Beautiful small park in Whitefish Bay! I love the wild flowers, pollinators, blue skies, and the…read morewater. This park is next to a busy road but you wouldn't know it. It's a great place to relax and take nature photos!

This is a nice little spot that I don't think many people know about. We came here on the 4th of…read moreJuly because all of the well know beaches were packed. It was a quiet spot and a decent beach. Couple issues the parking at the top of the hill is only 1 hour so we had to park a street over. Also there is a lot of horseflies so that kind of sucks and the beach is super rocky so not the most fun to walk. Overall if you just want to read and lay out this is the prefect place but maybe bring a fly swatter.

Take a ride down and check out all the cool things that are on the street. Besides the UWM…read morebuildings and their Great Lakes Research Ship that they park along the river... there is a park that highlights all the various fish species that are in the lake in the river along with the additional information on the old Jones Island fishing village. You will also see huge P@H trucks on display. Also, the Komatsu offices look like a ship when you look through the windows. The whole area is pretty cool.

Beautiful small plaza with bubbling water and play features, along with a small slide, and a very…read moretall slide made out of an old shipping container. This is a great addition to the budding Harbor District, next to UWM's Freshwater Sciences building. A few bike lock stations and a bubbler and a bottle fill station make it a nice pit stop on a ride. Iron gates with art, open up to a seasonal kayak launch. Perhaps a straight shot kayak launch with less obstacles and right angles is needed here. I was in the area picking up a DIY fall river cleanup kit from Milwaukee Riverkeeper, who would probably appreciate a helping hand with occasional debris, if you spot it. It takes all of us, sometimes. There's nice signage of individual and corporate sponsors, who helped make this plaza a reality, and help keep making Milwaukee a great place on a Great Lake.

Went here on a Sunday that was a little overcast not a lot of people here which made it really…read morenice. However the beach is very small and there is public access to the lake right next to the beach which to me as a parent would be scary for little kids getting too close to the boats and vice versa. The snack bar wasn't open at the time we want the playground looks newer and what I've heard from others, but did not see when I went there was you have to pay five dollars to park. Can't get very noisy. I'm sure if it's a hot day and more people are there. It is a beautiful place to view the lake and a lot of benches and picnic tables to sit on.

I enjoyed this Cozy beach not too many people but quite a few kids. I found it to be relaxing and…read morequiet but I did go on a Sunday. This was my first trip and I will return to kayak. The snack bar was not open and from what I heard (running and screaming) the kid's loved the new playground. I took some awesome pictures and scenery was perfect.

You will see a lot of families since there is a small playground and a splash pad. There is a…read morepavilion for events, meetings or any social activity. The park is pretty safe. It connects to the Beerline Trail. This trail is absolutely gorgeous. It runs along the Milwaukee River, so there is a lot of photo ops. Oh! It's really lovely. It's only 3 point something miles, but it connects to the Oak Leaf Trail, a much longer trail. Overall, 5 stars. The Beerline Trail is awesome!

Gordon Park isn't all that big, but I am delighted it has been preserved. There are interesting…read morestone foundations and walls on the east end of the park that just beg for an explanation, including one circle that begs for rituals. When I visit with my nephews and niece, we imagine Druids feeling at home. Of course, in pleasant weather we have actually seen folks LARPing in medieval gear as if to prove us right. The splash pad is silent in fall and winter, but the playground remains active on sunny days. Off street parking is ample and soccer games are fun to watch, even if you don't have skin in the game for either side. Maybe Gordon Park isn't a big one or a famous one in the County's excellent park system, but it is so accessible -- you can just tumble out into Riverwest and Harambee neighborhoods from there.

I give 4 stars due to the fact that there are not enough or long enough walking or running trails…read morebut it's beautiful! There are 3.5 mi of walking/running trails along water and through a wooded area, I would say there and back. If you like beauty and trail running, it's useful. Also it is home to many birds and animals some of which only reside there. There is a breeding time for frogs and turtles which is a great time to nature hike with kids as well and you would be assured to see many. Dog friendly, required to be on leash during bird breeding and nesting times. Many fish here, I do not. You can canoe or kayak when the water is high enough and it usually is. There is hunting as well but I do not and have never had a problem running on the trail along side hunters. I would say visit. Also Frog Alley Greenhouses is right down the street and has some of the best vegetation for purchase and a lot of information and advice.

