The idea is great but this city can't seem to execute the simplest tasks. I had the same plot since…read morethey opened it about 10 years ago. Hundreds of dollars in soil amendments cannot make a decent growing medium. It doesn't help that they scrape it clean and leave it fallow all winter and spring. They also don't plot it out the same and last year my plot was half in the boulevard grass. The supervisor knows nothing about gardening. Nothing at all. Also he never apologized for ruining the plots last year. I won't be back.

New park that helps with neighborhood revitalization. Lots of brand new playground equipment and…read morespace for kids to run around. Long range plans include adding a bandshell.

My toddler enjoyed this park! I like that is closed in! A bonus if you have little ones that like…read moreto wonder! It also has a basket ball court and community garden!

I loved walking around the farm with my parents as a kid. There's a convenient parking lot nearby…read more When there's special events sometimes they let cars park on the baseball field or dirt road leading to the farm. The playground nearby isn't huge but it has the main staples of swings, monkey bars and slides. I really like the flowers and chickens vokunteers maintain at the farm. There's also a community garden.

Almost hidden away from the madding crowds is a piece of nature in Falcon Heights. A park with no…read morespecific name as part of the Falcon Heights park system. Community Park says it all and there is a community garden. This park has the usual playground and picnic areas and service building. The treasure is the active life plan. A walking path through a nature preserve with a pond that actually roars in the spring from frogs calling out to each other. There are various exercise stations along the path with stretching equipment. Add a tennis court and we have compact park with nearly everything tucked away in a quiet corner of the twin cities.

Park was spacious and very clean. The indoor restroom was locked, but the port-a-potty was spacious…read moreand surprisely clean.

This is a small pocket park on the outskirts of downtown St Paul. The .45 acre site was originally…read morethe Pedro Luggage and Briefcase Center, and the land was was donated by the Pedro family to the City of Saint Paul to be developed as a park. It has a distinctive mural as a backdrop and is home to the Urban Flower Field. There is metered street parking available, but I really do not see this as a destination park. The park is maintained by local residents and community members of the buildings which I think is awesome and gives them a sense of ownership of the park. In the summer, the park's gardens are in full bloom. I visited in early spring so it was pretty bare while I was there. It is absolutely gorgeous in the summer with the Adirondack chairs and full plants. You may not be able to tell from the ground level, the plants are arranged in a spiral shape, mirroring the mural on the wall. It is also ADA complaint. It has been known to host community events and Music in the Park. It is a very chill and laid back park. I would definitely enjoy listening to music while drinking some lemonade there, on a summer evening. I will admit that the park's utility is limited, but it is a work in progress and I am excited to see what the developers have in store for this place.

This is a small park that feels more decoration than recreation. There's a nice swirled walking…read morepath and an interesting mural on the building the park leans up against.

Long ago I took a "forest bathing" class here in the summer months and adored hiking through the…read moretrails and listening to nature. Flash forward to present day, and I attended the winter wonder hike with lead Michael at the sister property to Dodge in Cottage Grove. My friend and I were the only one on the hike along with our mini baby and despite some hiccups of the baby crying, we loved that Dodge had something to offer in the cold winter months. As a human, I appreciate anyone who can lead a walk in the cold as it's extremely hard to get out in nature solo when it's dark and the sunsets so quickly. Thank you, Michael and Dodge Nature Center! Offering community classes for all 4-seasons is clutch. Looking forward to more visits.

This is quite the gem of a place. The grounds are great for a walk and offer so much to see. From…read morefarm animals to raptors and all sorts of creatures in the area. I should add if you like to walk with your dog you can't hear as there are farm animals so dogs are not allowed. This is a perfect place for a little family outing / hike.

This "Community Center" has gone downhill since I moved here 13 years ago. They used to have after…read moreschool programs in the big, grassy play area in back. They also used to have free hair cuts and backpacks for kids in the fall. Since Pillsbury took over (I think), they put up which was first called a "community" garden, but then neighbors were told we could NOT, in fact, have any of the vegetables. People from outside of North come in to work on the garden, play loud music and leave garbage from their meals to blow around. They used to have a really good groundskeeper who took pride in the appearance of the grounds. There has been a TV sitting on their boulevard and garbage in their back alley for about three weeks. Garbage is strewn around the inside of the fence. Their number listed goes unanswered. One good thing--thus, one star: they provide pretty good food to neighbors in need, which is truly amazing. They just need to step get back the programs for kids, lose the "non-community" garden and start picking up their garbage.