Such a wonderful park. There is a water pad for kids to play in during the summer as well. The playground is divided into two sections, one is geared more towards 2-6 year olds, while the other portion with the bigger slides is better for older kids. The spinning carousel is fun one for the kids to get dizzy with. This park has regular swings, toddler swings, a harness swing, and two platform swings. There are some basketball courts nearby. And you can go for a short scenic walk on some trails behind the park. My 2 year loves walking the trail. read more

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Great, large playground next to a splash park. Perfect for summers and letting the kids run their energy out. The property is well maintained and everything is kept clean. read more

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Forest Park is a great place whether you have small children, big children, teens or no kids at all.. there is definitely something for everyone.. The playground is great for all age group kids. There is plenty for the little ones to do including slides, swings, jungle gyms, an inter active play set that is shaded for the smaller kids. There is ample space for parents to sit and watch their children. My girls love this place and I love that they can run all their energy out and make new friends...win win!! Very nice park. Spacious and lots of things to do for kids. Since it is our first time here we were surprise with how big the place was. I love that this park has tons of things to do. From slides, swings, seesaws, climbing ropes, swaying boats, to the merry go round. ABSOLUTELY love everything. AND the shades play areas to the shaded picnic tables. And this is just the playground. So many choices here for the entire family. read more

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This park is huge! I'm blown away how big this place. First off, there is ample parking throughout and I would imagine this place gets packed on a nice summer day (minus the pandemic.) There is an indoor swimming pool onsite, small animal farm, and several buildings that appear to be available for rent for events and what not. One thing I did notice was locating restrooms. I had difficulty finding restrooms onsite, but it could be because of the pandemic most things are closed off to the public. The children's play area looks fairly new and is quite large. I noticed several folks bringing there four legged friends for some playtime. I stumbled upon several trails, while they may be super muddy, still fun and a workout, nonetheless. All in all, I can't wait to come here again and explore more trails! read more

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How I came to visit Forest Park was a bit out of the norm for me. My mom had a dentist appointment in Everett that could take an hour or two and she was dogsitting one of the neighbor's dogs. She asked if I could drive her, so I did and brought the dog along too to take her for a walk during my mom's appointment. I had found Forest Park online before the appointment but hadn't decided on if I was going to visit, then something happened on our way to the appointment that set I was going to this park. I was driving down a main arterial in my compact car (Toyota Corolla) to the dentist's office when a SUV-sized vehicle on a side street ran a stop sign and hit my car side on. After pulling over and talking to the person who hit my car, my mom and I continued on to her dentist's office. Mom went off to her appointment and I was left pondering what to do/where to go. Adrenaline still pumping I decided a walk in the forest with the dog we were dogsitting, named Gracie, sounded perfect. Finding the park was simple, I just followed the road in until I reached a large and relatively empty parking lot and parked the car. I was happy the parking lot wasn't very full because it allowed me to get out of my vehicle and inspect the damage done at a more leisurely pace. Everything was working and aside from a broken and now missing hubcap, a large dent to the side of my car, and scratches along the front passenger side of the car everything looked alright. Then I noticed the front bumper was slightly out of place, but that popped partway back in. Having a safe place to calm those nerves about the damage to my car was a huge relief. After inspecting my car I gathered my bearings to figure out where I had parked in Forest Park. It turned out to be next to the Recreation Office and a restroom building. A map of the trail system was posted near the office and I made sure to take a picture of it to take with me as a reference while I walked Gracie. I decided to walk the main loop since I had a fair amount of time to kill and the park wasn't too far from my mom's dentist's office. Gracie and I started the main loop trail from below where I parked the car next to the swim center, which wasn't too busy yet. The sun was peaking through the trees and provided warmth on a cool autumn day. We encountered only a few people as we made our way along the trail, adding to the serenity of our walk. The trails varied from flat to fairly steep in places which was a nice combination for burning off my excess adrenaline. Slowly we made our way back to the area of the park by the Recreation Office and decided to take a look around and see what amenities the park offered. We saw a sign for an "Animal Farm" which we did not visit but I am guessing is a petting zoo. We also found a bunch of horseshoe pits which was pretty cool. I played horseshoes at family reunions growing up, but hadn't seen this many pits in one place before. There was also a large picnic shelter, sports courts, and a large playground. After about 50 minutes of exploring we got back in the car and made our way back to the dentist's office to wait for my mom. We didn't have to wait very long, and my mom was done at her appointment and we were on our way home. Perfect place to come while waiting for someone in an appointment in the nearby area. read more

