This park is super close to home and one of my favorites for two reasons:
Dog park-- Lucy loves it, although I'm not sure why since she ignores the other dogs. This is a large, well maintained area for your four legged friend to roam around, play ball, or just socialize with other dogs. My dog likes to jump on top of the picnic tables reserved for humans and slobber all over, but it is a dog park, so people just have to deal. One thing I will comment on, is that if your dog humps, you should probably watch them. It's just obnoxious and some other dogs will snap if they are continuously being mounted. What is that anyway? I understand they're animals but really, don't you think you should discourage yours from doing that to stranger's pets? Yeahhh..
Trails-- on the far west end of WS park, there are some trails that are pretty secluded. There are great hills for running and it's very pretty. I think this may be a good spot for XC skiing as well, but I've yet to delve into that activity so we'll see this winter. I really like it, it's peaceful (albeit a bit creepy).
There are also community garden plots that you can rent for a summer near the dog park. I'll probably update my review after this summer since I'm getting one this year!! I'm not sure if this is really considered a different park than the James O. Breen portion but if not, there are tons of soccer fields and Otter Cove splash park (which I've never been to).
P.S. There is a boy's home (correctional center) located just south of the park, but it's very well secured and I've never seen anyone from inside in the years that I've been coming here. read more