Indoor Playgrounds & Play Areas in Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis has about four months a year when outdoor play is a negotiation. This is the list we keep for the rest of them. We track 27 indoor playgrounds across the Twin Cities metro. A few are in the city proper. Most are not, because most of the good ones are out in St Paul, Maple Grove and Plymouth, and a twenty minute drive is not the part of the day that goes wrong. Opening hours and admission are on the cards below rather than buried on the individual listings. 11 of these venues publish an admission price, and every one of those prices was checked word for word against the page it came from.
Sorted by distance from the middle of Minneapolis, nearest first. Those are straight-line miles, so every drive is longer than the number on the card.
Rebe’s play cafe is an indoor play space in St Paul, MN where children can climb, explore and play, making it a handy option for active kids on cold or rainy days.
The Play Group is Minnesota's first Montessori-inspired play space in St Louis Park designed for children ages 0-4 and their caregivers. The membership-based…
Kids Empire Roseville is an indoor playground in Roseville, Minnesota, built for children ages 1 to 12. The park centers on a multi-level padded maze with winding…
Backyard Indoor Playground is a 3,000-square-foot, temperature-controlled creative play space in Golden Valley, Minnesota, featuring separate areas designed for…
Eagles Nest Indoor Playground is an indoor play space in New Brighton, MN where children can climb, explore and play, making it a handy option for active kids on…
Adventure Peak at Edinborough Park is an indoor play space in Edina, MN where children can climb, explore and play, making it a handy option for active kids on…
InnerActive Play in Mounds View, Minnesota is an indoor playground offering sensory and learning tools for children. The facility features themed Play Putty, slant…
Sky Zone Edina is an indoor trampoline park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, offering entertainment and physical activity for families. Visitors can jump, participate in…
InnerActive Playground is an indoor play space in Minneapolis, Minnesota, designed to bring outdoor park activities inside year-round. Children can run, jump…
K.U.B.E. Plymouth Community Center is an indoor play space in Plymouth, MN where children can climb, explore and play, making it a handy option for active kids on…
Kids Empire Bloomington is an indoor playground in Bloomington, Minnesota where children ages 1 to 12 can climb, slide, and explore in a safe, colorful space…
Sky Zone Eagan is an indoor trampoline park located in St Paul, Minnesota where families can enjoy wall-to-wall aerial activities including jumping, flipping, and…
Mini-sota Play Cafe is an indoor playground in Maple Grove, Minnesota, offering a clean and safe creative play space where kids can explore their imagination. The…
Urban Air Plymouth is an indoor playground featuring trampoline park attractions and obstacle courses designed for family fun and children's activities in…
We Rock the Spectrum Eagan is a sensory-friendly kids gym serving families in Eagan, Minnesota, welcoming children of all abilities. The site offers sensory…
Lava Island is an indoor playground in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, featuring slides, foam pits, trampolines, and interactive play spaces designed for families with…
Maple Maze is an indoor play space in Maple Grove, MN where children can climb, explore and play, making it a handy option for active kids on cold or rainy days.
Playground Plaza is an indoor play space in Maple Grove, MN where children can climb, explore and play, making it a handy option for active kids on cold or rainy…
Good Times Park Eagan is an indoor playground in Eagan, Minnesota that serves children ages 1-12 year-round. The 25,000 square-foot facility features playground…
We Rock The Spectrum Woodbury is an autism-focused indoor playground and kids gym in St Paul, Minnesota, providing a sensory-safe environment where children can…
Sky Zone St. Paul is an indoor trampoline park located in Oakdale, Minnesota where families can jump, play, and enjoy active entertainment together. The facility…
Good Times Park Woodbury is an indoor playground in Woodbury, Minnesota that serves children ages 1-12 year-round. The climate-controlled facility features…
Little Play Date is an indoor playground in Blaine, Minnesota, designed for young children starting at 6 months old. The facility features slides, climbing…
Jumpstart Adventure Park is an indoor play space in Chanhassen, MN where children can climb, explore and play, making it a handy option for active kids on cold or…
Lookout Ridge at Woodbury Central Park is an indoor play space in Woodbury, MN where children can climb, explore and play, making it a handy option for active kids…
Wild Things Indoor Playground is an indoor play space in Lakeville, Minnesota designed for children ages 0-12, featuring climbing structures, slides, and various…
Avery's Adventures is an indoor playground in Elk River, Minnesota, where children can explore a space designed to inspire creativity and imagination while…
Where a card says no price or no hours listed, the venue does not publish it. We would rather leave the gap than fill it with a guess. Prices come from each venue's own website, and we publish one only when the figure appears on the page we took it from. Tell us if we are missing one you know.
