Webber Park

This pool is a really great local resource! It’s the first natural pool in the country, which means it’s filtered with plants and has no chemical treatment. There are lifeguards, lanes for swimming and a platform for jumping/​diving. It is wade in style and much more like a lake than a pool. I wish they had some more water features for the young ones but it’s still really nice. There is a lot of room on thick, lush grass to lay a blanket and lockers for your things. Parking can be a bit of a challenge on a busy day but just drop your friends off with the stuff at the front so you don’t all have to lug your things.

Webber Parkway built in 1910 has about 19.88 acres of land, with a great pond that is connected to Shingle Creek on one end and the Mighty Mississippi River on the other. It offers a variety of recreational sports, full Basketball & Tennis courts, Soccer and Softball fields and a Hockey rink. Shallow pool and a small majestic library (Webber Library) that was built in 1927. If none of this excites you, It’s a beautiful park to picnic, hike or just throw a blanket down under a tree during summer breezes and read a book.
The Legislature last July approved a $ 4 million project to renovate the park. A new pool is scheduled to open this summer, where no chlorine or any other chemicals will be used. Sort of a pool-​lake like, creating that lake experience. The first of it’s kind in the state.
It is not the Canadian Rockies or the majestic plains of the Serengeti — It is a park in North Mpls, a historical park and it is breathtaking during the summer.