The Riverwalk is a very nice path to walk and theres a new modern playground. My grandkids love it!

I love this park its beautiful and well maintained and a history lesson. My recommendation is to go in spring when the cherry trees are bloomed. Its breath taking.

The new childrens playground is awesome. Also a nice place to take a walk, and dont forget to stop by and get some ice cream at buoy 18.

Its a nice walk. Part of a whole river front park and arboretum. Though, some unscrupulous people occasionally leave trash laying about.

The ships were fun to walk on. The crews were knowledgeable. The music was so much fun. My toes were tapping and hands a clapping.

The best park in the city to walk. Lots of nature and wildlife to observe while exercising.

Very nice view. Great fishing spots great area to spend your summer

I walk this beautiful park frequently. Its along the water and theres always a nice breeze. The new childrens playground is great. Its nice to take your break at the Bay County War memorial with seating around.

It has been flooded for 2 years. Meanwhile development continues on east side river front. Bet Mrs Rowley would be sad.

Not really contiguous with any of the other riverwalks during most of the year. Nothing but a pavilion and a decent sized playground. Go south to the next park for a better riverwalk and beyond to the arboretum for a better experience.

Plenty of parking, well tended lovely park to relax at. Enjoyed the view.

Usually the park is beautiful and part of it is now. We wish Bay City would clean up the flooded areas. It has been that way for a long time.

Nice place to walk and enjoy the sites.

Super fun! Kids were having a blast!

Some parts are beautiful, and its a nice place to relax. The roads need some work, and something needs to be done to prevent the ever-present areas of minor flooding.

The new park is really cool promises theres lots of kids there so if youre worried about close contact be careful. There is also the playground set up for kids between the ages of 2 to 5 was closed off

Good fishing and nice place for a good walk. Plenty of space for alone time with the family.

A beautiful park right beside the Saginaw River.

The new playground is great for all ages!

The fishing off the wall is great, amenities in site. Well kept and clean. We go a couple times a week to fish and picnic.

The new park is awesome. Hopefully it can stay that way.

Had a great time, such beautiful ships, tall ship celebrations

The new park is very cool but lots of kids

There is a beautiful river walk on the west side of the river. You can fish there too. It tends to flood a little in the spring and early summer.

Beautiful to visit home in the fall, I heard they had flooding and other issues so it wasnt as Beautiful as it used to be but still gets 5 stars for all the events held there!

Very nice. Tall ships today

Nice to see the cranes and sea gulls while people are fishing

Great beach at this park. Nice shaded walking trails by the marsh.

Grabbed a take out lunch and proceeded to enjoy it while watching boats on the river at Bay City Veterans Park. ️

Love my home town but the roads in this park have gotten horrible over the years. Wish they would spend some time beautifying the west side of the river.

Real fun play park for kids

This is a great venue for all type of the year. In the spring you have softball season starting and many leagues going on. It is a great place for fishing for most of the year. During the summer their are numerous festivals and concerts down here at the park. The riverwalk is nice to take a stroll and clear mind.

The Bay City Tall Ships Celebration was happening at Vets Park. It will be here again in three years.

One of the best parks around it is definitely a place to go. Plenty of room for any activities and lots of walkways.

Great park for young children!

I am de ultimate overall angle god sent

Beautiful tribute to our fallen service members

Great place awesome new playground!

