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    LaFortune Park

    4.4 (20 reviews)

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    Grace H.

    I have only lived in the area for about two months, but I already know that LaFortune park and the surrounding neighborhood get a bad rap. I actually really enjoy this park, and think that if you want some thing not as intense as the gathering Place, this is a great park to take your kids to. There are plenty of things to do, and it is walkable to plenty of places to grab food at. Sure, you get a lot of teenage riffraff from the neighborhood in the high school nearby, but just keep a good ion your kid. I've never felt threatened at this park, I just keep my daughter away from the basketball courts because it's usually full of teenage boys. The park stays pretty clean. I also golfed here once, and for a public course, it's a pretty good golf course.

    Lauren D.

    LaFortune Park is a true Tulsa staple to me. Most recently, it's a great place to play Pokemon Go if you're into that. One of my favorite things about the park is how well marked the distance is on the perimeter track. It's 3.25 miles around the whole park which is a great distance for running, walking to get in some steps, riding a bike, or taking a coffee and walking on a date. If you have little ones, there is a ton to do here such as vast playground equipment, sights to explore around the creek, and ice cream trucks in the summer. If you like golf, this is a great park to check out. In addition to the multitude of outdoor activities to be enjoyed here, it is a great location. It is situated right next to Saint Francis Hospital, you know just in case, and next to Kingspointe Shopping Center which has great choices for a meal before or after your adventures. Basically no matter your age, there is something fun for you to get out and enjoy at LaFortune Park!

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    Very awesome track! Was there on business and looked it up to go walking! What a gem! Love this park!

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    Love the running trail! Perfect for jogging, walking the dogs, taking my son on a walk in the jogger. The park is also great :)

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    How long is the running/walking trail? I'm assuming it's a loop.

    It's a loop, it's long. Like 4 miles?

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    Gathering Place

    Gathering Place

    4.6
    (351 reviews)
    4.7 mi

    got there, immediately liked addition to shared trail of distinction between running and vehicle…read morelanes via green paint at potential collision junctions. next, oh wait, before that, getting ready to cross riverside dr, i heard and saw hooping on the 2nd most southernly of the 5 courts, and hollered something bout hooping on the volleyball court because i've come to associate all 3 of the most southernly courts with a volleyball net setup, even though the 3rd most southernly and northernly is the only court i actually saw with one tonight. okay, so, yeah, the hooping was decently good too, saw a couple tough drives to basket, including a smooth finger rolling lay. i'd not hopped into any of the pickup runs, but glad to be there and see some action. by the way, the drives and lay transpired on the 2nd most northernly court, which tends to be where the most serious hoopers congregate from what i've saw. further, i'd heard a security officer notifying people to the courts closing in about 15 to 20 minutes, before cutting off most of the lights, leaving enough for each courtgoer to safely disperse.

    The Gathering Place is truly one of the most peaceful and beautiful spots in Tulsa. It's definitely…read moremy favorite spot. I love to bird watch here! I bring my binoculars and always spot a great variety of birds. The trees are absolutely stunning... there are over 100 species of trees. Honestly... it's a little escape from a hectic world. It's the perfect place to bring a book, find your spot, and just relax for a while. Whether you're looking to unwind, enjoy nature, or have a quiet moment to yourself...this park is a hidden gem that never disappoints. Perfect for getting in your steps too! I like to go early morning before it gets too hot or busy. Starting in May they have free canoe rentals!! They also have very good food. Love their fresh fruit cups which they prepare every morning daily, their sandwiches are fresh and very good! I've also had their ice cream and it's delicious. When you first walk into the main building, you can check out chess pieces and other games. Some of the tables have the chessboard design printed on them. Perfect for getting your chess game on. Every Wednesday and Sunday, you can bring your dog. Over at the boathouse on the bottom floor they have a little museum called "Drawers of curiosity." Hard to believe The Gathering Place doesn't charge an entrance fee!! It's just simply amazing!

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    Veterans Park

    Veterans Park

    4.1
    (13 reviews)
    5.8 mi

    A very nice park adjacent to businesses and restaurants. I noticed many of the benches were covered…read morewith ants/bugs it could just be the timing of the year. A great walking park!

    *** Review is during Covid-19 ***…read more Going through pictures in my phone and realized I never posted this from when I went in the late summer! This is a nice place for a calm little stroll. There's no playground area or super large/ significant grassy areas to spread out for typical park activities, so it really is mostly for walking around. The main focus, then, is the fountain and pond. Then it's kind of little paths going around it. I really like how there are different levels, so you can be down closer to the pond or higher up. I also think it makes it that much more visually appealing. The paths and levels are made out of large brown stones which I think looks good. There's also some plants around - I think they are called cats tails? Don't quote me on that haha. There are a good amount of benches for sitting spread through the perimeter of the pond. There's also a deck sort of area nearer to the fountain. It looks nice, but could DEFINITELY use a clean up. There was quite a bit of trash, particularly near/ caught in the deck part. It wasn't a completely disgusting amount, but definitely noticeable. To be fair, while I was walking around a didn't see a SINGLE trash can. How can it stay clean when trash cans aren't provided?! This is the main reason for not being 5 stars. If it were cleaned up and then added some trash cans to prevent it getting so trashy again in the future, it'd be great! I saved my favorite thing for last: the view!!! The entire Tulsa skyline isn't visible, but you can see part of it, plus a highway bridge, which is a really cool backdrop in my opinion. Overall it's also cool that there's this semi-tucked away park (though not really the super grassy open kind as mentioned) in a more downtown/ urban area. In fact, it's just a walk across the street to some coffee shops, restaurants, etc.

