Mill Pond Swimming Beach

🏊Swimming at Mill Pond Swimming Beach

The designated swimming area is a small, sandy, shallow beach on the millpond described by visitors as clean and family-friendly, well suited to young children. No lifeguard is posted. The pond itself reaches up to about 18 feet deep in its main body, though the swim beach area is shallow near shore.

📍How to get to this swimming hole

Lagoon Park and the Mill Pond swimming beach are located at 300 Park Dr, Jordan, MN 55352, accessible via Park Drive and Sunset Drive in Scott County, with separate free parking lots for the main park and for the beach.

Parking: Free off-street parking is available in separate lots for the park area and the beach area, described as steps from the sand.

🥾The walk in

No real hike here. The water is a short walk from where you park. This is a drive-up city beach: the free beach parking lot is described as 'steps from the sand,' so no hike or meaningful walk is needed to reach the water.

💬What regulars say

Visitor reports come from families who have made the trip: one first-hand account noted the beach was a decent size with nice sand but no lifeguard chair was observed during their visit, and that the park and beach have separate free parking lots. Another visitor described the beach as sandy, shallow, and clean, with restrooms and parking immediately adjacent, and flagged nearby non-water attractions (Minnesota's Largest Candy Store, cash-only; ZAP Arcade) as add-on stops for a family outing.

📜Backstory

The pond is a historic milldam impoundment of Sand Creek (reflected in the 'Mill Pond' name); the city has undertaken shoreline restoration work to improve water quality and fish habitat.