My grandsons and I go there once a week to Old McDonalds Farm. They love petting the goats, calves, sheep, pigs, and chickens outside. They also see the ducks and geese. We just love this place!

Great park. I grew up a mile away and Im always finding new places to explore. Tennis court is shaded in the morning which is nice!

This park is beautiful & has remained as such & i am speaking 45+ yrs...Even through Derecho..it is still beautiful...

The old McDonalds farm is a great place to experience hands on learning with the most gentle farm animals. The staff are also awesome. We have enjoyed going out there weekly (my daughter is homeschooled and she is learning all things animals) so this was a great way for her to watch their behaviors. We have loved getting to know The and pumpernickel (Nikki), the goats, sheep and all the other animals the lady couple months. Looking forward to next April!

Bever Park Trail is a very nice place to walk. Peaceful, a lot of deer, large trees to shade the sun.

Still a great place even though a lot of the trees are down

Grandview Shelter at Bever Park is nice place to bring the family or multiple people for a get together. This shelter has 2 grills for cooking, several picnic tables, a playset for the kids and plenty of parking. Can be reserved for with electricity for a fee. Bever Park also has a swimming pool, a small petting zoo and several other shelters and grilling areas, also swings and slides for the kids.

Fun place for a little family day. And its free! You also get to go inside with the animals to interact with them.

The kids always have a great time here they love that they can see and pet all the different animals.

Nice park very relaxing!

Nicely kept park, beautiful scenery and walking areas.

Very beautiful and serene, lots of deer and a nice walking path.

Very pretty big park, lots of trees, several walking trails, nice and quiet...a very relaxing and scenic place to get a breath of fresh air, explore, and get some exerciseone of my favorite local parks

Great park for kids. The petting zoo is so cool.

A small, yet beautiful and exciting park! Take the time to walk around and enjoy the finer things in life...

Beautiful even after the storm

One of my favorite places and the tennis court has a beautiful view

Something for all ages! Great playground and lots to do and see at Old MacDonalds Farm!

A wonderful place to bike to and for the kids to play on the equipment!

Wonderful inter-city park that is open all year round with large areas available for families & pet owners to enjoy the great outdoors without having to leave town.

Big park with a playgrounds and places for a picnic, old McDonalds farm is small free zoo you can walk through. A go to if you have kids and need to keep them busy

What a wonderful place too walk around in nature.. Right in the city of Cedar Rapids.....they also have farm animals that are people friendly! Spent a fun after noon enjoying it

Wonderful place for young children

Love this park. My mom brought me here when I was a child and the monkeys were still there. Recently brought my own daughter down and it’s really special to me. The animals and the educational, hands-on stuff is really awesome for the kids!

My daughter loves coming here on nice days and seeing all the animals. Goats, rabbits, cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and plenty of ducks! Remember to bring a quarter so you can get some corn to feed the animals. One other thing I like about this place is that it is well shaded so even on warmer days its comfortable, but hot days are not recommended just because the animals are less active and dont like to get out. Although this isnt a place you could probably visit often without getting bored, and dont look at spending more than a couple hours here, I still highly recommend it!

Great park. I love to take my dog to exercise there. Very private and not over whelming. Its very clean, and people appear to pick up after themselves. Park is kept nice.

Really nice place to wander and relax. Seems to have a great petting zoo. Feels much larger than a typical city park, and the terrain is hilly and wooded.

We love going to Old MacDonalds farm (for free!) then picnic in the park. The farm has goats, bunnies, calves, sheep, pigs, ducks, and chicks you can pet and hold. They have bike tractors the kids can ride around. It really is a great resource for the community.

This place has great hiking trails very dog friendly and my kids love it will be visiting again for sure

Always gorgeous, well tended, well attended. Its a cedar rapids institution without walls. Parking for events is always friendly, without overpowering the park.

It is a cool little park in the middle of cedar rapids. There is a little duck sanctuary and a petting zoo. Awesome place to relax or bring your family. The layout is a little confusing though.

Not as good as when I was a kid, however its still a good park, there were more animals back in the day

Its great for the kiddos... Wish they had more animals like back in the day.

