Family Photos at Elm Creek Park Reserve

Elm Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove, MN is a great location for family photos. Elm Creek is the largest park in the Three Rivers district and offers so many great backdrops for photography. Across the park’s 4,900 acres you can find almost every outdoor activity. This is a highly recommended location for families with small children.

Photography permits are required to shoot at Elm Creek Park Preserve and can be purchased in annual or hourly passes. The annual pass can be purchased online and costs $250. Hourly passes can be purchased at the park in 3 different locations: The Chalet, the Eastman Nature Center, and at the Swim Pond. Your photographer may already have a permit so be sure to check with them first.

Call the park directly for the latest pricing at 763.559.6700 or email photography@threeriversparks.org

Enjoy this gallery of images from a family photo session at Elm Creek Park Preserve below:

Two toddlers holding hands amongst the wildflowers at Elm Creek Park Reserver in Maple Grove, MN

A little girl in a yellow dress holds a blue balloon beside a vine-covered stone wall

A mother kneels in the grass with her two daughters at Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple Grove

Two sisters carry daisies across a wooden footbridge

A red-haired toddler in a yellow dress studies the daisies in her hands

A toddler in profile against bright blue, holding a single daisy

A red-haired girl runs laughing across the wooden footbridge at Elm Creek Park Reserve

A toddler rests her head on her mother's shoulder

Two sisters standing together in the tall grass as the sun goes down

To see more family sessions hop on over to my Family Photography Page.

Minneapolis wedding photographer Jackson Tyler Eddy

Jackson Tyler Eddy is a Minneapolis wedding photographer with 17+ years behind the camera, hundreds of weddings photographed, and a place in The Knot Hall of Fame. His landscape work has been featured by National Geographic in its Daily Dozen, and that same artist's eye carries into every wedding he photographs. Available for weddings throughout Minnesota and destinations worldwide.

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