This is a nice little neighborhood park with a small playground, shelter, and a soccer field…read more There is a limited amount of parking along the roadside. The soccer nets were down for the winter, but there seemed to be a decent playing field for the kids. The playground had swings and a climbing/slide structure in the center of the mulched area. Review #2006

This is a decent neighborhood park. The park is pretty spread out with lots of available parking…read more In one area of the park you will find that playground area and club house that can be rented for special events such as birthdays.. There is also a small shelter with restrooms there , but there was not any picnic table under the shelter. The play ground has a duck rocker, a bank of traditional/toddler swings, a sandbox, a sit and spin, a medium jungle gym with slides, spiral pole slide, and tic-tac-toe, and a large jungle gym with tunnel, bridges, monkey rings, and slides. One of the slides is closed with a piece of plywood through. The equipment is well maintained, with the exception of the broken slide. You will find a bench and a picnic table just off of the playground area where caregivers can sit and watch their littles play. The park dates back to 1917 and was originally named Washington Park. In 1918, it was give its current name Wilson Park, for Woodrow Wilson, who was president at the time. The park is also home to a bunch of horseshoe pits, with a small shelter next to it. There is also a very nice baseball field located in the park. It is really nice and has an electric scoreboard and dugouts. Calling all pickle ball players! This park has 4 very nice and newly installed pickleball courts. The courts are fenced in and there are benches just outside the fence for people to sit. I really like this low key park. It is a hidden gem and has a lot to offer. It is a borderline destination park and is easy to get in and out of. I highly recommend checking this place out.

This somewhat older park is tucked away behind a neighborhood and is spread out. The main features…read moreare a baseball park, a series of horseshoe pits, and a fairly new playground on the northeast end. There are numerous old buildings (limestone) that were locked for the winter making it difficult to tell if they were shelters, or possibly restrooms and concession stands for the ballpark. It could be a nice place for a walk if the traffic for the ballgames wasn't too heavy. Lots of trees and some hills in the park. Review #1983

This park is located right next to the North Lawrence Community Schools Office. That complex is…read morelooked down to keep park goers out. You have to drive all the way around the park to get to the park's parking lot. It is a huge lot and is located by the ball fields. The park is home to 3 nice ball fields that are suitable to host a small tournament. The park has a restroom facility near the ball fields, but it was locked during my visit. I guess they must be unlocked for special events. There is a shelter near the ball fields with picnic table under it. You will encounter some picnic tables and pavilions along the side of the drive leading to the parking lot. The park has a playground but it is in need of repair and some updates. There are two banks of traditional swings, a bank of toddler swings, a stand and spin, a bridge, and a wooden balance beam. The playground area is on a bed of spongy wood chips and features a jungle gym with a bridge, a slide, a conveyor belt slide, monkey rings and a ladder. As I mentioned, the equipment is in bad shape, and is very old, the ADA swing is broken. It is just bad. My littles did not stay long and only played on the rusty conveyor belt slide. The park has easy access to the woods, hence it names. I saw a few people walking in the woods while I was there. I think that there was even some people riding dirt bikes there. This park is not bad. However, they need to invest a lot of money and energy into the playground. The park has a lot of potential. It is off of the main drag and has a quiet peacful vibe. This is on the border of being a destination park depending on what you are looking for. Just keep in mind that there are no restrooms available or water fountains, so plan accordingly.

Near an elementary school, the park has a shelter by the roadside, several baseball fields, and…read moresome picnic benches in the wooded area between the access road and the highway. Although the parks department lists this park as having a playground, I didn't see any play area other than the school property, so I think it is a bit misleading. The facilities were in good shape and there was limited parking by the shelter. Not much here unless you are planning an event at the shelter, but it was limited since there were no restrooms or grills. Review #2004

I don't know what's going on here being a visitor to the town, but when I look at pictures from…read morewhen the park was dedicated in 2012 to a veteran, this park has slid downhill...hard! The playground is gone. The play area has been bulldozed down to the dirt. All that is left is a small shelter and a bench. No parking. Bad location next to a recycling/trash area. I can only hope that the park is being renovated and I just visited at a bad time. Signs could help if that's the case! Review #2005

This is a small park that you will find across the street from Otis Park Golf Course. There is not…read moremuch to this park. It runs along Leatherwood Creek and gives you some decent views of the creek and a steel bridge. You will find a few picnic tables and benches that are positioned to overlook the creek. The park does not have a designated parking lot, but there is tons of places to park here. The park has a dirt area to park, some green space to play and a small play ground area. The playground is on a bed of wood chips and the equipment includes a double slide, a tire swing, a small bank of traditional swings, a net climber, a log roll and a hold and spin. There is a bench just outside the play area where caregivers can sit and watch their littles. The park is well maintained and the equipment is in great shape. This park does not have any shelters, restrooms, or water sources, so plan accordingly. My littles enjoyed their time here and it is not a very popular park in town, so it is never really crowded. definitely worth a visit if you have some time to kill and you find yourself in the area.

This park seems like an afterthought. Across the street from the entrance to the golf course at…read moreOtis Park, there is a steep inclined driveway down into the gravel lot for parking. There is a slide and a couple swings for the playground. There is a picnic table, but no shelter on the site. The park runs along the creek and there is a steel bridge that spans the creek that no longer allows vehicular traffic. I didn't see any signs telling people to stay off the bridge, but it does have a number of road barriers in place to discourage anyone from going there. I can imagine that after heavy rains, the park has flooding issues as well. Not much to do unless your kids just love running around and creating their own fun. Review #2011

Very cool, peaceful, intriguing, wonderous, sciency, fun…read more Make sure you take the quick trail around the massive sink whole/Woods/creek. Looks boring at first but it's getting more interesting as you walked around it. Overall a great trip.

We had Vivi as our tour guide and she was very educational for my husband and my first cave tour…read more It lasted close to an hour and the average temp was a very comfortable 54 degrees on a summer day! We saw a transparent cavern fish that you can see their spine and a frog and a bat.

May 3, 2025 We took the Spring Valley Trail which is a 10,8…read moremile loop. We waited out a rainstorm for about an hour in the parking lot. It had rained a lot and the trail was fairly muddy. I wouldn't want to take it in anything other than hiking boots. When we came to the fork we went to the right. About two miles in, where the trial and the lake intersect we saw a fishing camp. I think these guys leave it up all summer. They had huge coolers, cots and pop up weekenders. About a quarter to a half mile further we took a light trail to the left and found our campsite. I have zero idea how it got there but it had an actual full size picnic table. There are no labeled campsites but if you pay attention you'll spot the side trails leading off from the main trail. The trail is incredibly well marked and even if it wasn't a blind person could follow it. You could take a large four wheeler if you had to. It rained all night so the trail was wet and muddy. There are some cool rock formations, some great water features and some good views of the lake. We came across an old stone building that was pretty cool. Some interesting signs along the trail about the history and region. We didn't see any mountain bikers or horse people but there were obvious signs that they use the trail. Trail had very little trash. Hiked it with full packs and even with the mud it was pretty easy. There were only two blow downs that blocked the trail. There were quite a few streams that crossed the trail, but we only had to put on our sandals for the very last one and I imagine if it hadn't rained so much we could've crossed it in our boots. Saw a box turtle, plenty of squirrels and chipmunks. Heard lots of birds.

This huge forest has a lot to offer and doesn't charge for admission!…read more Within the last couple months, I've hiked, camped, canoed, fished. Once I got there, there was no other charge. There are also horse trails that I saw people using. There are 200,000 Acres & 266 Miles of Hiking Trails here!