Kids had so much fun visiting!

Openness is nice with a pool and children activities such as playground and small petting farm/zoo.

We go 3 times a year.... Such a cool city perk!

Some trails for walking, but not a lot. Quiet and not full of litter...

We love the dog splash at the end of the summer season.

Beautiful park

Bever park is lots of fun it has nice playground equipment in the front and continues to get more natural as you go towards the back . in the back there are many unpaved trails which go through the woods and are an excellent example of Iowas natural woodlands. the only drawback to this park is that the trails become very slippery when wet. :)

Very scenic and wooded for a city park. Lots of picnic areas with grills and plenty of parking. Also, there is quite a large swimming pool, and a petting zoo.

Historic park tucked in a quiet Cedar Rapids neighborhood that features playgrounds, walking and biking paths, and a municipal pool. A small ice skating rink is set up during the winter months. The park also offers many pavilions to rent for special occasions. If youre lucky, you might spot one of the many deer or foxes that make their home in Bever Park.

We really enjoyed this park as part of our Explore Cedar Rapids summer fun. The playground was a lot of fun for the kids and we got to enjoy some quiet time in the wooded areas.

Fun little hands on farm animal zoo. Staff gets children engaged in the zoo. Our 2year old grandchildren really enjoyed the morning.

Plenty of space. Great playground. Farm animal petting zoo was limited...but we were assured that there will be more animals to come by next wednesday!

Nice, my sister rented the pavilion. But it was more than a walk for kids to go to the bathroom, plus its kind of on a cliff or hill that if they fell it would hurt them. Playground and grilling was right there. That was nice.

Super fun park with a variety of equipment for all ages. Lots of grass to run around in, too!

Great place for families. Was surprised to see soany animals. Well maintained.

One of the best urban areas in the city. Well maintained and something for everyone

Beaver Park was superficially busy today but I found a section of it that wasnt so me and my boys could play quietly with nobody else has a nice social distancing exercise

This is a great Park too bring young kids and large groups. Old McDonalds Farm is here and has been operating for many years. We used to come here as young kids. I would highly recommend this place to any one.

Ive been going to Bever park since it used to have a ZOO. And I still love going to relax in this CR beauty.

Bever Park is a Great place to take your kids. Nice large play area, clean with bathrooms. Old McDonalds Farm lets kids pet goats, rabbits, Sully the small tortoise, a cow and they also have unique ducks and im sure I missed a couple. Really enjoyable. They accept donations in a little black box many people seem to miss. There is a tiny stream that runs through the park with a bridge and HUGE rock neat to check out. The farm closes at 6:30pm. There is also a pool. There are smaller play areas and pavilions in an upper area of the park that you have to drive past the farm to get to. Hidden and private so not a busy area but back up in the woods. This is a big park with lots to do. Great walking area to take the dogs. Sorry for such a long review but hoping it helps those unaware of the hidden possibilities. Have fun☆P.S. I have No idea how my halloween pics got in here...my bad!

Fun for kids and clean

It was awesome. What a great place for young children!

Cute (free!) petting zoo, lots of great amenities

Old MacDonalds Farm is awesome! Free petting zoo (donation appreciated).

Love taking my daughter there. She absolutely loves the duck pond.

They had a Big celebration for the kids with games and lots of fun extras.

Very nice place to visit with small kids. Pretty laid back nice opportunities to interact with the animals.

I absolutely love to visit!! Definitely go if u have not...you will have the best time!

A really lovely city park with a swimming pool and farm animals. Great for the kids!

Bever Park is a beautiful nature place its constantly updating and refreshing itself

What lovely place to spend a quiet holiday Monday in October

Good, leisurely outing for grandparents & children. Areas clean, easily accessible. Great staff.

Its a really nice place to go especially being free, from a playground thats a decent size to open grassy areas and places to grill, even a petting zoo. I dont know much of the waterpark. But theres one too.

Love the zoo plus a pool in the summer time..

Its fun to be with your friends and family there and the lifeguards are very nice.

Great place for kids and free (donations encouraged)

Watched the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band. The shade and weather were absolutely perfect. Very nice park!

