Beautiful park where you feel deep in the woods but literally a minute from the nearest grocery store

This park wad interesting to say the least. Its established along with a, currently, defunct petting zoo.But the park is open to all.Grassy hills, and tree covered picnic arras, abound.My dog and I loved it... except she did not like the leash law here.Nor anywhere.

Lovely park with lots of space & activities:Wooded trails with old growths, mushrooms, berries, and many edible/medicinal plants,Sport courts & open fields,Horseshoes,Large playground,Splash park for adults & kids,Pavilions & scattered picnic tables,Bathrooms and water pumps & fountains,Smaller sized, rustic, rentable event centers,Very dog friendly,Petting zoo - but I never see it open (?),And more...There is a very big parking area - but I have seen it overflowing, especially on holidays & hot summer weekends.

Love this place, although Im not too thrilled with the playground being locked up! Looks like some of our local troubled children are up to no good because they trashed the playground with garbage and the kids havent even been able to use it yet!

People were there walking wearing masks. Some were sitting and visiting 6 feet apart. We ate lunch there. The only bummer is that the restrooms were closed due to Covid-19. Its a different world were living tight now.

Always thought this was a great big park! Have been going here ever since I was tiny. Ive had my 10th birthday party here also! The playground is really nice and big/fun with lots to do in the play area.The giant hill is always fun to go down as a kid :)

Such a peaceful place, beautiful trails and huge trees.

This park is beautiful! Its great for hiking, bird watching, mushroom foraging, and picnics. They also have basketball facilities and a new play park theyre working on for children. I take my dog on walks through the forest here, wonderful way to get fresh air and exercise!

Subtract the unfortunate current Covid-19 situation and this location is prime for families! Tends to be busy on sunny days but with understandable reasons! Seasonal petting zoo. A ton of trails, Lush trees with plentiful playgrounds and picnic benches. My kids and I have enjoyed coming here for years now!

Love the water spot in the summer, nice way to stay cool. Also love the petting zoo, playground, swimming pool. Basically a 1 stop shop for fun.. horse shoe pits, covered picnic area, tennis court, basketball court, walking trails. Great place for family fun.

At this park there is a frequently used play area with swings, bars and slides, ect.which is all brand new and recently installed. This is an exciting and irresistible attraction for many local children. Sadly they have attempted to keep people from playing there with a temporary chain link fence that has no gate or opening. The bathrooms at this Park are also locked. Delightfully, I noticed that there was little question that the risk of getting C19 was well worth climbing that fence to play for every kid in the park in spite of the lockdown dictates. The parks locked restrooms, however, are a bit more fortified causing an inevitable unsanitary condition. Just like face masks, likely not effective in protecting us from c19.

Lots of wooded walking trails. Always love spending time at Forest Park.

Forest Park is largely vacant at this point. Though the pool and other facilities are closed for now, the paths & trails are open, the acres of fields of grass are green and empty, the wildlife in the forest are still there, the somewhat long trek to the beach is waiting for hikers, and is a wonderful place to relax and breath deeply.

Great park especially if you have children. They also have a petting farm there, its small, but perfect for the area.

What a beautiful place to visit and hike, in the city , you have to go out of town before you enjoy hiking, children play ground, animal far ,

We stopped by on a visit to Evertt and needed a place to eat lunch. We found this park nearby. It was very peasant and clean. Due to COVID restrictions a fun spray park was closed and so was an animal farm. Otherwise, I would have rated the park higher.

Not sure how long the Animal Farm has been closed (looks longer than just due to COVID-19 pandemic). Kind of a shame since would be nice to enjoy.

It has a little park for every age and little water fountain also, perfect spot for celebrating birthdays partys, and a animal farm that is free and you can rent a rabbit for 3 days for $35.

Great place for kids with a playground and water play area. It has an animal farm, hiking, picnic area, swimming and BBQ! Great Family outing!!!!

This park really has everything you could ask for. They have a swim center, sports courts (tennis, basketball, etc), splash pad and playground for the kids, seasonal petting zoo, horseshoe pits, lots of well maintained wooded trails, Halls that can be rented, picnic shelters for rent, and probably more that Im forgetting lol Its beautiful all year long, and can get crowded, especially in the summer. Ive been visiting this park since I was little and still enjoy it. There are public restrooms here as well. I hosted an event here many years ago and had to get here early to reserve enough picnic tables for my large crowd since you cannot reserve the tables ahead of time, but it was easy to host my large event since there is a large grassy field for everyone to spread out.

