Getting to the Beaver Day Parade

See below for transit options that include a combination of transit and wheelchair. 

All public transit options, besides Metro Mobility  door-to-door service (651-602-1111 or [email protected], temp passes available to visitors) involve a small hill from river level to Marshall Ave NE, and/or packed gravel, so rideshare services may be a preferred option. Once at Graco Park, the trails and building are accessible with smooth, flat, stair-free surfaces and short distances. There is handicap parking in the small Graco Park Parking Lot off Sibley Ave just north of the River Hub (see image under parking below). 

Lightrail trains in the Twin Cities are roll-on, buses all have ramps and either straps or electric securement systems. For more accessibility notes, please see "Accessibility and Other Info"

For specific trip planning, check out NexTrip and use 810 Sibley St. NE for your destination. At any bus stop you can text the number on the sign to find out real time ETA of buses. 

Transit Tickets: Fare is enforced by trip agents (if you do not have your fare you’ll have to get off at the next stop). Lightrail and Bus trips are $2 with a transfer good for 2.5 hours on either mode. You may use cash, the metro transit app, a reloadable  go-to card (available retailers at this link), or a paper transit pass (available to purchase with cash or card at all light rail stations). 

• Bus (wheelchair friendly): Take the 11 bus (from E line or from downtown Minneapolis) to 8th Ave NE and 2nd St NE intersection and walk/roll toward the river on 8th Ave for about .4 miles (slightly downhill on the way there). Graco River Hub will be on the right after you cross Sibley. 

• Cycling: Take the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway/ Mississippi River Trail bikeway along the east/northeast side of the river to access the park! Turn by turn directions here.  There is bike parking on site. You can also put your like on the front of city buses or on the lightrail to combine transit options. See how to put your bike on the bus here!

• Walking/biking/power wheelchair combo with transit: With many bus and train lines in the Twin Cities, you can get close with one bus or train then walk/cycle/lime bike the rest of the way to skip the transfer and see more of the city. 

• Scenic route: from the Green Line east bank station at Nicollet Mall, (or somewhere near downtown and Nicollet/Hennepin) take a walk 35 minutes from downtown (you can also bike or use a power wheelchair on this route, though there is some packed gravel): go across the Hennepin Bridge on the northern (upriver) side, veer left on DeLaSalle before the bridge ends, then veer left and travel along the northeast edge of Nicollet Island (once you cross the tracks, veer right onto the scenic gravel path on the back channel of the Mississippi (and see a beaver lodge if it’s still there!) , cross the footbridge to Boom Island, stay left to follow the river, walk under the Plymouth Ave Bridge, and you’ll see the Riverhub building at Graco Park on your right). 

Along Sibley St. NE (see image from Graco Park below). 

The Graco Park parking lot on site (off of Sibley St, highlighted as "Parking Lot" below) has very limited space (5 spaces, 2 of which are handicap) however there is street parking along Sibley St. and paid parking across 8th Ave NE at Boom Island. Please do not park in “no parking” areas/zones. Guests who park in "No Parking" zones in the Graco Park parking lot will be subject to ticketing and/or towing.    

Any other parking lots nearby, including the MFE parking lot across Sibley St, between 8th Ave NE and 9th Ave NE, are either private or park at your own risk lots. We encourage carpooling, transit, and using the free street parking.