Disappointed the Farm wasnt open.

Didnt go to beverpark. Drove by it. Beem there yrs ago.

What a wonderful pool for the grandchildrenWe had a great time.

Beautiful large park with beautiful scenery, petting zoo, walking trails, play ground, picnic shelters, grills and a pool

Visited here with my father and 10 month old daughter while he was visiting from PA. The petting zoo is adorable and free. They do accept donations through a box in the barn and they 100% deserve it all the donations they get. My daughter loved watching the ducks swim around. You could tell all the animals are very loved and well taken care of!

This is a great place to take kids...and the petting zoo there is absolutely fantastic.

I love Bever park. Its a great meeting spot for me and my friends.

Honestly you cant go wrong at Bever. Old McDonalds farm is always a favorite and the playground is big enough for the tons of kids that are usually there. Honestly just wish they had some bigger changes to what theyve always had here.

I would have to say this is my favorite all time park to be bluntly honest

It is a beautiful little park. Nice and cool in the summer.

Nice park for a small group social with a nicely equipped playground

This park has so much to offer including the playground, waterpark, zoo, and a great trail through the woods. There is also a large covered pavilion, and bathrooms. The zoo is great, the playground is great, the walking party was a much needed challenge with the stroller. Im no very impressed with the bathrooms. While there are gender specific rooms, the stalls inside do not have doors. On one occasion, there was no toilet paper, but there was also a large group at the pavilion. Just be warned, and maybe bring your own backup if the park is busy. Overall, I highly suggest this park for any age.

A simple but elegant city park. It gets a bad rap do to crime problems in the history of the neighborhood but is beautiful during daylight.

Love it,so beautiful me n my kids love it,they will play for hrs n lots of areas to go for walks n see the animals

$1 voluntary donation for admission. Very friendly staff attendants. Remarkably clean and inviting. The petting zoo is as clean as some peoples houses and front yards. 25 cent dispensers for a child-hand-sized serving of cracked corn to feed to the petting zoo animals. It takes only 30 to 60 minutes to see everything there, but it can be extended with the nature walk pathway and child-sized peddle tractors and a sandbox filled with whole corn to play in. They havent had zoo animals like bears, monkeys or lions since the 1980s so dont expect a zoo experience, nor will you find the unpleasant smells of the old zoo experience.

Went to old McDonalds farm, enjoyed enter mixing with the anaimals

Love this park! Its a large park featuring playground, trails, petting zoo, shelters, tennis court, pool, interactive trail, and real bathrooms (at least in summer). Theres so much wildlife, you dont feel like youre in the middle of a city.

Clean park. Plenty of room to play. Old McDonalds farm is always a fun experience. They have a public pool I cant wait to visit.

A great park for a hike.

So much fun. Love it so much

Wonderful place for picnics, field trips, and walks and run. I loved the lil farm: kids get to pet the animals. There are so many things to do whether you plan on spending an hour or 3hrs, you wont run out of activities.

Such a relaxing and enjoyable park. I love the nature and wide expanse. There are nice pavilions with barbeques and picnic tables, to have picnics under, close by are playgrounds and restrooms. Handicap accessible. Lovely flowers on the summer.

Great place to bring the kids for a few hours and see some animals and learn a bit of history of old McDonalds farm

Great walking, I havent tried the pool but I will this summer! And Old McDonalds Farm!

Love the park just wish that the people walking there dogs would pick up after them.

In the summer they have farm animals. Grill areas. Play areas. Great for kids and adults.

Great park. Playground and petting zoo

Its a real nice park for the city and the zoo is ok not as good as how it used to be but kids will love it and the pool is ok for a lil tiny pool with deep end

The mini petting zoo is great for children and adults alike, all sorts of cute lil aminals

Nice park with lots of open area for activities. The most frustrating thing about the park is the roads through it. If you try to use a GPS there is a good chance you will be led through these winding roads. Ive heard from a lot of people that thought they were lost and were confused by the layout of the roads. They work well if you want to walk through the scenic route, but not so much for driving through the park. If you can get one of the pavilions they work great for events.