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Will Detmer Park
4140 W Vernal Pike, Bloomington, IN 47404, United States
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Me
Review №1

Its clean, quiet and simply a great place to relax and enjoy your afternoon. Has shelter with lots of tables to have lunch and benches to sit and watch kids play. Or take a fishing pole and teach your little one how to fish, in their small pond.

Ra
Review №2

I love this park. Its shaded and has a restroom. There are also drinking fountains and sheltered picnic tables. Lots of pretty flowers and a community garden. Theres also a trail for walking. The playground equipment is nice. The park itself is easy to find and there is a parking lot. Its rarely that busy.

ja
Review №3

Im almost not wanting to let anyone know about this cozy, quiet park. There is a nice pond with a dock, a couple of shelter houses and a paved walkway circling this beautiful wooded oasis off the busy road.

De
Review №4

Great place to walk or spend time in peace and quiet.

Te
Review №5

Nice little park for fall stoll

Jo
Review №6

Nice small park. Larg well kept shelter house and play area.

Tr
Review №7

The grand kids had a blast on the playground

Ca
Review №8

Peaceful, quiet setting with not only a park and basketball goals but a small pond as well! Sometimes in the warm weather you will see ducks and geese hanging out in the water! Plus, there is a community garden!!!!

Ci
Review №9

Grandsons stung by wasps. Playground not being taken care of to be safe for children.

Re
Review №10

The park is great my kids have a blast

Da
Review №11

Really nice park.

Jo
Review №12

My son loves this place. I like it because it has basketball hoops at regulation height and kid height for my son.

Da
Review №13

Great little park, usually pretty shaded in the afternoon. Sadly they cut down two trees near the playground that provided shade in the morning and mid-day. Not sure who made that decision, but it clearly was someone who doesnt have kids and never tried to find a shaded playground.

Pe
Review №14

Beautiful place. Great park. Fun fishing for the kids. Watching bluegill. Peaceful, clean, fun!

Ja
Review №15

Nice simple park. My son and I went to play catch there. Basketball goals, playground and sheltered picnic area. Public bathroom

Kr
Review №16

Great park for older kids and smaller ones. And my family loves the walking path around the pond.

Li
Review №17

Cute little park. Nice clean pond. Small trail around it.

Ko
Review №18

Quite little park right off of curry nice for a relaxed hike, gardening or even small kids party

Mo
Review №19

Nice small park good for families

Da
Review №20

It is a small park. Seems good for a picnic with the kids or significant other. Small pond there too...

Gr
Review №21

Clean restrooms, peaceful vibe nice walking path. I could her phones ringing though from business next door.

Ro
Review №22

This is a wonderful playground for kids. Nice bathroom and pond for strolling. Love to look at vegetable gardens. Even in winter I like to go and dream about summer at the park.

St
Review №23

Loved the peaceful grounds, and walking path. A great place to bring the dog and enjoy nature.

Ge
Review №24

Nice park but the guy on the bicycle that kept riding around always looking at his phone then meeting with a grey car was not cool. Obvious drug deal and around a kids park not cool

Ja
Review №25

So this park is pretty cool, its got quite the bit of history in its architecture designed by one of the worlds lead designers in playground equipment also know as Xinel Dorious early in his career. Hes made over 2000 pieces though out the world, all loved by children and parents around the world for their entertainment value as well as its safety rating which is at the 5 star limit. I do believe its around his 34th work, its not something thats all to well documented as the community around his line of work is small to a degree, but from what research Ive done that seems to be true. Other features are its revolutionary sports zone, built for sports geeks like me and the boys. Depending on what kinda person you are (Im a volleyball person myself) you can game it up in any sports match you want. Me and the boys personally go there to hit some serves and we always have a blast, I gotta say though having to transport your own net can be a pain, perhaps theres some solution to this? Beside that its a pretty good place to take the mutts for a walk.

Ry
Review №26

Great place for every age and well shaded!!! The pond needs a few more years for the fish to spawn and grow!!!

Ka
Review №27

I take my little boy here. When its not really hot out to play he has asthma so its usually in the evening or early morning n we take our puppy here to walk her as much as possible. There a garden for the community n a pond for fishing no swimming in pond though.

Em
Review №28

Had a good time at park and trail around the pond.

Ch
Review №29

Had a great time celebrating my daughters headstart graduation

Ja
Review №30

Clean.Has a small but nice play ground.Also a pond to go fishing.

