Loved visiting the Will Rogers Garden on a sunny day in April. This colorful, historic garden has…read moreso many beautiful walking paths. The gardens are located within one of Oklahoma City's oldest parks. Originally the land was a dairy farm. The Northwest Park was established in 1912. In 1932, Oklahoma City Horticulturalist Henry Walter began to develop the northern portion of the Northwest Park into the 30-acre garden. Walter designed the ponds, plant beds, overlooks and other structures. Federal Works Projects Administration (WPA) and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) programs added the red rock walls. It was renamed in 1936 to honor humorist Will Rogers. Today, you can visit a wide variety of gardens and flowerbeds. The Iris Garden was blooming and there was an Iris Festival featuring award winning flowers. so beautiful. There were so many birds and a very cute Eastern cottontail bunny hopped through the colorful plant beds. Parking was easy. Location was great. The gardens are free to visit. A beautiful park to visit in Oklahoma City.

This is one of the most beautiful gardens in Oklahoma City that's free to the public. Construction…read moreof Will Rogers Gardens began in 1932 by Henry Walter with expansions by WPA and CCC programs. Today, the Ed Lycan Conservatory (a glass enclosed greenhouse) is available as an event hall for weddings and other celebrations. The Charles E. Sparks Color Garden nestles between the two ponds of the garden and contains seasonal blossoms. The Margaret Annis Boys Arboretum features hundreds of varieties of trees. Will Rogers Gardens also provides hands-on gardening and horticulture classes throughout the year. The iris gardens is also beautiful during the spring blooming season. An awesome public garden in Oklahoma City.

Lake Overholser Park is a delightful retreat in Oklahoma City, perfect for nature lovers. The park…read morefeatures scenic views of the lake and surrounding prairie, with vibrant sunsets stealing the show. Well-maintained trails offer easy walking or biking, complemented by shaded picnic areas ideal for families or group outings. Fishing spots yield catches like bass, and boat ramps make kayaking accessible, though wind can be a factor.

apprently not everyone is allowed to park and enjoy the place due to the fact the old people with…read morenothi g better to do make assumetions and call the cops. i thought i would hang out to beat the heat but instead i was constantly being watxhed ubtil they thought i was doibg something i wasnt . i was told i can hang out bur not set up camp. i was just rearranging my car, its an older car 20 y old. the paranoia from these no lifers fo there park is unreal . im just a disabled cancer survicor trying to beat the heat. at least the cop knew it was a bs call. ut the old fart tha called is atill watching my every move. how dissapointibf dor the human race . being profiled iant fun.

Super excited that we found it!!!…read more The place has it Right!!! Our girl is in parent assist gymnastics and had a blast day 1.. I can see why this this place is buzzing on the daily Upstairs viewing area was a nice present but still away from the action feel...while still being present. We will return! I even had some fun on the slides in the play area... Looking forward to the session next time! Respectfully, The Smiths

We had our 2 year old grandson and decided to go to the play area. It cost $6 for him and socks are…read morerequired by all who play. We were the only ones there for a while. He had a great time. I think the lockers they provide could be cleaned better. The gym was being used by hopefully our next Olympic champions. It was great to watch.

This place sucks and 2 half hr waiting for food and stuff not worth it started to want my money…read moreback instead gave me pass to ride five rides ridiculous

Me and my family went today and a lot happened. First we were in our reserved parking and this lady…read morecame up and started yelling at us for no reason, there was so much PDA me and my kids were very disappointed at how much nasty things were done, security started yelling at us for disrespecting other guests which we hadn't even talked to anyone and they told us to watch the attitude which is not their place first of all, we paid for all day passes and only got to use them once and nothing was done about it and I brought it up multiple times, there were at least 4 slides closed off all day, the life guards are very rude and disrespectful, and ever time our meal passes didn't work they were very rude about it,the food is very over priced for the quality and also for how much we already had to pay for the passes. The guests were also rude and people were splashing and being rough in the lazy river and no one said anything but we sat at the latter for 2 minutes and got yelled at. DO BETTER!