The OG flagship park for Medford. Gone is the huge wooden play structure we grew up on where battle…read morewounds were earned from hitting your head running up and down the labyrinth of stairs and hiding spots. Gone are the onslaught of splinters, burns from the hot metal slides and being attacked by the countless wasps hiding in the nooks, crannies and roof peaks. Even back then, this was the park to go to! Fast forward to a recent refresh, the playground is still sprawling and super diverse, something for everyone! Wood has been replaced by plastic and metal but the laughter of kids as they run wild is still here. The only downside is maybe the lack of parking, but on hot summer days you'll find the ice cream truck posted up in the lot closest to the playground. What I really love about this park is that's it's more than just a playground. The greenway cuts through it making bike riding an awesome option. Keeping in that theme, there's a BMX style dirt track with whoops, table tops and fat banks and burms. A comprehensive skateboard park, tennis courts, a huge open grassy area, covered seating for parties and a large dog park round out this sprawling Medford classic.

Sadly, the bear house and little kids playground was burned on or about Feb 8, 2023. Luckily the…read moreplay area for older kids is still there. My 4-year-old was sad that she couldn't play bear; hopefully the bear house will be replaced. If you choose to give a thumbs-up or not, I hope you found my review helpful!

Took the grandkids to this park and had such a great time. I can't believe the entry fee is set up…read moreon a donation basis. Looking forward to taking them again soon.

Sooooo many reasons for a 5 star... I'm not sure where to start. Here goes nothing!…read more - completely free!...but please donate (BRING CASH) as it's the only way to keep this local treasure alive and well for all to enjoy. 5 different clubs throughout the park, so share a little love to each and everyone. - affordable food, snack and drink options (debit/credit cards accepted at the snack stand)... Things like hot dogs, burgers, chips, sodas, ice cream, snow cones! There's a covered eating area with a huge, cool bell near for the kids to pull and ring - available for birthdays, complete w tables and chairs, BBQ grills, and plenty of shade -so many exhibits and things to explore that there's something for kids of all ages (read EVERYONE). Not sure of all the sizes (scale models http://www.soc-nrhs.org/medfordrrpark.htm) but there's everything from the little tracks and trains grandpa use to play with to bigger version of the same. Then there's the trains that actually load up 30 people at a time and take you all around the park, and finally full size trains parked throughout for you to climb aboard in order to experience and explore history. This is truly a rare place and if you have kids it's a must visit at some point while here in little ol Meddy. *** only open 2nd and 4th Sunday's from April through October from 11-3 (I think)***

Great, hidden little park complete w gazebo, bbq stations, grassy area for pets and a newer…read moreplayground for kiddos. This place is rarely ever crowded and is a great little place for birthday parties during nice weather.

Great park. Lots of shade and gorgeous trees! Plentiful green grass and upgraded playground for the…read morekids

The park is nice but if your not from here be aware that Apple Maps will tell you to pull into the…read morewalking path for the driveway. There is no curb so no reason to think it wasn't where I pull in. It has you go through the middle of the playground. It isn't labeled but based on all the odd and pissed off looks I got I'm pretty sure it's not for driving.

W the recent rebuilding of the playground, this park has really been changed. Bbq's thru out, great…read moregrassy hills and a covered pavilion near restrooms. This park is a hidden gem that is being rediscovered. Good job Medford parks and Rec dept

We walk by this park all the time. When being built we noticed a long cement dinosaur skeleton that…read moreis buried under the sand on the side closest to the basketball court. It's placed pretty deep. But could keep your kids busy for hours if you can unearth it. I wish the park would post that it's there. Happy digging.

This park has lots of potential but on a frying hot day in August, we arrived to find all of the…read morewater features shut off except one, the pump to the artificial river into the sand. That feature was fun and there was enough water to wet enough sand to cool off and to have fun with but they really should have it working if they want to call it open. There is a wooded area and some grasslands surrounding the developed area but the park is in the middle of a new foothills subdivision with construction of houses still underway. Some of those very nice houses view onto the restroom facility, though it is a solar collector facility of which they seem quite proud. Plus the restroom odor is apparent on the picnic deck. They do have a few kinks to work out. The climbing rock is unique for an artificial venue. It is a huge boulder with chunks of natural stone attached, apparently with hidden bolts and some sort of adhesive. Some areas are easy enough for amateurs, others more difficult. There is a paved walking path with features designed for educational use and appears to be handicapped accessible. There is a more rustic natural area too, with lizards and what appeared to be poison oak. I'd love to see this place fully operational and be able to review it again. My local hosts had heard it was open and fun for kids so we went and visited for part of an afternoon.