Bay Citys Veterans Memorial Park is a diverse collection of recreational facilities and public open spaces. When the first part of Vets Park was built in the 1950s, it commemorated the contributions and sacrifices of Bay Citys, and Americas, World War II veterans. That conflict impacted many aspects of the lives of those who dedicated this space just a decade later.The concept of public space adorning the citys West Side riverfront was first put forward in the 1936 University of Michigan Masters Thesis of Ronald K. McGillivray.Back then, the West Side riverfront was dominated by abandoned industries from the Saginaw Valleys 19th Century lumbering era.The railroad that had connected West Bay City to the outside world still passed by the ruined structures and an unkempt forest that had grown up during decades of neglect. The place had a bad reputation, a hobo jungle frequented by drifters who rode the rails from town to town, hoping for some kind of opportunity in the midst of the Great Depression. Riverfront parks could give this land a much better use and contribute to the citys quality of life.McGillivrays thesis proposed a new city plan for Bay City and opened a door for him at City Hall. He began a life-long career of reshaping Bay City.Mac often talked about planting ideas like seeds, and being ready to act on any opportunity when they came to fruition. Veterans Memorial Park was such an opportunity. His park ideas resonated with the communitys vision for a memorial to honor the veterans.Then, in the 1954 Highway Act, America committed to building an Interstate Highway System, connecting every major city in the country. Michigan chose routes that would bypass most cities, with penetrator routes linking downtowns to the new Interstates.For Bay City, highway M-25 would connect to Interstate 75, running through the West Side on a pair of one-way streets and crossing the Saginaw River to downtown on a new bascule bridge. The west approach of Veterans Memorial Bridge would form an elevated roadway across the new Veterans Memorial Park.The elevated highway allowed traffic to cross over the busy railroad without delay. In the park, the embankment was the closest thing to a hill that Bay City kids had ever seen. Winter sledding was one of the first activities in the new park, and remains popular in cold weather.South of the bridge were several slips, dredged fingers of deep water that had allowed sailing ships, and later Great Lakes steamers, to dock while unloading cargo to freight trains or horse drawn wagons. Filling the slips created space for local sports enthusiasts, with City and County Parks Departments, to build a half dozen ball fields. These bring hundreds of people into the park in Spring and Summer.As years progressed, more riverfront land was added as new activities and facilities were created. The Bay County Community Center and Pool fulfilled several long-held dreams for the town. The Community Center later housed City Commission meetings during City Halls renovation.Between the Community Center and the river is the Kantzler Memorial Arboretum, built on the former Davidson Shipyard and including some displays of shipyard history.For more history, visit the Trombley House, Bay Citys oldest structure, moved to Vets Park in 1981. Visit the Veterans Memorial Plaza or Michigans Vietnam Veterans Monument, a wartime helicopter. Signs in the park tell stories about previous occupants of this area.Many signs grace the Riverwalk, running the length of the park, the earliest portion of a 10-mile Riverwalk-Railtrail loop in Bay City, Hampton and Portsmouth Townships. This loop is the hub of Bay Countys non-motorized trails, which also connect into Saginaw County. The Riverwalks crooked bridge crosses to Bigelow Park, offering great birdwatching opportunities.Other gems include Liberty Harbor Marina at the parks North end, the Riverside. Friendship Center for senior citizens, and the Riverwalk Pier.Vets Park truly offers something for everyone.

First solo trip fishing from shore. Was fun amd everyone was very helpful

9-29-19. Beautiful bridge. Loved the artwork along the boardwalk.

My family walked all the way down the walkway. It was wonderful. Lots of people riding bikes and hanging out.

Always clean and taken care of when I visit there

I like going along the rail trail for a walk. Starting from Bigalow park to the marina is about a 3 mile walk with great scenic views. If I time it right I could be seen on TV5 news. Enjoy a wonderful day on the river side.

New Play set is awesome

The Tall Ships were in port. Beautiful park, nice people, and great time. Great weather and wonderful site.

Great location! Fun for the whole family. Bring your bikes too!

There for the river roar!! Too bad more spectators didnt show up, because aside from the weather it was a great show! Park is beautiful and well maintained. Only complaint is they need more trash cans around!

Nice place to picnic and watch the boats.

Nice river .. Good fun at the fourth of july.

A good park for the kids to play at. Just be glad when all the excess water goes away.

Nice place that could be great, no littering folks!

We are unable to get around even on a mountain bike. Water is high and everything is blocked off for the 2nd year in a row

Great place to take the family. Its beautiful year round and, you can pay your respect to our fallen heros. Great fishing spot and, it has a park for the kids to play also just down the street from an ice cream shop

This used to be a great place for family but now its a home to many homeless that Bay City ignores. Routine stabbings and muggings happen here quite often. Watch your kids around those needles on the walking paths.

