Such a neat nature preserve! It feels like a hidden gem! I wouldn't have know about this place, but…read moreluckily a friend brought me here a couple of months ago! Then just recently, I brought a friend here. There are trails and plenty of picnic spots! I like getting local takeout or coffee, eating and catching up with a friend, then walking the trails. (While eating we enjoyed seeing plenty of cute dogs)! It's also a cool place to get creative with portrait photography! I'll definitely be back

This is a great place to walk around and enjoy the sights and sounds of Minnesota nature and not…read morehave to go too far from the city. It's also a free park with plenty of amenities so you can't beat that. Trails are very easy to traverse and the loops available you could do a very short or moderately long walk (or run, bike, whatever). There is a small lake you can walk over if water is your thing and lots of birds and deer. The Discovery Center does have events every so often, so check the website for a calendar of what's happening.

A pleasant park in a busy suburban area. Very nice spot for tennis or for a stroll. Nicely…read morelandscaped, with gently rolling terrain. A bit of nature, with geese and ducks. Open space on one hill good for kite flying in the spring or sliding in the winter. Have had many nice visits here over the years.

Very nice neighborhood park Gathered here with friends for…read morememorial weekend bbq Lots of space and picnic tables and garbage /recycle area Bbq grills available but bring your own charcoal Beach area is small but clean and perfect for the kids Lots of parking

This is an ok little lake/swim/beach area. The water is fairly clean for being a lake that is not…read moreconsidered up north. They must rake the beach so that all the creepy floaty thingys stay at bay. The fish however really like to bite at this one which kind of creeps me out. I mush prefer a good chlorinated swimming pool, but those aren't always available. There are lifeguards at this location. The swimming area is quite small and quite shallow, but I think its made more for the kiddies not for doing any serious laps or anything. Basically its a nice little area to go cool off in. The park itself is nice. There are picnic tables up the hill. It's clean and well maintained. Flat surface parking, but it does fill up pretty quickly making it difficult to find a spot on a really warm day.

Small but tidy park. Nice to jog around and/or just enjoy the sunshine. Can get pretty busy on the…read moreweekends. Big groups set up volley ball games, lunches, ball games. Lots of geese around lately and that means lots of geese poo but my dog enjoys sneaking around imagining what it would be like to touch one of those weird flying creatures. He enjoys it, therefore I do as well!

Double decker carousel inside Maplewood Mall in White Bear Lake. We decided to ride on the top…read morefloor which I think will give a grander experience. They had your usual horses and also had 2-4 people swings depending on how big everyone is on sharing the swing. I will confess I did get kinda dizzy being up there. Not sure if it's cuz I'm older or what but it was also at a typical speed as well. Children 2 and older need a ticket. All adults need a ticket as well. I think it was $3 each.

A beautiful and hidden park in the scenic town of Mahtomedi. I took a lovely stroll on one of…read morethe trails and other than a mountain biker it was extremely quiet and peaceful. A nice sized parking lot too.

Pavilion, playground, and disc golf course. This spacious and wooded park offers families and disc…read moregolf enthusiasts a great place to get out and enjoy nature!

I'm here for the soccer reffing. The lights and everything are great. I've even seen deer poke…read moretheir heads from the woods. The fields themselves, at least in 2024 are really hard. I mean, even after we had all this rain, these fields were bouncy and tough. A good aeration this fall would be helpful. It also looks like there is a playground and it's close to a pond. Overall it seems like a great park for the people in the area.

I'm visiting family and we took our six kids to this part to spend time at the splash pad and…read moreplayground one morning. What a beautiful space! There are small rain gardens featuring native plants and plenty of lawn and field all around plus the baseball fields. But we only came here for the kid attractions. The splash pad has three different fountains that will be running at a time, 6 in total, that alternate with three coming up from the ground and three coming from rocks. And then, this is my favorite part, the water from the splash pad spills into a man-made stream. I actually had a lot of fun looking through the beautiful rocks and organizing them by look and feel with the kids. Find the button to turn on the splash pad on the short blue pole by the fountains. There was a small playground that didn't get much attention while I was there, but the large playground has a lot going on for little kids as well as big kids. There's even one really close tonight that you can only get to by climbing up a few rope ladders. They did have porta potties nearby, but the only thing missing is a bathroom. I love that they have a partial fence separating the main playground from the parking lot, and a shaded gazebo for grown-ups to sit at. I wish I had a park like this in my city near Atlanta! It would get so much action. I was actually surprised this place wasn't swarming with people and we visited on a summer Tuesday morning.