This place has everything kids could want and would be a 5 if parents actually paid attention to…read moretheir children. I don't know how many times kids have been throwing things around or gotten hurt with no patents in sight. Then when you actually find them, they just seem bothered that you're interrupting them while they're smoking or messing with their phones. If your kid is too young to know your phone number, they're too young to be roaming a park alone. Other than that, the park has fun equipment, lots of space, and is generally clean.

I went see movie in park here with my son. It also has spray park for summer use. It has a…read morevolleyball area, Playground equipment it one great little park.

Nice park with plenty of parking. They have slides, swings, grassy area, and a water feature during…read moresummer. The playground itself doesn't have any shade, so bring sunscreen and a hat. The water features are nice and there's plenty of room for everyone. There are ice cream trucks that frequent the park, so be prepared for kiddos asking you to go get them some.

Was a well made, very clean & safe place to visit while we were in Oregon for spring break. Of…read morecourse a little disappointing the water park wasn't active, although completely understandable due to COVID-19 restrictions. My daughter had a wonderful time.

Beautiful falls. The falls have 2 entrances…read more Main road directs to the location with designated parking and bike trail. It has a look out area. Several side trails to water but not a great view of the falls. When leaving Gold Hill before you reached the freeway entrance had a roadway under a bridge. I was able to follow that road until we reached the falls. I'm giving it a 4 star since no restrooms at either location that I was able to see. Also not able to access Falls safely.

We love the asphalt trail for its flatness and safety. Occasionally we'll take the rock path for…read moresomething different but when you're in your 70's you Choose safety over view every time...

Stopped by to eat our take out and chill out in the shade…read more Pro: Huge park but on a busy area. Ice cream truck stopped by in the area playing some old tunes. Cons: homeless couple argued over something and even gave the ice cream guy attitude. It was a good scene at first but that guy just ruined my mood.

the bathrooms are locked, folks. the sick have found jesus. i like the convenience of this park,…read morelove the fountains in summer...and i know the unhoused need a space, too, and deserve to enjoy the park. but when they start acting in ways that scare the kids and clear the park...come on. i know there are community groups besides police that can assist with getting folks to more appropriate places. being high and acting strangely around children will get karen calling the cops and i dont want anyone getting hurt. kids or the "residents." come on, medford, do better.

This beautiful state park is just north of the town of Medford and runs along the southern bank of…read morethe Rogue River. Though the river is known for its rapids up near Grants Pass, this section is mostly placid with one section of faster water that the little fishing motor boat we saw had no problem with. The dirt, mostly single track trail runs fairly close to the river, with access points for fisherman or fun like throwing rocks into the water. There were plenty of birds to view. We saw one mountain bike and and some sections of the trail had clearly been travelled by horses. There was one groomed loop that was an interpretive trail, with numbered stations but no info. It just may be too early in the season to get maps at entry since the booth was unmanned when we entered the large parking lot. A good time was had by all, including the dogs, though they came home with DOZENS of ticks so be careful out there.

Nice setting of modest size along the Rogue River but completely mismanaged. $5 entry fee via…read moreself-serve kiosk. Other visitors behind us just ignored the ticket booth without consequence. Once we paid and entered the Park we noted 75+% of the grassy/picnic areas were unusable due to being showered by sprinkler system - thus all visitors were uncomfortably squished together in the few dry spots available. The watering system went on-and-on for about an hour and a half. Thus a giant F/U shout-out is due the OR State Park workers who are either too stupid, too lazy, or just plain so inconsiderate to be bothered to handle their park maintenance chores like watering outside of the middle of the afternoon when the Park usage is at it's peak. And note there are two sets of restrooms in the Park - both apparently permanently closed. Instead there are portable units with no running water. So your $5 entry fee is paying for what, exactly? Too bad this place is so poorly managed. It could and should be a community asset. Instead it's just another example of poorly run government. BTW - when the Park employees did come around to finally shut off the spinklers (some of which watered the parking lot as much as the grass) - they didn't bother to do anything else (like check to make sure folks paid the entry fee, or pick up any trash, or bother to check if patrons were complying with Park Rules re alcohol, etc). What a waste of a resource...