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    River's Edge Park

    4.6 (14 reviews)

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    Tank G.

    This park is located on the Iowa end of the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, along the Missouri River and across from Lewis and Clark Landing. Its official name is Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park. It is a spectacular park that has a walking trail, a restroom facility, a large YMCA field, a patio area, an amphitheater, picnic tables, and a playground. The park spans a whopping 90-acres and was opened in June 2013. The 5-acre field is huge and was be occupied by little kids' flag football teams that were practicing. It is well maintained and has picnic tables, among the small trees, running along the side of it. The field can be beautifuly illuminated at night with colorful LEDs The park is home to a couple of distinct public art pieces. The first one is by the playground and restrooms. It is a towering 33 foot tall aluminum foil man sculpture. It is hard to miss and can be see from across the river. You will find the other piece right off of the river. it it a tall, bright red kinetic sculpture, which is also hard to miss. This park actually has its own private parking lot, which is nice. The restroom facility is large and has a water fountain. The playground is small, but nice. It is on a rubbery mat surface and has a hammock, a huge pelican jungle gym with a slide. You will see a couple of benches and a few umbrellas around the area for caregivers to take advantage of while their littles play. The park's trails are very nice and well defined. It is interconnected to 40 miles of recreational trails that can be used by walkers, runners, and cyclists alike. Given the park's amphitheater and open layout, it is perfect for special events such as concerts, festivals, speeches and fairs. This park is well maintained and you can get some amazing views of the Missouri River, Omaha shore, and Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. This is an awesome park that has a real chill vibe. I enjoyed my time here and 100 sure that you will too.

    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 mi•Council 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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