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Absolutely love this park with our kids. Tons of parking. So many different playground equipment. Field for games. Basketball courts for kids. Lots of benches for parents to sit and enjoy. read more

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This is the best park in Everett!! They have new equipment and my favorite is that there is no sand or bark chips it has FOAM and with small kids this is amazing!!!! They also have the water area for summer time my son loves that So it can get very busy but I go early in the morning and it's not that much people read more

Clean park and very clean area for children The basketball court is very blue n clean read more

Spacious, and secluded park. Water park, playground, soccer field area, restrooms, swings. Drive in and out a little steep and requires attention. Overall nice park up on a hill surrounded by trees. read more

Lovely park! Excellent playground!! Creative water features! Good parking! Good facilities!

This was my first time attending the Nubian Jam, and I'm so happy I did! It was awesome, and I can't wait for the next one. The park was handicapped accessible, even the restroom. I met some amazing people as well! read more

Always a great place to take the kiddos. Cleanly, handicap accessible, soft faux turf all over the playground, sensory play and during the summer there is ice cream trucks, lots of open areas for bbq and get together a, covered cook areas, clean bathrooms, horse shoe pits, basketball courts and plenty of parking. read more

This park is awesome! It's a bit of a drive for me. About 28 minutes but the kids said it was well worth it! The playground is updated from the photos here. It's massive and very good for open play! My girls said this is in their top 5 favorite parks so we will be back again! This is a great place to spend the day! Besides the playground there is also trails and a huge hill kids can play on. read more

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This was a lovely park but VERY BUSY! The playground was packed and our kids wanted nothing to do with it..... lucky for us, we had come for the permanent geocache course! The Cascade Orienteering Club has set up a really fun little course - you print a map of the park from their website with about 15 markers.... then you find each marker and write down the letter that's on them..... when you're 7 years old, this is a super fun game.... even when you "get lost" and a lot more successful than trying to convince three kids to hike with us. Looking forward to more of these outings! read more

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We come for the pool! Open swim from 2-4:30 is a fantastic activity for the whole family. Even if you are not the swimming kind, the pool is shallow enough (3'6") to take a dip, play with the kids, even give that new baby a little splash time. There is a lap lane for more seriousness and pleny of space for pool appropriate shenanigans. The basket ball hoop, and diving board get lots of use. AND the rope swing gets released at 4pm for those adventuresome folks. The deepest part of the pool is 12'0". Deep enough to not touch the bottom on a jump in, but you sure may loose your goggles. That's ok, my lil'guppie will retrieve them for you. For us old folks, the hot tub and sauna make for warming up the bones and relaxing the muscles. Lifeguard duty is serious but relaxed; they let you have fun without whistle blasting the whole session. There is a section with 5 picnic tables for snack time or a small birthday party. Watchout for the black and white house kitty, it might just sneek a lick. There is also plenty of seating benches for those who would rather not get wet but still need to keep an eye on those little guppies. You can pay per visit or you can buy a family punch card to earn a free visit. This is a great rainy weekend activity for everyone. read more

Beautiful park with great equipment and turf. Nice picnic tables and a big open field as well.

There's a lot to do at Forest Park and here are some of their key features: Animal Farm, Barbecue areas, Basketball Court, play Fields, Horseshoes, Meeting Rooms, Picnic Shelter, Playground, Pool, Restrooms, Street, Hockey, Tennis Court,Trail Access, Trails. Water Playground. Forest Park is such a unique place perfect to take your family to and relax to take in nature. This is the perfect place to go when the weather is very hot, lots of shade and pools to play in. read more

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I actually hiked, walk/ ran all over this park. I found that there are many nooks and crannies all throughout. There were a number of quiet secluded spots that I thought would be awesome for romancing or picnicing. Look them up along with many other parks at: www.everettwa.org/parks read more