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    Darlington Park

    Darlington Park

    4.8
    (4 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    the local park has amazing features for people of all ages. there are multiple stone picnic tables…read moreat the park, a feature i was especially grateful for yesterday when i'd only brought a bath towel to use for picnic seating. though i'd have been content with the picnic table towel for seating, the table was a welcome accommodation, both for allowing me to stay off the grass, and keeping me from dirtying the towel. for the picnic, i'd brought a couple slices of watermelon my mom bought at the store, to celebrate the spring transitional weather. then, after eating the watermelon slices, i'd used chalk in watermelon colors to promote the yelp review, and express an openness in meeting up with parkgoers or review readers to hang out at the park, a place where i've met multiple kind people, both people i'd met previously and people i met for the first time at the park. and lastly, after writing in chalk on the picnic table, i'd also wrote a sort of fragmented poem in chalk on the basketball court, of which the sight brung to mind the association i've got between the halfcourt basketball area and the double rimmed goal on it. that is one among multiple appeals to me from the park.

    This is my favorite park to take my nieces and nephew. Besides the close proximity to my…read moreneighborhood (it's off 29th st. onto Darlington), they have two tennis courts (no lights though), a basketball court, plenty of large trees, benches, picnic tables, and a shelter. The kids absolutely love the playground area. It looks like it's pretty new and it is kept up. They really enjoy coming here. There is a small playground for younger kids and a bigger one for older kids. It has a spongy waking surface made of recycled rubber, so it soften off possible falls. Parking is only along the curb, usually best on 29th street. There are trash cans and a dog litter dispenser.

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    Tulsa River Parks

    Tulsa River Parks

    4.6
    (9 reviews)
    6.4 mi

    Running by the water, count me IN!…read more I couldn't capture the beauty of running here if I wanted to. This water...this art...this nature....this ambiance is so motivating. It felt soothing, peaceful. It's so RAW..... The trail connects to Midland Valley Trail, Maple Park, and The Gathering Place. Acres and acres of trail - yeeeessssss Bring water or hydration if you plan to go far. There are water points but i find them to be spread out too far (if you are going far). See you on the trails!!!!!

    i'd gone to the park location, along the arkansas river, to meet with a priest from the home parish…read morewhere i've been going to church. the weather on the late afternoon we went was quite beautiful, with a temperature in the 60s to 70s, a mildly cloudy, sunny sky, and frequent breezing wind. the last part of that description was especially welcome on that afternoon, as i'd given the priest a kite on which i'd written sentences from a book we discussed previously and on that afternoon, &demon copperhead& by barbara kingsolver, in which a mentor figure shares with the protagonist a practice of honoring an author of a book he has read by writing sentences from the book on a kite. however, the irony of me imitating the practice from the book, is that while the priest with whom i'd met provides opportunity for open, back and forth conversation, i very much consider him the mentor in our relationship, and by giving him the kite with sentences on it, i was equally, if not moreso, soliciting advice than offering it. and the breezing winds on that specific afternoon allowed us to put the kite in the air, and walk and run with it while sharing casual, though memorable, conversation, and each of us succeeded in avoiding with the kite the many trees in the park, and also the large amount of geese, native to the riverbank area.

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    Guthrie Green

    Guthrie Green

    4.7
    (56 reviews)
    6.7 mi

    from when i'd arrived for first friday art crawl, i was pleasantly surprised by the amount of art…read moreand craft booths, and though i'm not absolutely positive if it really was more than previous visits to the first friday of each month event, the sheer number and average as well as overall quality of the booths stands out among the few visits i've taken to the event, a trend that is perhaps the expectation but merits present appreciation nonetheless. and while i'd not taken a picture of any art from the booth that stands out for me the most, i'll shoutout here the artist in subject, "f. thompson", who depicts city landmarks with mosaic like triangular shapes in the backgrounds of the prints, along with special works, like a large canvas celebrating the city centennial. a booth with terrariums made from reused items and another promoting awareness and discussion of relief effort addressing the horrible attacks against the people of gaza each stands out for me among the booths also. and all that without even mentioning live music that i'd try to begin describing as ethereal, soulful, a sort of gritty electro, but would summarize as good music, really good music, with cool lights over the stage and in the crowd to boot.

    For as long as I've been living here, Guthrie Green always came through on a few things such as art…read morefestivals, music performances & food trucks. Their musician selections are impressive that includes local acts, which is a plus because there's so much talent Tulsa (& surrounding cities) have to offer. As stated before, food trucks is something I always look forward to, especially while working in the area during lunchtime. Guthire Green hosts a Food Truck Wednesday that takes place from 11am - 1/2pm (it's seasonal). The food trucks usually have different rotations. Selections from tacos to lemonades to Greek food. Mayfest, Hip Hop 918, (part of) Tulsa Tough... Guthrie Green is included in a lot of events Downtown with it being in the middle of Downtown Tulsa. There are restaurants well within walking distance, art galleries as well. The baseball field is maybe 5 mins away. Can't forget First Friday!! Be sure to stay up to date with events listed on their website. They do a good job posting about events on social media as well.

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