I cannot say enough good things about the Omaha Dog Bar. We've taken our dogs there countless times…read moreand always have a great time. The drinks are great- my fave being their bloody mary. The food is great- i love their breakfast sandwiches! They have Bark Rangers to ensure all the dogs are getting along and things so smoothly. All dogs are required to be up to date on their vaccinations, which puts my mind at ease! We even found our second pup, Margot, at one of their rescue nights- so should our to Hands Hearts and Paws, too!! I love that they team up with local rescues frequently!

It brings so much joy to my dog when he comes. I have a great time there too. The staff are super…read morefriendly.

If you're a proud house dog parent, and they need that social activity...Dog Park it is…read more With the state of some of them in town, the aggressive weather lately, and a personal desire to not have a muddy dog in the car... Dewey Park is where it's at! It's 100% high quality turf, small/big dog separated...water feature, poopy bags included, and some fun activities on both sides. Plenty of water bowls too. For the two legged parents, there are great benches with big umbrellas...almost always 1/2 of them in shade depending on the time of day. I've only met a few fellow owners, but every one I meet is nice! Bring a book, Bring a Sandwich, and BYOD...or else it's weird if you don't bring a dog. I just have to try not to say the word Park around the house.

While this is a relatively small park, there's a lot here: shade trees, picnic tables, clay tennis…read morecourts, a modern playground and horseshoe pits. If you bring a picnic lunch you have your pick of activities. It looks like there's a building there that has space for events also, but it isn't labeled so it's hard to tell. Another great thing about this park is it's right next-door to a dog park. I have previously written about Dewey dog park, another place my dogs enjoy going off leash. So small but mighty, Dewey Park is worth a visit.

I have never visited this Park called Hackberry in Wahoo, NE. The park is away from the downtown…read morearea but it is well maintained and has manicured fields. Restrooms aren't the best but parking is on gravel. A small dog park is near the entrance of this park but you could bring your dog to Hackberry as long as you have your pet leashed. Bring a bag just in case.

"It's not that hot in the shade" my daughter insisted, pointing her camera up to the tree crowns…read morehigh above us. This park is full of a huge variety of mature trees, which makes for good birdwatching and bug watching, slime mold watching, etc. There is also a playground here, a pavilion, a dog park, a frisbee golf course, and a lagoon. I think the children's pool and tennis center are still here as well, on the south edge of the park. There is a big greenhouse here for growing plants for the city parks but unfortunately it was severely damaged during an intense hail storm this summer. The park is fairly clean though some trash was piled up next to the trash cans since obviously they had not been emptied. Other than that, I don't have any complaints. A lot of Canada geese are sometimes by the lagoon, so if you're afraid of them, don't go over there. No worries! They are little hissing dinosaurs.

We went to Hanscom Park to play the 9 hole disc golf course. I really enjoyed this course - it is…read moreshort and sweet, but a fun course with all the trees. I'm a beginner but would play this again.

Best park in even being a little dated. Large slides and safe steps for easy approach with little…read moreones. The best part is there's a large green space surrounding the park so if you're worried about the littles running, they have a long time before they get up the hill and to the streets. Having two under 2 to look after at this park was fairly easy, (relative to other parks because it's never easy ).

This is the Rockbrook Area's best kept little secret. It's off 100th and center and if you didn't…read moreknow you were looking for it, you might miss. There quite a bit of playground area with a few different pieces that keep the kids entertained for 1-1.5 hours. It does get busy so I suggest coming early. This is definitely a neighborhood mom's spot which can be fun for socializing, but not as much lately with Covid-19. They do not santize equipment so bring your redi-wipes if you do come. Love this park, and do recommend!

I still love Pipal Park and take my dogs here once in a while though not as often since they are…read moregetting old. There have been so many changes in recent years due to the new addition to Westgate Elementary School next door. The parking lot coming in off Hascall is completely different. The park itself had some construction in recent years. The scary and probably dangerous tunnel has been leveled and replaced as has the sidewalks, stairs, and pathways around it. There's all new playground furniture. The dense tree line separating the park from the mortuary next door is gone. There is still a lot of open land to walk my dogs. I always feel pretty safe here, especially now, though there are always some randos sitting alone in their cars but I suspect that's all parks.

One of Omaha's signature parks. Nice playground for kids…read more Lots of picnic tables and grills. A pavilion. Quaint if slightly sketchy grotto. A baseball field. Lots of mature trees and a walking path. Even a pool and a golf course! This is a great space for public events, such as an Earth Day celebration I recently attended. It is by UNO campus and that can impact traffic and parking sometimes. Still, a really nice green space here in the city.

My review of the this park may be a little weird because I'm not reviewing it as a public park…read morereally, I'm reviewing it as a wedding venue. But also the beauty of the park itself will be discussed many times - don't worry. We wanted a short (but still beautiful) outdoor wedding in October, and realized that the City of Omaha actually rents out parks for events. And the gorgeous Elmwood Park Grotto was the first thing I thought of! Just a note, you can't reserve a park location more than a year out (so a year to the day out from our wedding date, we called and snapped it up). We reserved the grotto, and went to look at the space to be sure it could fit our large guest list. It was exactly the right size - we decided to rent some nice chairs to put in a little semicircle design in front of the fountain, and we had the wedding take place at the front of the semicircle at the center of the fountain. The fall foliage was in full bloom and made our special day so perfect. The gorgeous greenery of the park also made the most beautiful backdrop for our formal photos once the chairs had been cleared out! The only negative thing I would note if you decide to rent the grotto, is that they don't put up any signs or anything that it's closed/rented for a private event, so I would recommend doing that yourself and placing signs at each entrance. We almost had someone walk their dog through our wedding because we didn't do this. All in all, It was perfect for our needs. A gorgeous (and very affordable!) outdoor location with a fountain to wed in front of, some pretty steps so you can still "walk down the aisle" - and a huge space to fit our 100+ guests!

A quaint little neighborhood park complete with small walking trail, eating/grilling areas, seating…read moreand ducks and geese on the pond. There's not an over abundance of things for kids to do here and if there were I would probably give it 4 stars, but there are a couple of small pieces of playground equipment. What it lacks in activities it more than makes up for with charm. There is lots of wide open green space to play frisbee, have a picnic or walk your dog and there's a walking/bike trail that goes all the way around the pond. The pond is also home to ducks and geese which the kids all seem to love and there's a small dock overlooking the pond that allows you to sit and feed them. (Just make sure you bring health snacks for them such as cracked corn or grapes cut in half!) It's not Omaha's fanciest park, but it is a small tucked away neighborhood treasure that provides a tranquil place among the hustle and bustle of city life.