This park always seems to be packed with families. There is lots of great playground equipment (on…read morea rubber bouncy surface), a splash pad, and plenty of areas to set up a blanket on the grassy areas for a picnic. There is a gazebo, too, with picnic tables. The play area is surrounded by some benches, and there's also an adult bench swing. The city also puts on various events (generally warmer months), from Tour de Apple Valley, to music in the park on Fridays (performed on the park's music stage, to Oktoberfest. Entertainment, fun for families, oftentimes food trucks or various vendors... come check out this great little park that is surrounded by lots of good restaurants. When my nieces and nephews were younger this was my go-to place for entertainment, but it's also a great place for the community.

This is a wonderful park! It has a large playground area and a water park feature come with your…read moreswim suit on ! The kids just live it! And parents and grandparents too!

Wow, what a beautiful place and way bigger than I thought! Got out on a Saturday morning for a…read morewalk. Started at the central Park entrance off of Dale street walked all the way to the nature center, around the boardwalk and back--it was a lovely path. Much of it was paved, but there was some dirt/wooden trails once you got to the nature center. They have bathrooms, but I couldn't find a water fountain which was a bummer. Definitely a cool spot right in the middle of the neighborhood. It is a busy place though so the parking lot does fill up but there's also a few parking lots and plenty of street parking.

A gem of a park in Roseville and it's bigger than it looks at first glance. Check both sides of…read moreVictoria street. Past the east end parking lot there is an open area with plant and flower types lightly explained with rock formations. There are walking paths circling the park. There is the better known area on the west end of the roadway with playground and picnic equipment.

Friendly atmosphere, clean felt safe. It wasn't too crowded. The landscaping was taken care of…read more There were enough garbage cans within close enough range to throw away stuff from the picnic we had.

Hopkins puts on family friendly 'concerts' at 7 pm on Thursdays. It's a different local group each…read moreweek. Kiddos always look like they're having a blast, and plenty of people will get up and dance (see the photo!). Lovely place to come visit on a Thursday evening if you have some time, just bring a blanket or folding chair to sit on!

We live in walking distance of woodridge and we've been going here since my kids were little. It's…read morean adapted park so there is something for every kid to be included in play which makes my sped teacher heart happy! My kids are 7&8 and have so much fun here. We've even done a few birthday parties at this park. They do have an indoor area you can rent as well.

Came here for a baby shower and was amazed at how large the playground is with a variety of play…read morestructures, some that I've never even seen before. The grounds seem kept well and maintained and there are facilities for restrooms as well as rooms available to use for events. A good place to host and keep kids entertained.

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.

Excellent park. Great updated splash pad. Big and fun playground. The rink is unique and spacious…read moreto use for both summer skating and ice skating. Nice walking area the pond and neighborhood.

A great spot for a short walk, there are two circles to loop around, one with water and one…read morewithout. There is a playground that pretty big with multiple slides for kids. Overall felt clean and relaxing

Was in the area as we are in the market to buy a home, and any home we buy needs to be close by to…read morea public park! So before my scheduled tour time, I came here to scope it out. The road up to this park (Asher) is a bit steep, but not too long. I noticed some tennis and basketball courts on the way in. The parking lot is a bit small (not many spots) if you needed to drive there, but perhaps this park doesn't get a lot of visitors. It was pretty quiet while I was there, which is nice. There's a play structure for the kids close to the parking lot, and further beyond a rudimentary baseball diamond. Personally, I was there to hike around. There was a map that showed the many trails available. All of them are unpaved and very winding, and I couldn't actually find them under all the snowpack. So I just kind of wandered the landscape and enjoyed the trees and lake for an hour. Nothing too strenuous, but there was some change in elevation. No formalized bathroom facilities that I saw, but they had a port-a-potty with hand sanitizer in it, so that was plenty sufficient for my needs.

I have to give kudos to this park for maintenance and cleanliness! This is a very well-kept park…read more Tending courts and basketball courts are always beautiful and clean! Additionally, there have the cutest tree nursery where you can do so much fun stuff. They also have state-of-the-art biking trails! Though I haven't been on them for biking, my sneak peek was enough to make me vow to do it next time! Plenty of parking space too! Only downside to this park is there are no kid-friendly toilets. There's only one porta-potty which leaves a lot to be desired. Otherwise, great experiences all-around!

Awesome park with an even more awesome rec center! My friends and I play badminton here..and it's…read morepretty awesome! LOVE!

Here's another St. Paul secret. Tucked away in the St. Anthony Neighborhood on winding roads is a…read morespacious multi-use park. It's best used on the 4th of July for an area celebration. Not a lot of trees but enough for some shade close to the playground. There is fairly large park building for classes and meetings and the usual range of year round activities.