Thomas Beach — Local services in Minneapolis

We visited this beach last night for the first time, after decades of riding bike around Bde Maka Ska. Super disappointing to experience several issues. The parking lot is a draw for people to hang out with loud cars, music blaring, and smoking pot stinking up the fresh air. None of these people sat on the beach, just stood around their cars loitering. I don't mind people enjoying a beautiful area from their cars but the smoking, loud music and revving engines needs to go someplace else besides a public beach where people want to sit by the water and picnic or swim. Speaking of swimming, the water here in late May is already filled with algae pods and gigantic weeds in the entire "deep end" of the swim area. Even inside the swim boundaries it was impossible to get deep enough to swim without encountering weeds on every stroke. If you tried to have your face in the water they would have been in your mouth. Really disgusting. We...

This is a nice beach with a beautiful view of the downtown Minneapolis skyline over the lake. I regularly enjoy the walking path and separate biking path.

Unfortunately, at least on this Saturday evening, the park was filled with loud competing music, large liquor bottles passed around, random yelling, and marijuana smoke. Couples and families looking for a nice park atmosphere came and promptly left. There was no...

Located on the south end of Lake Calhoun (or whatever the current woke name of the lake is) this beach not only has great access to the water but also plenty of places to sit and just enjoy the peaceful surroundings. A great view of the Minneapolis skyline adds to the calm vibe by reminding that you are technically still in the city even though it doesn’t feel like it. Lots of recreation options here and around the...