Best dog parks in Brooklyn Park, MN

Our family spent a warm Fall afternoon here and we really enjoyed all the amenities. Plenty of parking space and there is a Gateway Center to help visitors connect and learn about nature. There’s maps throughout the area where we explored to guide us. Restrooms were clean and flushable. The area is also wheelchair accessible. There’s tons of trails to choose from. Most trails were paved or on bridges. Other trails were on dirt or gravel. We sat down by the gravel landing next to the river to bird watch, did some fishing and caught a small mouth bass, rode our bikes on the paved trails, walked on the bridges (no bikes), and played at the playground. We enjoyed the playground. Parents, please keep your eyes on your kids since the stairs are of natural stone steps. The stairs are uneven, different heights/lengths and some steps were covered in loose gravel from minor erosions so accidents can happen. Overall, it was a lovely park and we would recommend and return to explore.

We wanted to walk around the lake,which could be done as described, but we were hoping to actually see water. Beautiful paved multi use paved trail, but disappointed we could only see cattails as far as the eye could see. There was a tiny algae filled inlet with a few pairs of ducks. Nice day to be out, but if you’re looking for a view, try elsewhere.

There's drinking fountains! Also a Pavillion with cover and a few picnic tables. There is a playground with sandpit trucks, baby swings, a two-person swing, a safety buckle swing, slides, and a spinning ride to hang off of.

I found a hammer in the middle of the field and there are no toilets to use anymore. But my boys love it there.