Hours/Shelter

The Garden opened on April 15, 2025 and the season will run until October 15th, then weekends only between Oct. 15 and Oct. 31. The Garden gates are open from Tuesday - Sunday 7:30 AM until 6 PM; except Thursdays when its - 7:30 AM to 8 PM; closed Mondays. The Martha Crone Visitors Shelter opens at 10 AM.

Martha Crone Visitors Shelter

The Shelter, built in 1969, was constructed for and donated to the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board by the Friends of the Wildflower Garden. (Shelter details and history).  It was named in honor of Martha E. Crone, who followed Eloise Butler as Curator, and served in that position from 1933 to 1959.

When the Shelter is open, Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Naturalists and Volunteer Shelter Docents staff the Visitors’ Shelter. Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board staff and guest instructors conduct public programs several times a week on a variety of natural history-related topics. Programs begin at the Visitors’ Shelter. For more information on program offerings click the link above to the Minneapolis Parks web site.

Larger image of the shelter.

Front Gate Welcome Kiosk

Visitors arriving via the front gate can stop at a welcome kiosk and speak with a volunteer about the Garden and pick up a Garden map and other information.

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