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    River's Edge Park

    4.6 (13 reviews)

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    Beauty of Diversity sculpture
    Bee W.

    Pretty views and a fun children's play area with a pelican play structure as focal point. The area is called Belles' Play Garden. So fun! You can rent the Pavilion indoors and outdoor spaces for events. Parking available.

    Swaz F.

    A very nice Riverfront park with kids playground walkable from Omaha over the pedestrian bridge.

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    Kristyn M.

    Beautiful park. So sad that mother nature had decided to flood some of it. Looks like a fantastic place for picnic or hang out. The is a public bathroom and water fountain to fill your bottles. A beautiful sculpture stands in an accessible area. Young trees fill the landscape. It's accessed easily by road or by bike trail and pedestrian bridge. You can even fish nearby. We got here by crossing the beautiful pedestrian bridge. Easy walk that crosses from Nebraska to Iowa.

    Lianna N.

    Update: This is the perfect place to train your dog on or off the leash without too many distractions (until you all read this review and flock there!) The grass is vibrantly green, goes for yards and yards and is trimmed regularly. The park is free of litter for the dog to eat or get into. Secondly, it is away from the road and safe for him to run free for us downtown city dwellers without yards. I love this place and it has become an evening and weekend staple for us! Bring water for you and your dog, bug spray (summer) if you're bait usually, and use the bathroom beforehand unless you're ok with porta-potty. The expansion may fix this but until then...

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    Will S.

    A few years ago, a flood washed this all away before construction could be completed. But now since it's all dried up, River's Edge Park is becoming a prime destination for fun and free entertainment for the metro area. It's basically a giant lawn that is used for concerts and other outdoor festivals. It also gives people on the Nebraska side of the pedestrian bridge a reason to cross over and not immediately turn back. As the years progress, we'll see more and more development in the Iowa side of the pedestrian bridge -- apartment towers, restaurants and shops. This park is a great first start.

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    Bayliss Park

    Bayliss Park

    4.5(2 reviews)
    3.5 miCouncil Bluffs

    I have been coming to Bayliss park for years; ever since I was a young lad…read more They redid the water fountain many years ago and that was a really cool update. The city holds a lot of events here, which is cool. It's a nice place to walk around, especially if the fountain is running. All in all, my favorite park in the CB area.

    What a gorgeous Park this is! Bayliss Park is named after Samuel Bayliss, who donated the land for…read morethe park in 1854. He was a businessman, entrepreneur and city council member. I enjoyed my visit because this Park is chock full of sculptures, statues and memorials. Still, it is a relaxing place for families to visit and children to play. The water fountains were particularly entrancing to me. They were designed by a sculptor named Brower Harcher, which accounts for their artistically beautiful features. On www.councilbluffslibrary. org., I read that Bayliss Park had a funny way of coming about. "In 1854, Bayliss donated a portion of the land he owned to build a county courthouse; but, when the county inspectors arrived they dismissed his land and instead purchased a plot one block to the south to build on. Despite the fact that the original purpose for his donation had been ignored, the city still began to develop the land for city use. Ten years after the donation the city began to plant trees on the plot and even put up a large wooden fence to surround the park. All of this was done without any known objection from Mr. Bayliss." It was not until 20 years later, that Mr. Bayliss demanded his land back and sued the county, and subsequently the city of Council Bluffs. He died in April 1874 while the trial was still pending & his widow continued the fight! The very Park named after Samuel Bayliss was being sued by none other then the family of Samuel Bayliss! Finally, in 1878, a Judge ruled in favor of Council Bluffs, stating that, although the land was not used as Mr. Bayliss had originally intended, he had still donated it willingly and had never objected to its use before. That's good enough for me. This focal point of downtown Council Bluffs is a very nice Park and a great place to visit, 4 YELP STARS!

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    Lewis and Clark Landing - Earth Day event

    Lewis and Clark Landing

    4.1(15 reviews)
    0.3 miDowntown

    I don't know what to say aside from Omaha knows how to do a riverfront…read more Living in Kansas City our riverfront is really underdeveloped and I left here dreaming of what I wish could happen in my own hometown. This area boasts an urban beach, some really nice and fun swings and chairs, and what I would consider to be one of the best playgrounds I've taken my kids to. It feels safe, it's clean, and it's filled with families enjoying these free amenities to the city. My kids loved it and I left really impressed. Next time we are in Omaha with the kids this will be a must stop for us!

    This is one of the 3 Riverfront parks that recently received a multi-million dollar renovation. And…read moreit looks amazing. Some of the parks features include sand volleyball courts, a restroom facility, water fountains, fire pits, Adirondack chairs, and an urban beach, the Labor Statue, a nice marina, an amazing playground, glider swings, and paved walkways. They also have umbrella tables and chairs for visitors take advantage of. This park is relatively new, being dedicated in 2020 and it spans about 23 acres. The park leads to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. The fenced in playground is awesome. It has a few water features, a couple of towering rocket themed jungle gyms with slides and bridges, a couple of spinning net climbers, a trojan horse, a pile of tree trucks to climb on, and a zip line. There is also a sand area for kids to get messy. It is a very impressive playground. It is on artificial grass and gravel and there are benches placed around the area for caregivers to sit while their little ones play. This is a very nice park that overlooks the Missouri River and not only give you a scenic view of the River, but of Iowa, across the river and the Kerrey Bridge (which is extra awesome at night). The investment in this park was money well spent. I really enjoyed this park. I stopped here on my way the the Kerrey Bridge and chose to hang out there a bit. This park hosts special events on occasion. I hear that it can get crazy during some of them and to avoid the park, if possible. There is a huge open cement pad behind the Kiewit Luminarium. It has a few tables, but is otherwise pretty open. I spent about an hour here and could have easily spent a half day or more. Omaha has some awesome parks. I highly recommend checking this park out and spending some time here.

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