Good place to enjoy together with you kids!

There are quite a few vagrants in the park and one had even set up a hammock alongside the trail. Wouldnt recommend walking through the trails alone.There is no clear trailhead and it has multiple forks throught with no clear markings and no real purpose (like a maze) so its easy to go in circles. They tried to mark some of the trail, but you will want to find the map located behind the covered picnic tables near the north side of the parking lot.The trail will dump you onto multiple access roads but you will need to cross those roads and search for the continuation of the trail. Note, these arent straight across from each other and most arent marked.This is more of an extention of the park that can give people there something extra to do but is not good for those that want a trail to hike or walk.

This park is amazing! I didnt know it was not only a splash park, but also has a petting zoo! Definitely will be going back!

Awesome even bet tree e than before

Great place to go for the whole family

Nice park with a water feature (down due to COVID19), tennis courts, picnic area including rentable area with BBQs, nice and easy trails.

We love this park! There are fun little trails to walk through the forest and it has such a great play area for the kids.

Awesome for walking kids pets ground tennis.... more

Nice indoor pool and picnic areas. Hiking trails and tennis.

Needs better signage.

Forest park is one of the best parks I know of! Not just in Everett but anywhere. Its got lots of things to do year round. If its snowing it is the place to be bc of a huge, rather steep hill on one side of it, with a grassy field at the bottom so its super safe and fun!In the summer it has a water park. Not a big one but sort of a sprinkler park that covers part of the playground area. Its busy, busy, busy in summertime! Bring towels! And water socks are also a good idea so you dont get stubbed toes.The playground itself is big and awesome. All the toys are well maintained and theres a lot of them of all different sorts n sizes. Toys for the littles and toys for the bigs.It has a tennis court, a basket court, and place for roller hockey. Its got an indoor pool for all where everyone can swim for a nominal fee. And theres a rope swing over it thats a lot of fun. Its got trails for walking & bike riding. And its also got an animal park & petting zoo that accepts donations.The petting zoo is only open 3 mos in the summer. Check their website for specific dates n times. And also dont forget to donate! Bc I hear it may close permanently otherwise, due to lack of funding. Which would be a big bummer and huge loss. Bc its really great! Its got llamas, alpaca, bunnies, chickens, pigs n free-roaming goats, to name a few. Its got a big, grumpy turkey that really stares you down. Hes my favorite. And they also do horse and pony rides.Lastly, its got a hall you can rent for events like weddings. Theres lots of space for BBQs (which are allowed) and tables and a few covered spaces for birthdays and family gatherings.Parking is easy, free, and adequate... although you may have to walk a bit, as it does get busy as the weather warms up. Its a wonderful place for kids & families. 5/5 stars!

Pretty cool place.. lots of stuff for kids to do.

Great place. Looks like playground is getting updated.

Its a small pocket of forest in the middle of metropolitan Everett. There is also a small animal farm, a public pool, a reception hall and a hill that looks like it would be awesome for sledding.

Lots of facilities, a bit old buy good for families .

Great park with a swimming pool, hiking trails, and a lot of playground equipment. There is also a rangers station on site. They have a petting zoo in the summer.

Shout out to the Rangers!!! Respect...

Its great for kids! Theres a huge playground so the kids dont get board, and right next to the playground theres a water area with multiple sprinklers going off for the kids to play and run through!

Beautiful park! I live in Arizona and come up a few times a year to visit family. This park is absolutely beautiful compared to what we are use to here in the desert. I will definitely be making the trip here when we visit!

Buncha monkeys hang around here but its everett so I guess thats normal

Great place with lots to do. An excellent play area for the kids. A water area in the summer. Plenty of open space, ball fields, great hill to roll (or slide) down, and trails in the woods. A petting area in the summer as well. Picnic tables and covered areas if you are early enough to get one. Parking can be a challenge!