Went there for the fireworks and loved it! Beautiful park and perfectly maintained, they were friendly and organized, and the park was very clean.

Easy access to the Saginaw River, nice place to go for a walk along the river bank and learn some of the history of the area from the numerous plaques along the way, sit and people watch, or even cast a line and catch any of a vast array of freshwater fish the Great Lakes has to offer up. Launch your boat, sit at any of the numerous benches or tables, in the open or under a pavilion, and enjoy your lunch, and watch the fisherman, joggers, walkers, runners, bikers, or just soak up the sunshine. Bring your kids and let them play on ths swings and slides. In the winter, bring your sled or toboggan and slide down the slow and gradual, or steep snd fast inclines. Its just a nice place any time of the year.

The potential is there for this carnival to pretty cool for the kids. However every port-a-potty is placed in a flooded area with no easy access besides walking through 5 inches of water. There is no labeled exit and they point give you an entry ticket proving you paid to access the park and to park your vehicle, so you have to argue with volunteers that you already paid. Poor planning and partly mother nature caused this event to be really not worth spend money. Maybe next year it will be better

Clean park and alot happens here concerts baseball fireworks boat launch etc.

Very beautiful park. 10 out of 10 recommend you visit this at least once in your life!!

Its a nice walk but the water smells bad

Great place to walk!! Also great venue for large gatherings such as concerts, walks, charity events..

Love visiting here. Relaxing

Great place to fish, work out, play volleyball ball, baseball, ride a bike, spend time with the family and check out some beautiful flowers

Beautiful place, Everyone is so friendly and helpful.

Took grandson to the Tall Ships. Hottest day of the year! Breeze from the river and the shade tents helped a lot. Park was maintained and ran well. Fun day aside for the heat!

Kuds had fun sledding

Great place to take the kids sledding! We had so much fun!

Great place to get pictures and park for few hours.

We were there for the Tall Ship Festifal. So cool.

I love this afternoon at Bay city river

Ball fields arent in the best shape but I attribute that to the softball organization

The memorial helicopter is a great reminder

Really enjoyed the sites. Will definitely visit again

Good for a bike ride or walk.

All around nice place even when there is no festivities currently going on beautiful scenery plenty of activities to do

Nice for walking riding bike and the hill is awesome for sledding.

Did 2k walk nice views

What a nice to place to bring the family for a picnic or going for a walk. It seems very safe to walk by yourself. definitely were coming back.

Was there for the Tall Ships festival. Very well run, shuttles to both sides of the River, had a great time! Enjoyed local eateries too

Went today it was nice.

Love this spot!!!

Another great year and display of fireworks!

Love the deals/staff!!!

We enjoyed looking at the boats on the water. The carnival was nice. And the fireworks was awesome to see you.

This is my favorite place

Tall Ship Celebration 2019 was great. It was our first year. We will definitely go again.

Its ok in a good way. Nothing fancy, bar food with drinks. Not fast, but not slow. Friendly staff. Just kind of hits the spot from time to time

Cool lil stop

Wonderful place to go for a walk or run. Or just to sit and enjoy the gardens or river. Dog friendly, fishing, all around nice park.

Its so nice here and both of my grandparents on my dads side are here and had their first anniversary in 12 years recently. Theres a lake/small river and the view is generally beautiful.

Little out of shape but a solid place to go and fish or walk around

A great place to play pokemon go!

Nice park and love the path. Nice bike ride threw and beautiful breeze coming off the water. Plenty of places to sit and rest.

Great place to walk, your dog will like it too.

Clean and family friendly. Handicap bathrooms seem to be far and few between near baseball/softball. Went to2 games yesterday. And was with a friend in wheel chair. We could not find a bathroom for him.

Because I am a Vet. And it is my hometown park on the Saginaw river.I just dont care how the city and county treat it as their personal money making property.

Damage from vandels ruins the park, repairs dont last. It such a shame its a nice park.

They have been doing so many good little changes downtown! I loved being in Vets park for the fireworks this year :)