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    Mud Island Park

    3.4 (73 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Dallas S.

    I went here as a kid and it was beautiful. The water in the Mississippi River display was clean and flowing and you could walk in it. Today it was stagnant nasty water and most of it had no water in it. The building was all closed up and run down. No restrooms to use and there was no ppl.

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    Chris W.

    I wanted to see this based off of the many photos online. Maybe it's because I came during renovations (April '23) but it doesn't seem like a good park and it's pretty difficult to get to if you're a tourist visiting. The park itself is huge but it was disappointing. The informative geographical cutouts in the floor at the beginning of the park didn't have water running though it to visually display the many rivers around the state and the grass at the back of the park was patchy. Many of the buildings were closed and the restaurant closed. Overall I'd recommend skipping this and heading over towards the other parks along the Memphis riverbank as the grass is green, there are benches to sit down, trees to shade you, and the overall views are more picturesque. The only thing that you'd come to see at this park is the huge Memphis sign at the back.

    Dale S.

    *This review is for the dog park* We came here mid morning and there was only one other pup in the small dog area but he was just about the cutest little fluffball you have ever seen. Our pups played for about 10 minutes and then he left. Even though there were no other pups most of the time, we enjoyed this park. There are a few "park toys" like a big ball we kicked back and forth that our dog enjoyed chasing. The grass is nice and green and although it had rained the night before it wasn't muddy which I like. It has a view of water and the bridge and it was actually pretty quiet for the location. If we lived in the area I would definitely use this dog park regularly.

    Kyle B.

    You're going for the Memphis sign. That's You're biggest pull. It's in very secluded section. So be cautious. Wish there were more scooters in the area as that would be good riding. Be very careful if you use the building to access the bridge that connects the island to the city. Good amount of homeless reside there. Overall good experience and would recommend.

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    Yas D.

    Only visited the Mud island river park for the vegan block party. It was a day filled with great vegan food, drinks, music, and fun! The venue was large enough to sit with lounge chairs. Parking was plentiful, however if you got there early you were closer for less walking. The weather was beautiful considering we had summer, winter, and fall in a week, but hey that's Memphis weather.

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    Gavin A.

    I've been bringing my kids here since they were babies. We all love the miniature model of the Mississippi River. Many a happy summer day was spent floating boats down the mini Mississippi. There's also a fantastic view of the Hernando Desoto Bridge from the park! And a multicolored Memphis sign near the end.

    Samantha N.

    Beautiful scenery. I was kinda bummed that the museum was closed but we still enjoyed walking and exploring the area. I had to take a picture by the guitar since it's a signature piece all over Memphis.

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    Ameya D.

    This is an absolutely fantastic concept. The island is a small island in the middle of the mississippi river. The south end of the island is this park. You can take a tram or pedestrian bridge or you can drive ($4 parking seems steep though) The centerpiece of this park is a to-scale relief of the mississippi river, from it's sources to the gulf, spread out over a 1/2mile. This is still work in progress, the River relief had been built out but now they are also adding city maps along the river side. For this itself, I rate it 5 stars. The location, access as well as the wonderful exhibit makes it a must do in memphis

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    Dawn C.

    Mud Island Park is a unique spot in Memphis. It has a scale topographic map of the full Mississippi river. It's also the home of the Memphis sign! Bring your walking shoes. There are no easy parking lots to see this unique art installation. It needs funding since the pandemic, but it's still a funky cool spot in this town.

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    Definitely do not recommend this park at all. It's run down, defaced and just a dump. Busted windows in the building, graffiti. Locks taken out of the doors. Chains and padlocks everywhere on the doors. It's been here at least 30 yrs and the only good thing about it is that it was featured in the 93 movie The Firm. Also, if you do come here after I warned you not to, you better pay the parking fee or they will boot you...FOR REAL Z's ‍

    Brittney P.

    I can't really say anything bad about it since I solely came here to take a picture with the Memphis sign (ALTHOUGH a party was being set up meaning, I wouldn't have felt comfortable getting a picture if a party was going on and possibly not being allowed to take a pic). The museum is closed and so is the walking bridge. You can still explore the outdoor part of the Mississippi river museum and the views of the actual river are gorgeous. It would be a perfect place to have a picnic

    Athena G.

    This place has so much potential!!! What a view! Neat (huge) relief map of the river that kids can wade through. Looks like the place had been abandoned but we were there on a Tuesday so every thing was locked up. The long walk across the bridge was totally worth the gorgeous view. The nice breeze helped offset the strong urine scent that seemed to permeate the bridge & stairwells. This place has great bones but really seems a bit neglected. Hope Memphis takes care of this little gem. It would be great to return here and find it cleaner & full of life.

    Joyce D.

    At the Vegan Fest so much food. I try Vegan fir the second time it was delicious. Went early not that crowdy.

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