Which one, by age
Two children three years apart do not have to be a compromise. The age line on every card shows what that venue serves.
The Play Group
Best here for under 2, 5 miles out, listed ages 0–5 and admission $15.
Little Play Date
Best here for two to five, 15 miles out, listed ages 0–5 and admission from $14.
Backyard Indoor Playground
Best here for six to nine, 6 miles out, listed ages 3–9 and admission from $6.
Sky Zone Eagan
Best here for ten and up, 11 miles out, listed ages 6–16 and admission from $23.99.
By town
Most of these are not in Minneapolis proper, and the town is usually what decides whether a place is worth the trip. 1 more towns are represented in the list above.
Indoor Parks & Playgrounds in Eagan
3 of them: Sky Zone Eagan, We Rock the Spectrum Eagan and Good Times Park Eagan, the closest 11 miles from the middle of Minneapolis and 1 with a published admission price.
Indoor Parks & Playgrounds in Maple Grove
3 of them: Mini-sota Play Cafe, Maple Maze and Playground Plaza, the closest 11 miles from the middle of Minneapolis and 1 with a published admission price.
Indoor Parks & Playgrounds in Woodbury
3 of them: We Rock The Spectrum Woodbury, Good Times Park Woodbury and Lookout Ridge at Woodbury Central Park, the closest 15 miles from the middle of Minneapolis and 2 with a published admission price.
Indoor Parks & Playgrounds in Edina
2 of them: Adventure Peak at Edinborough Park and Sky Zone Edina, the closest 9 miles from the middle of Minneapolis and 1 with a published admission price.
When it is actually cold
Below about five degrees the sledding hills stop being an option and every indoor playground in the metro fills up. Weekend mornings between December and February are the busiest hours of the year in most of these places, so go on a weekday afternoon if the school run allows it. For the rest of the winter list, including the indoor water parks and the museums, see our Minneapolis city guide.
Planning a visit
These run from 5 to 28 miles out from the middle of Minneapolis. The ones that mean crossing the river are longer again than the number on the card suggests. Hours move with the season and with school holidays, so check the listing before you set off. If you run one of the places on this page, you can claim it for free and keep its hours and prices right.
Before you go
Grip socks. Almost every venue requires them for children and several require them for adults. Most sell them at the door for a few dollars. Bringing your own is cheaper and means you are not buying a fourth pair.
Check whether adults pay. It runs from free to full price and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you.
Weekday mornings are the toddler rush. If you want space, aim for after two on a school day. Weekend mornings are the busiest hours of the week almost everywhere.
Ninety minutes is the realistic ceiling for most children under five. There is rarely a gradual wind down. Leaving with time left on the clock is not wasted money, it is a better afternoon.
Call ahead in school holidays. Several of these venues run camps and private events that close open play with no notice on the website.
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Common questions about indoor playgrounds in Minneapolis
How many indoor playgrounds are there in Minneapolis?
We list 27 indoor playgrounds within 29 miles of Minneapolis, MN. Every one is a published listing with an address we checked.
Which indoor playgrounds in Minneapolis publish their prices?
11 of the 27 here do, and each price was checked word for word against the venue's own page before we published it. The rest do not publish one, so their card says no price listed rather than carrying a guess.
Which indoor playgrounds in Minneapolis suit a toddler?
16 of them list an age range starting at two or under. Check the age line on each card, because a place that suits a six-year-old does not always suit a two-year-old.
How did Mini Navigators choose these indoor playgrounds?
We list every one we have within 29 miles of the center of Minneapolis. Each is a published place with an address we geocoded and checked, and the business can claim its listing to keep the hours and prices current.
Do adults have to pay?
It varies more than you would expect, from free to full price, and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you. The price on each card is what it costs to get a child in. Where a venue publishes an adult price it is on the listing, and where it does not we have left it out rather than assume.
Do I need to book ahead?
Usually not for open play, but several venues cap capacity at weekends and during school holidays, and some close open play entirely for private events. Where a venue has its own booking page, the listing links straight to it.
What should I bring?
Grip socks, a water bottle, a change of clothes for anyone under four, and a plan for leaving before the meltdown rather than after it.
What else is there to do with kids in Minneapolis?
Minneapolis has 13 categories of kid-friendly places on Mini Navigators, from playgrounds and museums to splash pads and zoos. The Minneapolis hub lists all of them.
Listings last checked August 21, 2026.