I love coming here with my wife for our Sunday morning walks. There are so many different paths to…read moretake and it is all shaded well.

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 this little park! I bring my dog here fairly often because it's near our home and the park…read moreand trails are well kept. There are three trails options within the park, all are probably no more than a mile and lead to neighborhoods. However its is a nice place to enjoy a lil walk through the woods, and possibly see some wildlife. The park has a few benches along the trail and a few picnic tables as well. Its a nice place to enjoy nature without actually leaving the city.

One of my most favorite parks in Bellingham ! Love the water park feature. Great area to let kiddos…read moreplay. Always love coming here definitely one of my go to parks especially in the summer

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.

I was on a solo trip to Bellingham and picked a hotel closer to the water so I could walk. I am not…read morefamiliar with this city but it has quickly become one of my favorites - the bay is beautiful! The downtown area is gorgeous and vibrant. I love it. I took the walk here and it was vacant which was so gorgeous. The seagulls and the pier, and it was so dang clean! Like my goodness. Took my shoes off and waded in the water for a bit. The landscaping is really something else. Take in that salty bay air and dip your feet in the water!

Waypoint Park has been on my Yelp bookmarks and it kindbof slipped my mind on paying attention…read morewhether it was on my list as it is a vast one. But Waypoint Park was not far from a brewery that we went to and we wanted to go take a walk afterwards. Of course the main calling card here is The Acid Ball, an old piece of equipment from a lumber mill which I believed was used to relieve pressure for wood chips during processing... but don't hold me to that. Anyway I remember where the ball used to be and saw that it was relocated to this park which isn't all that far from where it was. I saw pictures and apparently at night reflective lights shine upon it giving it all kinds of lighted looks and effects but it's still quite impressive during the day too. There were other highlights here too as the park is directed towards a waterway and towards the west you can see Lummi Island and the water. A very pleasant park to go to and it was very peaceful during the time we spent here though I'm not sure if it's like that all the time as it's by apartments (or perhaps condominiums) but it certainly was a fun stop!

They have a basketball court here as well as pickleball courts and a mini skateboard area. It is…read moreone of the coolest and nicest looking parks I've been to.

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!

The perfect spot for beautiful views of the bay and relaxation. The trail to/from the water is…read morenarrow and steep at times. There are some steps along the path, which makes the hike a little bit easier. This is an ideal spot to lay under the stars and snuggle up with someone. There's some light pollution from the city, but it doesn't take much from the starry night experience. This is rumored to be a nude beach area. I believe that it may have been at some point, but isn't considered to be one now. There are two beach areas. No bathrooms. As usual, parking at the trailhead is a risk. You may return to your car to find a shattered window. Don't leave anything visible.

Very beautiful views, calm spot when no one is around. Can get crowded during nicer times of the…read moreyear. No bathroom almost pooped myself but overall a lovely experience.

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.

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.

Fairhaven Dog Park makes use of the hilly terrain to provide a natural, enclosed area with a cliff…read morethat wraps around half of the park. This isolates it from the street traffic and probably provides a nice noise-free barrier for home owners in the area. The other barrier is a fenced industrial building that you hardly notice because of the trees and shrubs that obscure it from view. If your dog likes to wander off and is not good with name recall, you might not want to take your dog off-leash here because this is not a fully fenced/gated park. There are about 5, free parking stalls on 4th Street. This is also the beginning of a flat trail to the park which winds along a shaded canopy of trees with lush greenery on either side. The short, dirt trail leads you to a wide open area with tall grass. On the perimeter is a crushed-gravel loop that is probably about a quarter of a mile long. Park benches can be found along the way...some in the sun and others shaded by trees. There is another entrance further up the hill on 4th Street, but you have to find street parking. Plus, the dirt trail is steep at this entrance and descends at a 30% grade into the far-end of the park. Not a problem for young spry dogs, but something to consider for seniors with achy joints. There are usually just a few dogs here at any one time, and I've not yet ran into any aggressive dogs or unconcerned, dog owners. Some dogs play with each other in the tall grass, but there is plenty of space for dogs that don't want to play to enjoy exploring the smells in the flora and fauna along the path. I love that this park takes advantage of the natural landscape. The dogs seem to like it too because it provides a nice break from suburbia with an opportunity for both physical and mental stimulation.

This place is doggy heaven, as there is a wide-open space for them to run endlessly, play chase…read morewith other dogs and fetch with their humans. The only downside is that it's almost always muddy and the terrain is covered with pools of fetid-smelling water that has nowhere to drain. The park is situated at the bottom of a steep ravine that catches all the rainwater. Which might be ok once in a while if you have short-haired dog, or one who enjoys baths! My Romanian Mioritic Shepherd fits neither of those qualities! Archie LOVES running around in the mud or just laying down in a cool mud pool, hanging out. He had a great time but he's heading off to a bath--which he Hates--after playing at Fairhaven Dog Park!