dog friendly park

Forest Park

Overview: Forest Park is rated 4.6/5 from 3058 Google reviews. This park offers a zoo, picnic areas, walking trails, and sports facilities. Amenities: Reviewers often mention poop bags, seating, and other park extras. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs and a sense of community among regular visitors.

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4.6Google rating

3,058reviews

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4.6(3,058 reviews)

People say this park offers a zoo, picnic areas, walking trails, and sports facilities. They highlight the beautiful, peaceful, and well-maintained environment, and the diverse activities available, such as rollerblading, biking, and attending concerts. They also like the family-friendly atmosphere and the opportunity to see animals and visit the farmers market.

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social dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowdowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenities

Quick facts

Address200 Trafton Rd, Springfield, MA 01108, USA

Phone(413) 787-6440

City pageSpringfield

Imported fromSpringfield, MA

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social dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowdowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenitiesparktourist attraction6 Google photos3058 reviewsCurrently closed

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Phil Weinholtz3 months ago

Forest Park beautifully blends natural serenity with vibrant community attractions, offering peaceful lakes and wooded trails alongside memorable seasonal light displays and events. It’s a standout destination in Springfield that feels both relaxing and celebratory, perfect for quiet reflection or family outings year-round.

Crystal Gehris7 months ago

The woman at the entrance wasn’t very friendly, but everyone else we met was wonderful—especially the staff at the zoo. The park itself is well maintained, much better than some others I’ve been to. That said, the wooden benches by the zoo restrooms are pretty worn down and not the safest to sit on. The highlight of our visit was definitely the zoo, where you can feed the donkeys, goats, and sheep. Since we went on a Saturday, we also got to check out the farmers market. There were lots of great finds and food trucks/stands. We ended up bringing home some wine and syrup, but next time we’ll definitely be back for the fresh produce.

Zachary Zebrowski3 months ago

We were here for bright lights as guests. It was a good show, better than we were expecting. Take the time to go to the gift shop area. Expensive gifts but you can see the lights up close and not from your car. Gives you a great sense of scale. Otherwise, I can't really comment about the park.

Barbara Cymer6 months ago

Beautiful park. Always clean. Perfect for walks, family picnic and sports

Rohan Payala month ago

A massive and beautiful park with so much to see. The playground is excellent for kids, and the restrooms are well-placed. It’s a fantastic, dog-friendly spot for long walks.

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Monday: 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM
Thursday: 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM
Friday: 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM
Saturday: 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM
Sunday: 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM

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