My kids love this park they can play or take a walk threw the woods summer time it has a water play area and petting zoo

Very good place to take kids, lots of facilities (play structure, swimming pool, trails, picnic tables, sport courts and more). This place clean and safe. Stuff is friendly and helpful. Highly recommend!

One of Everetts finest parks if not the finest....Great place for kids and adults and home of our only public indoor swimming center thats open year round. This park is also a great place for birthdays and has a great venue for weddings etc. This is Floral Hall.

We love this park! Great splash pad and play equipment. Plenty of grassy space to run and play. Lots of shady areas and plenty of open sunny space. There are several picnic tables (covered) bathrooms and a number of benches as well. The park itself has walking trails and theres even a petting zoo (check open dates and hours before going). Swim lessons are available at the pool here as well. There are community rooms for rent so its great for parties, too.

Fun park. Nice playground.

Huge park with lots of space to barbecue play sports &run around. Tennis court, lacrosse court and a half basketball court. Big play area for the kids with lots of toys and also a water park to cool down in the summertime. They do have an animal farm which is seasonal as well as an ice cream truck. Restrooms are available. This place is extremely busy in the summertime so come early to grab a spot and relax.

Wonderful play areas, splash pad and playground with plenty of benches and tables.The little animal zoo is cute.Some hills and walking involved, but not bad stroller accessible.Decent parking and bathrooms.

Needs a legit basketball court. But plenty of parking.

Good location, modest building. Co-workers made it welcoming and pretty with good food. Good friends

I have always thought of this park as my all time favorite since I was a little kid!! Still to this day fell the same in 2019!! This park has it all adventure- fun - water and everything available not to mention how friendly the staff all are!!

Beautiful woodland Park.Large play area, picnic area, spray park, small but fun petting farm with reading station, swimming pool and a rental hall.Summer camp programs.Nice big shade trees by picnic tables for those hot days.Trails to explore through the forest.Free parking.

Forest Park is very attractive, captivating, and relaxing. I enjoy bringing a friend or two down to the park with me and combing the beach or walking my sisters dog along the beach (someday it will be my own). I also enjoy coming to the beach by myself with a blanket and a book or a drawing pad and pencil. The beauty of the beach inspires my creativity.

Love this park. Theres plenty of parking, restrooms, and plenty of activities. Theres a water park and a seasonal petting zoo. Not to mention the events held every once in a while. Always a good time.

Love this park! Great play structure for both tinies and bigger kids. The spray park is a good size. Plus, who doesnt love a petting zoo?

Great park! Lots of hiking trails and a big playground for kids. Open field for games. Even an animal farm to check out. Great for a family summer outing

Forest Park is a gem which sits atop a forested hill near downtown Everett. Great place to go when you want to escape the town and hang out in the old growth cedar forest. The Forest Park swimming pool is a great indoor community pool. The rentable Floral Hall is a classy old lodge that is great for gatherings (Party with friends in the forest!). Lots of kids on the playground. The 197 acre park is mostly forest and trails with less emphasis on parking and grassy fields. The hill that Forest Park is on gets a pretty steady breeze off of Port Gardner Bay. Nice in the summer. Disability access is pretty much restricted to the park buildings and parking lots. Forest trails are not wheelchair accessible. Your on a little mountain.

I love this park! My mom used to bring me here and now I bring my daughter! They have a petting zoo during summer and a sprinkler pad. Lots of trails to walk.

Nice and clean. And my friends 3 year old whom Im caring for really liked it. We shall return

Nice parck for kids end samer have water place for kids to

Nice quiet park. Lots of open space and waking trails. Good for a little escape from the city a little piece of nature.

This park is fun and beautiful. there are sport courts, picnic tables, covered seating and tables, a huge playground and a big fun interactive water park. around all this is a quaint little petting zoo and a changing level hiking trail system all the way around. I do think the trails could use a bit of maintenance as theres a few spots of eroded ground as well as some not so safe for some spots along the trail and it could use better trail marking as theres usually someone or a few people lost on the trail once it reaches the road.

With good playground equipment, a water park, horseshoe pits (bring your own horse shoes) and a huge hill for the kids to roll down this park keeps the kids playing for hours.

