Bell Park

My son began his cross-country training at Bell Park nearly five weeks ago, and I love the place, especially the pavilions with beautiful scenic views. It has paved and unpaved trails, a nice disc golf course, two playgrounds for the younger kids, a basketball court, tennis court, event center, several covered picnic-style tables with grills, and several other amenities. Best of all, it's free. 🙂

It's such a nice big park. Frisbee golf, two playgrounds for the kids, a soccer field, basketball/tennis courts, a hiking trail that leads to downtown, a walking trail, plenty of beautiful over- looks of the city, there's a place for the kids to make music in the park, lots of covered table areas for picnicking, two of them have lights for evening events. The smaller table area gets really muddy after it rains, so be careful. Oh, and there's an area for you to hang up your hammock and lounge around in the shade, rock climbing and there's a pavilion with an outdoor stage I think you can rent (not sure, you'd have to contact to city). The water fountain hasn't been fully functional for quite some time. It doesn't dispense water for your pets, so come prepared. There's also only one fountain that I'm aware of at the top of the hill. The only thing I can think of that would make this place even better than it already is would be to include a splash pad area for the summertime.

Nice park. It could do with a few things fixed, but it has definitely been upgraded over the years. I agree with other reviewers about having access to better bathrooms with the ability to wash your hands(the permanent porta potties seem unsanitary)