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Backyard Indoor Playground

📍 Golden Valley, MN

4.6(443 Google reviews)

Brookview's Backyard Indoor Playground in Golden Valley is a 3,000 sq ft, three-story play structure with dedicated zones for ages 2–5 and 6–12. Features include super slides, twisty tubes, cargo climbs, bumper balls, log rollers, and cave crawls.

three-story playgroundage-separated zonesbirthday partiesaffordable admissionindoor climbingyear-round
★★★★★Featured review by Tom Schultz

Great indoor park

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for families with children aged 2 through 12. The age-separated zones are a genuine structural advantage over single-space playgrounds. The low admission cost makes repeat visits practical. Adults and babies enter free, which benefits families with mixed-age children. On busy weekend sessions the parent seating area can feel crowded.

ℹ️ What to Know Before You Go

💡Socks are required for all visitors — kids and adults — in the play area
Golden Valley, New Hope, and Crystal residents pay a reduced rate — bring proof of residency
🎟️A 10-admission punch pass reduces the per-visit cost for frequent visitors
🚗Party rooms hold up to 20 guests and include two hours of reserved space — book ahead for weekend dates

💬 What Families Are Saying

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4.6

443 Google reviews

Open visibility through netting40%
Fun slides and climbing35%
Crowded parent seating15%
Great value admission10%
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Tom Schultz

Great indoor park

B

Bernard Robinson

My kids had fun.

A

A F

I love this place. The netting is great because you can see your kid and it's not a bunch of closed off tubes. There are tubes too. I went down the large windy tube slide and was legitimate scared, lol. The kids are nice. My Grandson always finds kids to play with. There's a mat area with big cushions and he loves wrestling and throwing them with other kids his size.

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Marquez Lopez

Just too many parents with nothing to do and nowhere to sit or father properly, it gets to b very very very cluttered and congested in this place otherwise it's great and the kids loved it and the price was just right

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Overview

Part of Brookview Golden Valley's recreation complex, the Backyard Indoor Playground rises three stories with interconnecting tunnels, a large winding tube slide, cargo net climbs, and cushioned mat areas. The facility separates play zones by age group, keeping younger children from the more intense climbing sections. Drop-in admission is low-cost for kids aged 2–13; residents of Golden Valley, New Hope, and Crystal receive a discount.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday09:30 – 17:00
Tuesday09:00 – 20:00
Wednesday09:00 – 20:00
Thursday09:00 – 21:00
Friday09:00 – 20:00
Saturday09:00 – 20:00
Sunday09:00 – 20:00

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