La
Review №31

Very nice park, beautiful gardens and a shelter for a perfect spot to have birthday parties!

Hu
Review №32

Small low key park, i would love information of the gardening plots. And the pond is beautiful !

De
Review №33

Awesome the picture of the hacker place is the driveway that I met my wife in

S
Review №34

Great place to take your kids they have a play area walking Area Community Garden and Im outside bathrooms

Ra
Review №35

Love it. A lot to do

De
Review №36

Wasnt there.

Ki
Review №37

Fun, clean, and spacious park with a large pavilion, and a big playground for kids. Bathrooms are available.

Br
Review №38

Great place handicap excessive great place for a reunions

Wi
Review №39

Nice and clean, plenty of room for a family reunion

Ma
Review №40

Kids had a great time on the playground. Not crowded at all.

Du
Review №41

Super nice park with awesome pond too!

Pe
Review №42

Its a nice Family park. But not good as far as fishing

Ra
Review №43

Great park

Jo
Review №44

Great park, community garden, fishing hole, basketball hoops, short hikes, playground. Plenty of parking. Handicap accessible. Seasonal water fountains(would freeze in winter). Rarely busy. Usually only a couple cars in lot at any given point.

Wi
Review №45

Great place to rent and have a get together. Bathroom close by and walking trail is nice. Looking forward going back

An
Review №46

Very nice park that I was not aware of until SIDHDIS had its fall picnic there.

Ja
Review №47

Love this park n the little pond to fish there and the Walk way u can walk ur dog around the Walk way n usually its not too busy so its relaxing and there are woods in the back and like 4 bathrooms in a row and a water fountain and in the summer where garden hill is since they have no land for gardens then the park lets em rent a little area to grow things so people walk over and do that every summer night ;)) its kinda great really ;))

Ca
Review №48

Very clean, and well kept.

To
Review №49

Clean!

Ma
Review №50

Its a great place

Jo
Review №51

One of the newest parks in town. The playground is small, but lots of fun for the little ones!

Sa
Review №52

Awesome place for families! Nice and clean as well! Love the walking trail and fishing dock! Kids loved the playground etc...

Te
Review №53

Dont really go there. But they have a nice pond. I would like to go fishing in it.

Kr
Review №54

Kids always love going to the park

An
Review №55

Never been here but hear good things

Br
Review №56

My fav spot fishing basketball grilling picnics

Ch
Review №57

Fun place to play

An
Review №58

Very nice.was veryclean.and such a beautiful little park

Na
Review №59

Nice and clean park

Je
Review №60

We enjoyed the quiet scenic settings around the playground & the pond that you can fish in.

An
Review №61

Nice place to bring the kids. It has a small pond, and a community garden.

Ni
Review №62

Nice, fun park!

Ev
Review №63

Dont go on a weekend everyone and their brother has birthday parties there and take up the whole park and any other families basically get booted out

Br
Review №64

A lot of visible drug traffic, but Ive never found anything at the park and its a good size for smaller kids

Di
Review №65

The kids had a great time playing in the park..

de
Review №66

Very nice place

Ma
Review №67

Nice park

De
Review №68

Nice little roadside park

Jo
Review №69

Was a nice place to walk.

An
Review №70

Very nice park, loved the lake and gardens

MN
Review №71

Broke my ankle

An
Review №72

Loved

Ki
Review №73

Very clean

Ju
Review №74

Great park

Ja
Review №75

Fun place

Su
Review №76

Awesome park !

Fr
Review №77

Quaint, and excellent for the community

Br
Review №78

Nice park.

Re
Review №79

Nice park

Je
Review №80

Great location.

Ch
Review №81

Needs swings

Jo
Review №82

Nice little park for kids

Ju
Review №83

Great little park

Da
Review №84

Good clean park

Be
Review №85

Its a peaceful park!

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  • Address:4140 W Vernal Pike, Bloomington, IN 47404, United States
  • Site:http://www.mcparksandrec.org/
  • Phone:+1 812-349-2805
Categories
  • Tourist attraction
  • Park
Working hours
  • Monday:Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday:Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday:Open 24 hours
  • Thursday:Open 24 hours
  • Friday:Open 24 hours
  • Saturday:Open 24 hours
  • Sunday:Open 24 hours
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
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