake. Havent had great luck catching fish but its really pleasant for a city lake.

Clean lake, nice little beach, not over crowded

Good until an attentive driver slammed into a icecream truck giving icecream almost hitting those waiting to get icecream. But otherwise icecream and park is good.

Beautiful park, lots o dogs. Good boys. Caught a few sunnies and even a perch off the dock as well. Nice time.

Clean lake. There is a small dock for fishing. Plenty of parking spaces for cars and boat trailers by the boat launch. Not a great lake for big fish. There is a beach and a playground. Plenty of space for family gatherings.

I was in ankle deep water playing with my pup and was chastised by a lifeguard for not swimming in the roped off area. Not her fault, but the rules are a tad strong. Otherwise the park is well maintained, a fair amount of parking (unless you have a boat) and the structures are well built.

There are lifeguards on duty here, restrooms, a park and a nice parking lot. A water fountain and vending machine in case you forget your drink and a beautiful lake to swim in!

Great lil lake nice restrooms

Good picnic area. And park for kids. Not as good of fishing as I like nut still fun

Love this place. Fishing swimming grilling and a kid park. Perfect family place

Small but has a beach, park, and dock for fishing.

We love bringing our 3 yr old here. There is free parking, playground, beach, beach house where they offer free life vests. A huge bonus if its an impromptu visit. There is a lifeguard on duty (however not 24 hrs), boats go by, and kayakers. Bathrooms close by playground. Bonus: Dairy Queen across the street.

Seem to catch fish almost everytime.clear water .and swimming beach.

GORGEOUS day, sun at the right angle, no humidity, lush greenery, happy people swimming, sunbathing, barbecuing, playing ball, small children running close to their parents. A haven on earth!!!

Great playground for 2-5 year olds. Awesome beach and swimming area.

Nice park for visiting friends

Lot of kids swimming from fishing dock.

Playground was nice, didnt get a chance to go for a swim at the beach though!

Very relaxing environment

There is no beach. Sadly its hard for kids to play in the water because there isnt much sand

Fun for bullheads! Used a fresh shrew I caught in the AM, caught a 2 pounder!

Near the lake, playground for the kids.

Nice little lake with convenience of a playground, lots of parking and a dairy queen across the street

It is a great place to go fishing. Got a lot of fish.

Nice place to chill...you take a dip in lake josephine..several bbq grills if you want to grill. However it does not have any trail if you want to walk for hours

Great place to cool off. The lifeguards are obnoxious..

Just used the boat launch here, and it was decently well maintained.

Pretty area with playground near by and life guard on duty.

It was fun

It is nice having such a nice place so close to the city.

I checked out the fishing Pier its too small was placed next to the boat launch in shallow water. The pier should have been extended out further.

Very Nice Park & Lake!

Clean well maintained easy to get to. Fun for all ages

Beautiful park. It was very clean and quiet. I cant wait to go back next summer.

Beautiful lake and nice picnic area!

Always love this lake. Close by Dairy Queen makes and awesome picnic spot

Its ok, nothing too special. The swimming area is pretty small. Thankfully there arent very many boats on this lake. Its a mellow place.Its kinda small as far as parks go though. The best thing about this park is that they have a nice play area for kids.

Fave

Loved it just sight seen

Not too busy. Nice to have a playground! Small beach and the ground is a little rocky. A couple decent shade trees were key! Lifeguard on duty was definitely helpful. Small fish swimming around your feet is a little unnerving, but keeps the kids busy!

Beautiful sunset and very clean establishment

A pretty quiet little lake, with a nice playground and reasonably clean swimming beach. Not so sandy, and it could use some outdoor shelters. No place to wait out a rainstorm.

Great park! Very nice playground.

Very lovely place, nice and quite on and Friday evening!

Boat ramp not real busy. Good swimming beach. Usually see eagle, herons as a bonus.

Super fun park with lots of fun kids and family things to do. Great picnic area and little beach. Our daughter loves the play area as well.

The Best place for 0400 in the morning

The beach was clean, the water was warm (considering this is Minnesota) and the on duty lifeguard was attentive. There are also plenty of slides and play equipment, and picnic tables. We had a great time.

Great beach and swimming area. Nice and wide. Local car meets every now and then. Great place to go fishing

Great day picnic and swimming always wonderful here and clean beach and restrooms.

Ramsey county beach with staffed lifeguards. The fishing pier is a great place to take the youngsters to catch some sunnies and bluegills. Just make sure that you have a small hook and plenty of worms. Cant get the fish off of one and rebait without having another one on the other kids line. No fish tales here just some excitement for the kids.... catching fish.

Well-kept swimming area and park. The only thing is I wish the swimming area were bigger.

Strong emphasis on safety during the summer life guarding season. Raking of the beach would go a long way to improve ascetics and look/feel.

Love it they should sell snacks for the kids and adults in a vending machine.But live the beach fishing areas and the playground just perfect for the family and kids.

Great place to eat dessert from Dairy Queen (across the street) and watch the sunset!

Very busy park and lake, but it was nice and quiet early in the morning.

This is a large lake with swimming, fishing, sun bathing, places for picnics and play areas for the children.

We drive from Minneapolis just to go to the beach and park.

Always a nice time here.

Great place to fish or take the kids out to run around.

Nice place, mind the goose land mines..

Fun place

Great beach. Easy access to water.