Gene Leahy Mall

Gene Leahy Mall is The RiverFront's downtown component between 13th and 8th streets, with the Arches Playground, Cascades water feature, performance pavilion, sculpture garden, slides, lawns, and a divided dog park. Navigate to the exact Gene Leahy Mall pin rather than the general The RiverFront marker. Restrooms are near Arches Playground along the 11th Street Promenade. Dogs may be off leash only inside the divided dog park; elsewhere they must be leashed. Use metered street spaces or nearby garages and check the live calendar before expecting a program, food vendor, or water feature.

Use legal Park Omaha metered spaces or downtown garages nearest the specific park. Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America Park, and Lewis & Clark Landing span many blocks, and event traffic can change availability; posted signs always control. Navigate to the exact Gene Leahy Mall pin rather than the general The RiverFront marker. Restrooms are near Arches Playground along the 11th Street Promenade. Dogs may be off leash only inside the divided dog park; elsewhere they must be leashed. Use metered street spaces or nearby garages and check the live calendar before expecting a program, food vendor, or water feature.

Gene Leahy Mall follows The RiverFront's daily 5:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. hours. Cascades is seasonal, normally 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., and closed Tuesdays; events and individual amenities can use different schedules.

Each park has permanent accessible restrooms: beside Arches Playground near 11th and Farnam in Gene Leahy Mall, at the Skate Kiosk near 8th and Farnam in Heartland of America Park, and east of Discovery Playground at Lewis & Clark Landing.

General park, playground, lawn, and dog-park access are free; food, rentals, ticketed programs, parking, and permitted events can cost separately.

Yes. All three parks use gently sloping routes, accessible wayfinding, companion seating, accessible playground transfer systems, and wheelchair-accessible public and family restrooms. Identifiable routes connect the major amenities.

The fenced dog park is in Gene Leahy Mall near 8th and Douglas, with separate small- and large-dog sides, artificial turf, tunnels, and hills. Dogs must remain leashed elsewhere in the three parks. Separately operated buildings, beaches, gardens, and attractions can set stricter rules.

Gene Leahy Mall is The RiverFront's downtown component between 13th and 8th streets, with the Arches Playground, Cascades water feature, performance pavilion, sculpture garden, slides, lawns, and a divided dog park. Arches Playground is in Gene Leahy Mall near 11th and Farnam, while the larger Discovery Playground is at Lewis & Clark Landing beside Kiewit Luminarium. Both include accessible and lower-impact play features.

Restrooms are near Arches Playground along the 11th Street Promenade. Dogs may be off leash only inside the divided dog park; elsewhere they must be leashed. Use metered street spaces or nearby garages and check the live calendar before expecting a program, food vendor, or water feature.