Oh my gosh what a great park nestled into Mequon. We moved to the northshore over a year ago and…read moreare still constantly finding new places to explore. Happy that a recent party invite brought us to this park, because we will be back! We visited the Pavilion located here, which has ton of picnic tables, bathrooms, and even a large kitchen space for hosting events. The open-air building is sat adjacent to the really lovely and large pond in the center of the park. There's a doc that sticks out, and plenty of benches so you can have your pick at where to sit and enjoy the nature. The park itself is pretty massive. Just so much wonderful greenspace. There's not just one, but two playgrounds here as well. Double-points for that! Will definitely plan to return, be it for a picnic, and event we host ourselves, of just to enjoy the great outdoors.

We stopped by here on a whim. Very beautiful! Not very busy at all when we stopped. ( It was a…read moreTuesday afternoon in April. ) The park and walking paths are very clean and well maintained.

Holler Park was my favorite park to go swimming at when I was a kid! They had two great pools for…read morepeople to enjoy, the pools were Heated! That was a necessity for me, I was always freezing!

I've been to this park, sitting all unassuming-like and almost hidden on 6th street, on numerous…read moreoccasions and dined with my husband on our take out (usually Culver's, from down the street). Sometimes it was in the car, sometimes it was at a picnic table. Having no real reason to check out the area, we never explored it, so we pretty much thought that what you could see from 6th street was it. Off the parking lot, however, there is a driveway/roadway that goes back a little ways and there are buildings at it's back, but there is a sign at the "entrance" to this drive that states any parking beyond is handicap accessible only. Bingo! Hubs has a placard, having recently undergone knee surgery. So, on this fine July day, we drive back into a smaller parking lot and are surprised to see what looks like 3 pretty big buildings, basketball courts in the not-to-distant distance and some open space with more picnic tables! Wow, who knew? We grabbed a picnic table under some oaks and began to eat. I looked up for a second and realized there was a pond down the hill in front of us. In the pond, a Great Blue Heron was fishing for it's lunch. Cool! We finished eating and began to explore. The 3 buildings were actually 2. One was a very large cabin that we learned could be rented out for parties. It comes complete with a stage area, small kitchen, bathrooms (of course), a fireplace and some lodge-y type furniture. It also has a wrap around porch and looks over the pond. On one side of the cabin is a wildflower garden that looks like it was abandoned. There are short pathways in the garden, but they are overgrown and lead to broken and/or rotting wooden benches. Behind the cabin are paved walkways that lead to a floating dock in the pond and to a small wooded area beyond. The other building was a recreation type building that you see in most parks, with the swimming pool dressing rooms attached to it. There is, indeed, a pool. Two actually....a kiddie wading pool and a large swimming pool that is only 5 feet deep. Behind the swimming pool is a bunch of playground equipment (swing sets, monkey bars, etc.) with the b-ball courts to one side and an empty lawn on the other. It also looked like there might be a small parking lot by the b-ball courts. If not, there is plenty of street parking available, as I noticed there was another street back there (9th street) with houses on the other side. Now that I've seen the whole of it, I can truly say that this is a neat little family friendly gem hidden between the airport, Layton and Howell. A nice place to hang out when the other area parks get too busy. 124/2015

This place is a beautiful park with a big green field and playgrounds for the kids. Great park…read morebenches next to the creek. Great place to walk your dog. I have walked our dog many times here! They have dog bags at the entrance at the park for cleaning up your dog which came in handy when I forgot my bags. lol Great peaceful park where also a lot of the fun Cedarburg events are held.

A pretty city park located near Cedarburgs busy downtown. Views of cedar creek And its waterfall…read more Very pretty. The park features a bandshell, children's playground, pavilion, bridge and athletic fields. There is also access to fish on the adjoining river. Our favorite spot at this park was the pond. Huge bullfrogs to be found. It's a huge park, and would be great for a family picnic or bbq. There are plenty of picnic tables and grills.