Lake Nokomis & Nokomis Community Center050

Lake Nokomis - one of three sailing lakes in Minneapolis (along with Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun) - offers a mulitude of opportunities for outdoor recreation regardless of the season.

The lake and surrounding parkland feature two supervised beaches, concessions, ball fields, seasonal boat rentals and ice rinks, and a remarkable new Evos playground system that incorporates intersecting nets, slides, balance bobbers, and free-form features to help children develop coordination and agility through unstructured and imaginative play.

The Nokomis Community Center has a number of rooms available for rent for private parties, as well as a kitchen, and a gym and craft and activity rooms where reasonably-priced park programs for children and adults are offered year-round.

At Nokomis Naturescape Gardens, on the northeast shore of the lake at Woodlawn Boulevard, visitors can learn about native wildflowers and grasses.