Skip to content

Bohanon Park

Bohanon Park from directly overhead

Bohanon Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Alice Rainville George Hill Square, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.9 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.04460, -93.29316

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Alice Rainville George Hill Square: 0.4 mi
  • Creekview Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bellvue Park: 0.6 mi
  • Shingle Creek Park: 0.7 mi
  • Webber Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Cootie: 2.4 mi
  • Big Book: 2.7 mi
  • Purple Raindrop: 2.7 mi
  • Max Rabitat: 2.7 mi
  • Aqurbane: 2.9 mi
Museums
  • Robbinsdale Historical Society: 2.6 mi
  • Firefighters Hall and Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Fridley History Center: 3.4 mi
  • Minnesota African American Heritage Museum: 3.7 mi
  • James J. Fiorentino Museum: 4.3 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Western Avenue Marsh: 6.2 mi
  • Mike's Island: 6.2 mi
  • Raspberry Island: 6.3 mi
  • General Mills Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
  • AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, Arden Hills: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 46
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Shady Ridge: 6.8 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 8.1 mi
  • Chipmunk picnic area: 9.5 mi
  • Deer Pen: 9.7 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 13.0 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 8.5 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 9.8 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 12.4 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 12.4 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 12.4 mi
  • Sand Castles: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Elm Creek Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Dayton Port Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Forest Lake Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • St. Croix Rest Area: 24.0 mi
  • wayside rest: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 11.1 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bohanon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundESE 110°307 m24.0 mi
Norwegian HillESE 119°293.522 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162033465869737162483421
Precip in0.60.61.42.94.34.44.24.13.22.61.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Crystal AP, 3 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee90 obs
  • Monarch45 obs
  • common milkweed43 obs
  • common buckthorn40 obs
  • riverbank grape39 obs
  • common motherwort36 obs
  • ground-ivy35 obs
  • Black Swallowtail34 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/43647480

More parks in Minnesota

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Bohanon Park.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens