This is a really cute and well kept park! The zipping is really fun and unique. There is something…read morefor kids of all ages and a great field for picnics or activities. Bathrooms are clean!

Squalicum Creek Park is a nice little park for a picnic, bird watching, or feeding the ducks. It is…read morea very small park with trails to access other areas. The water is stale and murky so I wouldn't recommend getting in it. There is a bench near the water where you can sit and enjoy the view, and a few picnic tables in the grassy area.

Pulling into a parking spot in one of the parking areas in Cornwall Park in Bellingham this…read moremorning, Wednesday 20 September 2023, I noticed a gray squirrel burying something. Trying to get my camera out in time while still in my car, I got one blurry picture before it scurried off. Grabbing my bag and getting out of my car, I noticed something new to me, a black squirrel. It was on the ground foraging. I took a few pictures and a video and then said hello out loud. It came to attention and started making its way towards me. Eventually, it came to sit on a curb by my car and looked at me, letting me take an up-close picture. After the click it continued on. Exploring the park on foot, I found walkers, runners, foraging gray squirrels, and foraging black squirrels. Walking paths through the trees were gravel and relatively flat near the parking area. Gray squirrels towards the entrance of the park were shelling felled chestnuts and carrying them away. A black squirrel or two ran past with a peanut, not sure from where. Sunlight broke through the canopy of the trees, lighting up the leaves and spots of ground.

I love all the little hidden parks in Bellingham, but Cornwall takes the cake. You don't realize…read morehow expansive this park is until you're in it. There are several different entrances into the park from all surrounding streets. The trails connect all the entrances, but the roads do not connect though. Cornwall park has pickleball courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, frisbee golf, a wading fountain, fields to play in, trails to run on AND MORE! Every time I walk my dogs here, I find new trails and features I haven't seen before. It is well maintained and has a ton of parking within the park so you don't have to walk far. I would recommend pulling up a map if you are looking to get to a specific part of the park for the first time!

There isn't a more quintessential park in the Bellingham area than Berthusen Park. When you pull…read moreinto the driveway, you pass a red barn into a deep forest. There are several parking areas each by shaded playgrounds. There's a public restroom and trails that take you onto the forest with stunning Pacific Northwest views.

Super cool old growth park in Lynden. I came with my bicycle based on a recommendation and was not…read moredisappointed. There are so many trails that one can cover in a relatively short amount of time. Trail information can be obtained through a pamphlet provided at the park. I was able to ride through a few trails and chose to walk others due to hills. As a new cyclist, I'd have hurt myself because it was an especially wet day. There's a playground, facilities, and picnic areas. The information pamphlet also provides a short history of how the land became a park. Very cool and beautiful place. I'll likely visit anytime I find myself in Lynden.

Cute little triangular park that was indeed good for toddlers and dogs! But unfortunately there…read morewere no other kids there at this little roadside comm park when we were there. Cool little cave thing in bushes behind acorn tree that would be fun for bigger kiddos (and squirrels).

While it's a lovely, little neighborhood park, the playground hasn't any shade, which makes for…read morehot, bright summer days. The one tree offers a bit of shade to people who want to stand or squat underneath, but it would be nice to have a bench underneath it! The park itself is nice, as it has a bit of a grassy area in which to play or run around. A small, cement pathway surrounds the park, allowing children with walking toys the opportunity to walk around it. It's small, so children are easily seen from any corner of the fenced in area. The play structure is fun, and gives opportunity for adventure, but slightly older toddlers can hurt themselves when trying to explore, as their heads can hit the slide top and cause tumbles down the stairs (not a wide enough space between the slide and the end of the topmost stair).

I did a fall exercise walk in rainy weather with an umbrella. This park is a wide open space…read morewithout trees, where the earthen berms between wetland ponds serve as walkways. I startled a coven of ducks who were huddled together and they proceeded to flap their wings vigorously and take off almost vertically! I was happy to have this little encounter with wildlife....beats ridiculous growling traffic any time. The curved roads to get here are lined with young, small trees that have a crimson/gold fall color flourish inspite of their stature. The park itself is just basins, ponds and wetlands -- so how you might bake in the bare sun in mid August is your guess alone. I would wilt without simple tree shade. Saws were brought here about 100 years ago...and there went the complex forests (and shade) that had kept the ecosystem here in balance for centuries. I liked finding this park because it is a relief for the imagination, anytime you can get away from the rectilinear grid/open-air cages of brutalist, modern America. You can't fully escape that commodified world as the park is edged by the characterless, five-story cheap construction office blocks and warehouses that give the appearance of anyplace [from Florida to Texas to Minnesota....]. Far be it that the Pacific Northwest should retain any semblance of its unique native trees and ecology -- no settler would settle for that! The children's park seems quite fun and nearby are shelters with benches and tables for picnics. The restrooms were open and used by people who drove up. How nice to have publicly accessible facilities!

What a ln excellent public park! There's a parking lot, clean restrooms, shaded pavilions, trails…read morefor walking and biking, a splash area, playground, exercise areas, and a pit for mountain biking. It's a great place to spend a few hours with kids!

Super cool park with lots of cool stuff to climb around on. My daughter loved it. And it had a…read morecreek running through it

A pleasant little park in a tiny Pacific Northwest city. Took my daughter here during some downtime…read morerecently and was pleasantly surprised by how well-kept and overall safe the playground was. She's almost 3 but absolutely loved the "big kids" portion of the playground - so much to explore and scamper upon. The little kids playground is a bit lackluster and blasé. The playgrounds have a small fence running around the perimeter so that kids don't wander off too easily. Nearby walking paths, a large bridge, relatively clean and functional bathrooms, a large gravel parking lot, and of course a small forest complete the park. FYI the big kids' playground has a bizarrely slippery and sleek steep bridge on it - would consider refiguring or resurfacing this bridge. There were also a decent amount of cigarette butts on the edge of the parking lot.

This park has been renovated since we were kids and used to play here. But the layout remains…read more Rolling hills of grassy fields, a playground - now featuring a water play area, pavilions for rent/use and plenty of trails to walk along.

Daughter took me here for the first time and I loved it. Nice trails to walk close to her house…read moreand a nice park. We will come back here to walk again .

Love this park, especially for an evening stroll or picnic!…read more This unique family park is located next to Sunnyland Elementary School and is the second oldest park in Bellingham, with a rich history and named to honor the fallen heroes of Whatcom County. Beautiful trees (30 to be exact) from Sugar Maple to Orchard Apple line the exterior and provide lots of shade. There are stone memorials dedicated to local fallen soldiers and each tree is dedicated as well. On Veteran's Day people leave flags and flowers. The back of the park leads to hiking trails, street parking is plentiful and we don't usually have trouble finding a spot. This is a beautiful, relaxing park but only way it falls short is they need more than one picnic table, so brings chairs or a blanket.

I'm a fan of this simple neighborhood park…read more Memorial Park offers a very large grassy area which is perfect for physical activity or lounging. Access to the Railroad trail can be found here. Street parking does not seem to be a problem. I wasn't at all concerned for the safety of my vehicle. The park is equipped with only one picnic table, offers several benches, but no cooking grills. I-5 traffic can be rather loud and irritating when trying to carry on a conversation.