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I'm not from the Everett area, and so Forest Park is unfamiliar new territory to me. It's kind of fun, and there are some cool things here like a petting zoo to distinguish it from other parks in the world. I came here on a gloomy, foggy day, and maybe the place didn't appear as beautiful as it could have. But this definitely looks like a good area to let the kids run around and play in if you live close by. They kind of have a soccer field here, but it's lame because the surface is hard and the goal nets are tiny. I'm not even sure this fenced off area was even intended for soccer, but that's what I saw people playing here. There is a sheltered section which is great for hosting barbecues especially if it's raining, although it's rather cramped. And as with any park, you can expect to find playgrounds for the children and open fields of grass for you to do whatever. Part of the playground even has fountains of water spraying from the ground. By far the coolest things I saw here were an animal farm and a flower show. The animal farm was down the hill from the main park and housed several domesticated animals like goats, chickens, rabbits, pigs, and horses. Since they may carry diseases, they have stations for you to wash your hands and a staffed member to inform you about them. They also had this house which appeared to contain a dahlia awards show at least for that day; there were a bunch of beautiful flowers on display and people photographing them. Really cool, but this kind of stuff doesn't interest me enough for the novelty to last. read more

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a pretty place to walk through. lots of trails to walk on. they've got a picnic shelter if you want cover and other tables if you dont. restrooms also available. there's a playground if you have kids read more

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Great park with ample parking. Lots of trails for exploring and fitness and an awesome playground with a summer time splash pad for kids. There a several out buildings available to rent for events and a swim center. I think this is the gem of Everett. read more

Cute area for water fun, but weirdos lerk about so keep an even closer eye on your little ones. We were there for only 15 min because there was two middle aged men just hanging back, no children with them, just watching. We left. read more

Love this park. But miss the old playground! Can be overcrowded on weekends. Great splashing area!

Went to the pool to do a BSA Swim test with one of the lifeguards. I called beforehand to make sure it was okay and was told it was. When I got there, I got an earful from the ornery manager about them not giving the test and how they keep telling the BSA they won't do it. She won't allow the lifeguards to attach a copy of their RED CROSS lifeguard certification to the test paper as required. It's none of her business what they do with their certification. They didn't get it from the city, they got it from the Red Cross. But, of course, the teenagers didn't dare cross her. This was the rudest woman I have encountered in a long time. She got mad because I called to check if it was okay to do the test while she was changing her clothes and I had to relay my message through the teenager who answered the phone. How was I supposed to know she was changing? She could have had the girl take my number so she could call me back. I did everything right - she didn't nothing. It's PATHETIC that the City of Everett doesn't support the BSA's required swim test. Now I know where we won't be doing an Eagle Project. read more

I recently attended an event at this park in the large hall. The scenery was beautiful-- I wish we had more time to explore the grounds! The drive up from the main road is filled with lush trees and plant life. We saw different activities towards the back of the park, like a petting zoo and a pool. read more

There isn't anything I can really add that hasn't already been said. I should say a lot that my family comes here considering we live in Brenton. There are a dozen spray parks between where we live and this location- however time and time again my kids prefer to come here. They have ample parking - a lot of trees to provide shade for you on a hot day- and I really appreciate that the water play area is located next to the playground. They have ample water sprayers which enable lots of kids to enjoy without having to wait a while for someone to finish up. They provide ample benches and picnic tables for sitting and easy viewing. All in all I really enjoy this park. Especially since they have a free animal farm during the summer, and mostly because the parking is so close- when you have to lug a whole days worth of supplies- it's not so bad since you don't have far to go. read more

We love this park! Might even be our fav. The little petting zoo is super cute, the water pad is perfect on summer days and we enjoy the trails. the park and bathrooms are very nice too. read more

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Great little park that has something for everyone. There is a water feature to run in. They have a great indoor pool that is very inexpensive. We swim the whole family for under 10 bucks. There is a little zoo and street hockey. There is a great hill for our annual ice blocking event. You won't be disappointed. read more

I recently took my son who is 15 months here for swim lessons. I am highly impressed. The instructor was great with kids and looking around, it seems that all the instructors are. The price was great too! Can't beat it! I am starting a class there on Tues & Thurs for me and am excited. Everything looks clean, and taken care of. There are family changing rooms too which were very helpful for swim with my little one. read more

