Swede Hollow Park

This place seemed to be a beautiful park at one point. I stopped here to take a little hike and I quickly realized I probably shouldn’t be walking down here close to sunset by myself. There was tons of trash, many sketchy looking people wandering around and drug paraphernalia, clothing etc. along the paths and in the stream. One of the benches was burned up. I understand there is a homeless problem in Saint Paul and that’s a tragedy in itself, but throwing trash in the steam/all around the park isn’t ok, regardless how much you have. I hope the city will try to clean this up so more people can enjoy the nature.

Lots of Tiny Ticks on the paved trail. Cute little walk but not likely to try again. Dirty little history we read along the trail of how the houses did not have plumbing and became unlivable in the past.

We went here for a senior picture shoot. It’s a beautiful little nature spot in the middle of the city. The reason it gets 4 stars is because there are quite a few homeless folks, which might be intimidating for some people to come in contact with. But they really were harmless.

A fairly large park tucked beneath the highways and overpasses of St. Paul's east side. There is a large loop that goes around a stream/pond in the center. The amount of algae in the pond and smells makes me think there might be a sewer leak. You loose quite a bit of the city noise down here along with the wind but the trash is a bit dissapointing... nice escape, perhaps it feels more natural once summer greenery takes over.

I love the path, the swedehenge, the history. I love the stairs for a little workout. I love it through spring, summer and fall. I love the little path where the mansion was long ago. I also love the old brewery and what Flat Earth has done with their section of it. I love it all over. The homeless people that live there seem nice, too... I just wish they would be smarter with their fires so the fire dept doesn't have to waste time and money putting out trees.