Our family have gone to this pool for our children's swim meets(regionals MRC) many times…read more This is a decent pool right next to it's downtown area. Parking can be tough. It is a beautiful area. Lots of shops near by as well as a beautiful park... It is also next door to its local library.

Parking, cleanliness, presentation was 5 stars. However, the condition of some of the animals had…read moreme a little concerned. The bear we saw was pacing and panting back and forth. I'm not a zookeeper by any means, but considering the heat and kids screaming, maybe stress and hot! The same was for the mountain lion. He actually was pawing at his enclosure door to get out of the sun, but seemed unable to do so. Other animals were even seen pawing at empty bowls, which again, assuming this to be for water. I grew up on a farm, not a zookeeper, but the animals looked very uncomfortable.

This was unexpected. Like, really unexpected. We drove here after camping at a state park nearby,…read moreand the roads made us think we were headed towards someone's backyard and we might be the only ones there. We could not have been more wrong! Buses full of field trip kids! So many granny nannies! Plenty of older kids, including a few groups of teenagers! This is a legit nature center, quality playground, and perfectly nice little zoo. I don't know what it's like to live down here, but apparently the locals love this place. That said, it wasn't too crowded at all, and the bathrooms were clean. Parking was easy. We stayed for about an hour, but plenty of people looked like they had packed lunches and intended to stay all day.

My kids enjoy this place and sometimes I dust off the ol' grippy socks and go for a bounce. The…read moretoddler time is a great idea and was the highlight of my preschooler's week for a few years. The staff is good, they tend to stay out of the way, which is great, but are still attentive when needed. Once my kid lost one of her socks in the foam pit and I was expecting to have to purchase a new set of socks, but they traded her one in for a new pair, which I thought was really nice. I've never used any other features there (they have a snack bar, laser tag, offer parties, and a variety of "special events," etc.) but not intentionally.

Took my little fella here once they were open again after Covid to burn off some energy and it was…read morea great experience actually. I enjoyed a 20 minute massage on the massage chairs while he jumped and bounced. It was not a busy time when we were there so I liked that. I cannot imagine going on a winter weekend day as I'm sure it would be crazy.

This is an awesome dog park!…read more We stopped here twice while visiting and both times were enjoyable. There's plenty of space for the dogs to run/play, as well as lots of places for owners to sit. We attempt the jumping posts but our dog was not having it- cool for the dogs who figured it out! If you keep walking to the back of the dog park you'll see another gate. Go through the gate and follow the path for a couple of minutes and you'll find a creek. It's a nice area for dogs to be able to run and get wet. The walking trail is always nice if you're dog free but looking for a way to get some fresh air.

Park was clean and spacious. There were lots of other dogs there and there was plenty for all of…read morethem to do!! Also love the location and that it is connected to other trails and areas.

Awesome park to let you dog of any age run and play with or without other dogs. It has 3 separate…read morefenced in areas for dogs to play

We are so grateful for this park. 3 big fenced in areas, but bring your own water. People use to…read morenot pick up after their dogs, but either people are getting better or the volunteers that pick up are just awesome.

This place is amazing!!! I messed up with a wrong size thinking it was going to be a long, drawn…read moreout process to fix... but I was wrong! They fixed my problem within 1 minute! Highly recommended @

There was a need for the youth soccer community in Rochester and soccerworld is there to fill it…read more It is awesome that the soccer players can get an opportunity to keep their feet on a ball during the winter somewhere in Rochester instead of driving all the way in the ice and snow to the twin cities. It is nice to see that the community can support another place for the kids to stay active.

went here to beach with grandkids and daughter in law. park, beach and swimming. restrooms far away…read morefrom beach area. kids just go in the lake along with babies in soaked diapers. Is the city going to put in a restroom closer to the beach?

been going here for about a week, and the walk around the lake is so peaceful and serene. took me…read more43 minutes to go around with short legs and a steady walking pace. 2.1 miles long I think, totally recommend fishing and walking around here

I started my new job at IBM in June many moons ago in Rochester, MN. A few weeks later, there was a…read morehuge outdoor barbeque at IBM Woodside Park for employees. IBM was quite the force back then, occupying a campus of over 3.1 million square feet. It had the reputation of being the largest IBM facility that manufactured and shipped an entire product from start to finish under one roof in the world. Times have certainly changed. IBM sold most of its property to Industrial Reality Group (IRG) and leases a handful of buildings these days. During this pandemic, I have been revisiting places that I once frequented. I remembered the park next door and decided to drop by. Back then, my manager drove me and two other colleagues in his Subaru Forrester to this park. This visit was my first time driving myself. There were plenty of parking spots on a Saturday afternoon. I backed into a spot and walked around. I noticed the IRG sign. The park is now called IRG Park. It's a private park these days. You need an employment badge to visit it. I was essentially trespassing. Considering that I was the only person there, I decided to take my chances. If the evil IRG folks wanted to ban me from visiting this park, I was okay risking it. It felt the same. There were picnic areas where you could barbeque (grill is the more common word used down here) and places to sit. I didn't pay attention to the play area back then. I loved the swings and spent a bit of time swinging on one. The basketball and tennis courts are still there. They looked like they were in good condition. The trees felt familiar. They still make me happy looking at them. I did not get reprimanded for trespassing. It was nice walking around and remembering a daddy longlegs crawling up my pantleg while I was eating a hamburger. I was oddly not mortified. I had never seen one before. "That's a daddy longlegs. It won't hurt you," my manager said. He was a gentle soul, just like the daddy longlegs. My former manager wrote a letter of recommendation for me when I moved back to Winnipeg. I have always been thankful for his kind gesture. He passed away several years later. I was assigned a mentor when I joined IBM and he was mine. I was fortunate to have ended up with a kind man with tons of wisdom and guidance. He was genuinely sad when I got laid off from the company and had to move back to Canada. "It should have been me, and not you, Mary," he said. That entire conversation is still fresh in my head. I had to console him about being laid off. He arranged my farewell lunch. I still have a coffee mug from the team as a parting gift. I worked on the Java team. It was meaningful and fitting. It was nice to think of him fondly as I walked and swung on the swing here. This park will always hold special memories. It was nice being back. (112)

The park itself is great. The people that run it and make the rules...not so much. How can you…read moreclose this park off to the public? What a waste of a great disc golf course. Out of the couple hundred people that are elidgible to use the park...I'm guessing less than 30 people actually use it.