I always love it here ! It is so peaceful and relaxing here! This was also where I kissed my wife…read morefor the first time

We go every year for family reunions. Lots of cabins to stay in. Park is currently renovating…read morecabins. My only complaint to that is, they are going from 3 queen beds to one queen bed and a pullout couch bed. It is going to be hard for families to stay for the required 3 night stay. The park is beautiful and they have lots of activities for families to do.

This was a great stop for us in between Birmingham and New Orleans. Now-a-days, a stop for our kids…read morethat gets energy out has become pretty crucial. So for a ride back, we looked up a park to stop at on our way home. Optimist Park came up on Yelp and the pictures looked promising. We stopped here and I dropped off the fam while I went and grabbed lunch. It was not well covered, but it wasn't way too hot for our kids to play. Once I picked up lunch, they had great tables for us to dine after a good playtime. The bathrooms were clean and I would recommend this park for anyone in our same situation. I wish we had this park in our neighborhood. Great stop if you are looking for a good place to get some energy out for the kiddos.

My granddaughter really enjoyed the park, I was glad to find something close to home for her to…read moreenjoy and allow my other grandkids to enjoy as well

Great park! Wish it had more shade, though. Bathrooms available. Right next to police station so…read morefeels pretty safe. Stuff for all ages. No baby swings, though.

This is a spacious park with a small soccer field and amphitheater. Has a colorful, newish, large…read morekids play area/jungle gym for toddlers and older children. Slightly more older kid friendly. No baby swings, but does have bathrooms.

We stayed in Meridian for a night during our road trip, and were pleasantly surprised by this…read morehidden gem! The park is very well maintained with plenty of parking. The lake was huge and has boat ramps. We saw some locals fishing on the lake. There are also plenty of trails available for hiking and mountain biking. We only had time to explore one of the trails in the woods and were lucky enough to see so many wild lives such as deer, armadillos and fireflies! I would be here daily if I live in Meridian.

This park is a freaking gem and should be a state park based on how maintained and organized it is…read more There's a large reservoir with lights that is very family friendly. There are also miles of trails / mountain bike trails in the woods surrounding the water that is decently maintained and marked. The trails remind me of a Lone Star Trail or Huntsville State Park and are easy enough for a family to walk through but interesting enough to mountain bike or trail run through. It smells like the piney woods and still feels wild enough inside the forest to make it fun and interesting. We saw a bunch of wildlife; deer, armadillos, fireflies, etc on the hike and did not get to explore all of it. There's also boat launches and easy and free public parking. A great spot if you're ever in Meridian or if you live here, you better be here 5 times a week.

Fairchild Leisure Park is a small park with a pleasant enough walking path. It is by no means a…read morelarge park, it appears that it was some open land between two streets that was put to good use, but they definitely made good use working with what they have. If you are in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this is a pleasant enough park and it earned my recommendation.

strip of park in between blocks that is neatly done with explanation of the 2 different loops, both…read moretrials are paved. There's a water flow in the middle. Lots of grass. Small parking lot attached.

Beautiful Park; I have been to this area before, but on the other side. I never knew how gorgeous…read morethis side was and that there was more grassy land area on this side. The docking area appears to be bigger, too. It's much quieter and very relaxed on this side, too. I saw some of the trees cut down, but I think that was from the storm, and they had to be cut down. But as always, the positive side is that the eye can see the whole body of water.

Great park with beautiful views of the reservoir. There's a playground area for the kiddos and…read morethere are restrooms. You'll also find picnic benches around. There's also enough grassy areas to throw around a football or frisbee. Whenever we visit MS, we usually end up here at least once or twice with one or both of our daughters just to sit and talk while we enjoy the view of the water or the sunset. This would make the perfect place to have a family outing.

Note to self - check the hours of this place the day before and day of your planned visit BEFORE…read moreyou put your kids in the car for 1.5 hours to find out they've closed at the last min. This Mama is pretty pissed today. How rude of y'all to not schedule this more than a week in advance for people traveling while KIDS are off school for the week. Just plain RUDE.

In all the years I've lived here, I've never been to zoo lights. It was an amazing experience to…read moreget to ride the train, see Santa and Mrs Santa. They have food, games, animals and excitement. I can't wait to do it again.