Children's Activities in Minnetonka, Minnesota

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You don't have to look far to find a Minnetonka, Minnesota, children's activity to enjoy indoors or outdoors with your family. Minnetonka is a family oasis of activity year-round. Families can enjoy hiking, biking, swimming, or fishing in the summer, or take the kids ice-skating during the winter. No matter what the season, Minnetonka is full of kids' activities.

Minnetonka Orchards

Enjoy a fun-filled children's day in Minnetonka with a trip to Minnetonka Orchards. The orchard is full of outdoor adventure for the entire family. Enjoy a hike through the wooded nature trails, relax on a hayride or ride the giant train. Take the kids picking apples or challenge them to a corn maze race. The Minnetonka Orchards has a giant hay mound to climb, barnyard of animals to pet, and corn crib fort that will entertain even the adults in the group. The orchard is open everyday during the fall.

Minnetonka Orchards
6530 County Road 26
Minnetrista , MN 55364
763-479-6530
minnetonkaorchards.com

Minnetonka Center for the Arts

Take the family to the Minnetonka Center for the Arts for a day. The Center offers art educational programming for kids that includes art classes, hands-on activities, day camps, and extended-period classes. The Center even offers birthday parties for kids ages 5 to 12.

2240 North Shore Drive
Wayzata, MN 55391-9347
952-473-7361
minnetonkaARTS.org

Shady Oak Beach

Enjoy a summer day at the beach with the kids. The 85-acre Shady Oak Beach has plenty of sandy beach for kids to build sand castles and adults to sit and relax while watching their little ones swim. The beach has a water play area, high dive and canoe rental. They also offer a changing area, concessions, sand volleyball, and fishing area. The Shady Oak Beach is open from June to August with lifeguards on duty.

Shady Oak Beach
5200 Shady Oak Road
Minnetonka, MN 55343
952-939-8374
www.eminnetonka.com/recreation/facilities/beach_locations/shady_oak_beach.cfm

Minnetonka Ice Arena

At the Minnetonka Ice Arena, families can enjoy skating year-round. The Arena offers skating lessons throughout the year and is open for public skating September to April. It is home to several hockey and ice figure skating programs.

Minnetonka Ice Arena
3401 Williston Road
Minnetonka, MN 55345
952-939-8310

Trails

Kids can enjoy in Minnetonka on one of the many hiking or biking trails around the community. Minnetonka's running, walking and biking trails are part of the 40-mile Loop Trail Corridor System and most trails are maintained for year round enjoyment. Dogs are accepted on leashes.

Trails Contact Number:
952-938-7245

Article Written By Jennifer Ehlenfeldt

Jennifer Ehlenfeldt is a freelance writer with 15 years of experience in both traditional print and news media. She also provides SEO content to industry-leading online publishers. Ehlenfeldt holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. She has written for websites including Business.com, eHow, Trails and LIVESTRONG.

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