I'm appalled that I haven't reviewed this park earlier considering that it was my favorite growing up. This park has much to offer. Being Everett's oldest and largest park, one must revisit throughout the year to experience all it has to offer. During the spring and summer, which isn't long, Forest Park is a beautiful place to be. Once you trek beyond that deathly incline of a slope, that is. But when it's sunny, the petting zoo opens, which is always exciting when I was a child. Also, there are performances on a concrete stage ranging from random speeches to shows. I used to breakdance on this stage but I cannot remember the cause. If shows aren't enough, there's also a neat watering hole for the kids next to the humongous playground comprised also of swings and a train encased by bark. For indoor swimming, visit the wicked swim center. If you're too old, like me to partake in these festivities, you can still enjoy other aspects of the park: BBQs, picnic tables, tennis courts and more. Besides the open grass field, there's a smaller more intimate field NW. You have to roll down the steep grassy, unmoist hill first to get to it, which is the highlight of my visit, every time! I hear there are also walking trails but I haven't tried them out. If you're not the outdoorsy type, there are portables for rent. You can chill inside and do what you want, within reason. Overall, this park is great for all ages. If you haven't gone, you're not a true Everetonian. read more

Wish we had something like this down south! My 2 year old loved the animals and had a blast on the playground... We didn't get to test out the water area but the other kids looked like they were having lots of fun! read more

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There's so much going on at Forest Park! I took really inexpensive water aerobics classes in the past. The facility is nice and very clean. Today we went just for the park. The kids were in heaven. They loved the playground and are begging to go back next time they are in town. There is also a small water park there but it was too cold today to interest anyone. Definitely a good place to check out if you live in Everett or if you are passing through and need a good playground so the kids can blow off some steam read more

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This historic park has a lot to offer: there's a large play structure, splash pad, and of course the Petting Zoo. This year, the farm offers pony rides at 11:00 AM on Thursdays-Sundays. A suggested donation of $1 is always encouraged to visitors of the petting zoo. There are REAL restrooms located at the park, which can be used to change into a bathing room if using the splash pad. There are also hand-washing carts outside the petting area. Lots of open field area to play sports, or picnic. Numerous BBQs, shelters, and hiking trails. Parking is sometimes problematic on busy weekends during the summer. read more

WOW - stumbled upon this place & what a COOL park! We wove through the maze of trails - lots of up & down hills in the forested area and quickly found we had built up a sweat! The trails are never really secluded - usually have a road bordering one end of the woods. There was a large park area which included horseshoe, bbq areas, tennis court, playground & a large field for playing. Also appeared to be a pool & a petting zoo. Talk about "one stop" shopping for a perfect summer day! read more

Why I like Forest Park Swim Center: It is located in a park and there is lots of parking Facilities are clean Pool is big with varying depths A connected deep area of the pool There are also kiddies pools outside when the weather is nice ROPE SWING 2 Diving Boards They let my high school swim team practice here You can rent out the entire pool like my church did The staff is friendly and knowledgeable Price is good There is a hot tub in the corner Lots of tables and chairs for parents to sit The building is cool, not a typical cold pool structure. What could be better: The locker rooms are small No good place to put your stuff when swimming read more

I really like this place. During the summer both the pool and water section are really great for kids and dogs. They don't have doggy bags so make sure you bring some. There are restrooms and plenty of seating and grills but if it's a hot day, expect a lot of people BBQ and birthday parties. read more

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Beautiful park with lots to do. Even a few little trails with old growth trees, ferns, and a little creek. Splash park for the littles and very big playground with lots of equipment. Animal farm on the summer is adorable and I've heard good things about the swim classes although we've never taken one. read more

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Great park for all ages!! The petting zoo is always in good order and clean. I work at a preschool and we spend many spring and summer days playing at the playground and splash pad. Also, I attended a wedding there and the venue was intimate, but with the flexibility to fit different size parties. read more

This is a perfect place for a variety of activities, such as a family bbq, bringing the kids out to play on a sunny day, and taking the dog out for a walk. The park is clean and there is plenty of space to roam. The only issue is that part of the parking lot is on or at the bottom of a pretty steep climb, but its not too much of a hassle. read more

Nice park, with open spaces for kids and families to play, picnic, relax with parking close by. The little animal park was closed with no sineage indicating seasons or when they would be open. For those who love the trees, forest, and trails there are several trails that look enticing but I didn't have the opportunity to explore for myself. I checked out the pool and found what appeared to be a black 'pool cat', who seemed to own the place walking around keeping watch. Nice pool with lap lanes, open swim areas, two 1 meter diving boards and swim classes for the public (pool and class fees applicable). read more