Great place to unwind and clear your head after a long day. There is a walking path that circles…read morethe whole park for shorter walks, with the option to take an alternate path that will take you as far as you care to go. There are two large fenced-in enclosures for dogs; one for smaller dogs and another for larger ones. I usually go here just to walk, but I often see people riding bikes, scooters, and hoverboards. There is also a big, gazebo-like structure that serves as a picnic area, with close access to barbecue grills for cooking out. This place is an especially good option if you're tired of Carrier Park, but there is another walking path that leads back in that direction if you start to miss it. Highly recommended.

Visitors to the area will discover that Asheville possesses a majestic vista of the surrounding…read moremountains, but a pretty unimpressive river. There are other stretches of the French Broad that are more aesthetically pleasing, but around here, it's a brown snake that doesn't seem impressive. If you pass through the city without stopping here, you're not missing anything given the profligate majestic clear waterfalls in the mountains nearby. However, there is a decent pedestrian infrastructure built up around this bridge, and several restrooms, launch facilities for watercraft, and other useful features. For the more casual or local user, it's at least a waterfront that has been well developed for public use.

This place is incredible!! There is a giant field as you enter and then if you continue on and go…read moreunder the railroad tracks there are acres and Acres of woods and trails and creeks and squirrels and everything else you need to have an incredible time with your dog. This is not really a go for 5 minutes but your dog run crazy and then go home type of place so, this is more of a pack a lunch and take your dog to enjoy the day with them, hiking the trails and playing in the creek, etc etc. It is a little hard to find it because you have to drive down to the bike park and then Park in the area right behind it. But it is well worth it

Nice, big grassy dog park with some shade! Was traveling in the area from SC and wanted to get…read moreexercise for my puppy. She enjoyed it. The trails are vast around it if you decide to walk or bike as well.

If you're the kind of person who enjoys being with your dog off leash ... Jackson Park's secret…read morearea is for you. It's not really secret, it's just a little hard to find. There's two ways into the park, Glover Street on the Southside or the 4th Avenue East entrance on the Northside. Want the fastest way? Take 4th until you come to the first (unmarked) dirt road on your right. Follow that back past the Bike track and you'll come to a fenced area set aside for the Dog people. It's a couple of acres of flat mowed grass. Has a picnic table and a few plastic chairs out there. There's even a fenced section for small dogs, too. The only caveats are: Mud Creek is on the right side and might prove too tempting for your pooch. And, when a bad storm hits, the area does puddle up and get muddy. Bring a towel and poop bags!

I love this park! They have a great playground. They also have a nice walking area and tennis…read morecourts. I will definitely be back

Love this park so so so much! Beautiful place. I love to go here with my friends to play…read morepickleball. Has a nice parking situation with street parking and a lot. The courts have a wall to hit a ball and overall a nice atmosphere.

Just a small little park tucked away in West Asheville…read more There is a small path for walking, a covered picnic shelter, tennis courts, a playground and a community pool. Small space but it is quite nice. There are lots of trees for shade and the picnic shelter is large. The pool is super fun as it is open to public during the days in the summer and they do aqua fitness classes in the evenings for only $5!

This is a cute little riverfront park that you can walk along with your dog, have a picnic on the…read moreside of the river or under the cover of trees for a nice little afternoon. It also leads to the dog park as well which is a super great one that is separated by dog size. It was so nice to walk along the river with my dog on our way to the dog park and I saw people having a picnic next to the river which was such a cute idea that I wish I had. Go check this park out for sure! Lots of activity there.

My family and I stopped in here while we were in the area looking for different parks and…read moreplaygrounds and things. I didn't really see a playground here per say but we did walk around for a little bit and enjoy the sights and the scenes of the water in the trees around the area so over all this is a pretty nice park to get out and explore and walk

This trail was a great short walk with our pups. There is access to the creek and it has…read moreinteresting attractions in the ruins of a dam. It's a quiet and peaceful approximately 1.5 mile round trip on a dirt trail. There is a port-o-potty and the trail eventually leads to picnic tables. There is a small beach with creek access but there is a sign saying to swim at your own risk due to possible contamination. Overall it was a great, short easy trail that would be nice for running. Park at the parking lot across from the old National Guard Armory on Shelburne Road. Walk 100 yards west on Shelburne Road (away from Brevard) and take the dirt road to the left down to Hominy Creek. The trail goes about 2/3 mile west along the creek.

Lovey trail alongside a relaxing stream. Several benches scattered throughout the trail, random…read morepicnic tables, a few fire rings, a sandy beach halfway down the trail, port-o-potty even further down the trail towards the end, and only 12 minutes from home within Asheville. Dog friendly with doggy bag dispensary at both ends of trail, every dog I personally passed by was on a leash and the consistent foot traffic was friendly. Found on yelp. Charming

We were on a spontaneous trip to the mountains and on the way home we decided to drive through Lake…read moreLure. The leaves were absolutely beautiful and we had to get out and take a closer look. The park to me is beautiful! It's pretty basic with an open field to run around in or have a picnic, a playground, boat landing area, and public bathrooms. It also has some walking trails that we went down and saw some of the prettiest trees filled with fall colors. We had the best time just walking around and taking it all in before heading home.

Open field, check. Playground, check. Restrooms, no. Clean, no. Luckily we go prepared so we had a…read moretowel and wipes on us to clean off some of the playground equipment before the kids played on them. They were very dirty so I dint know how often its cleaned. But to tale kids to an open field to run around is beautiful. Not having a real restroom nearby was hard with kids around.

West AVL park & field is a nice little spot to either walk or drive to hang out for a bite under…read morethe pavilion, play on playscape, play some ball on the field, or walk your pup around the park. There is a little tributary of the French Broad running on the outskirts of the park. It is hidden in the middle of a neighborhood.