But Im kinda upset there were no goats at the Animal Farm. Rumor has it this will be its last summer, which I understand, but it makes me sad. The Animal Farm has been there my whole life! Visit while you still can.

We went for a company BBQ. We were over by the tennis courts at the covered area. It was nice and clean. The parks staff was unseen but everything was nice. It was a great place for a get together there was about 50 of us and parking was no problem. Good place for a get together.

Not what I was looking for. I have a senior dog and we like to stroll around the local parks. The reviews rave about this place and I suppose if you are looking for a playground - heck ya!I was here for the trails. Everything is really steep!! Really steep! I would have loved to come here for the snow! Not only is it steep but a lot of the trails are next to the street. I might be back to bring my nephew to the Animal Farm, though

Beautiful

Blue sky and Forest Park!

Very well-kept roller hockey rink.

I only have fun memories from when I was there as a kid. Playing in the water park, going on the trails (Including the abandoned ones for adventurous ones), to sledding down the huge hill. Even now that Im older, its still a blast.

Spray park and play set with grass area covered shade trees in spots. A lot of parking but getting here early in the day works best.

Been coming here since 1968. Beautiful park. Grand kids love it!

Fun park to take the whole family... huge play area and water sprinklers. They had a petting zoo, which I think is still open. There is a indoor pool and plenty of picnic space including bbqs, tables. You can reserve covered areas for larger events.

Such an awesome park. Cool splashpad, large playgrounds and lots of grass to play or fly kites. I hope to check out the animal farm /petting zoo.

Decent park

Great year round park and recreational areas. Amazing views and trails too. Sometimes parking can be pretty bad, so my only gripe is that. But, if I excluded that, it would definitely be a 5 star park and staple in the city of Everett to visit, as either a local or traveling.

Beautiful park

Great for rainy days, swimming pool, petting zoo, horse rides for kids. Great fun and nice area for picnics and large playground. All free except for swim pool.

My husband and I went to kill time in between appointments and he was remineicing when he took our daughter and my son to the park while I was still drinking. Thank God for sobriety. Can I get a witness?

Great options for swimming, learning, and play here. Staff is helpful, even during sudden injury on the playground, and overall just a nice place to be. :)

Very nice for kids to play. Has a field , big toys , water sprinklers for kids to play in. This is a nice park but a little bit older.

I love this park!! Very beautiful!! Been coming here for years, Ive always wondered why city of Everett hasnt ever made this park to where you can also camp in??.. has lots of room and the city could make money doing so?.. I would love someone to answer my question.. thanks!!

This place is awesome for kids birthdays!!! not only do they have the park there, they also have the Water Fountain Park, they also have a petting zoo, indoor pool, two huge fields that you can set up any type of game that you want. They have trails that you can walk through or walk your dog. This park is huge!!!...they have something for everyone...not only did we have my daughters birthday party there, but I noticed five other people having their childs birthday parties as well. And in no way shape or form was it crowded for all of us whatsoever... the only downfall was that their covered area was already reserved and its a little bit pricey to reserve it. Also you have to reserve it months in advance because its so popular... but despite that it still gets a five-star all around

It was packed! I mean I should have expected much on a nice day, but even my kids were overwhelmed we ended up checking out the little trails off the side, but the park was nice and splash pad, the pool and petting farm was closed when we were there.

Playgrounds, swings, and other toyes keeps my toddler happy! During the summer months it is also fun to go between the playground and the splash pad!

It was fun. Pretty horses too.

Great park lots of space, can get crowded on nice days especially in summer. Fun water area for kids, basketball/soccer court, forest trails, and part of the summer has a nice small petting zoo

Forest park has just about everything for you and the family! From a small petting zoo, a descent play area for the kids. I myself prefer the trails where I can ride like there is no tomorrow!

I liked the park

Lots of room for kids to run around, great little water,sprinkler park for smaller kids, gets busy on weekends and holidays, come early for parking spots. Tennis courts, horseshoe pits, trails thru the woods.

We have been taking our boys to swim lessons here for years and have met a lot of great people here. The staff is great and lessons are inexpensive. The playground is awesome and there is lots of space for a picnic in the summer. Parking is pretty good but get there early on the weekends because it gets really busy if its a nice day. They also have a petting zoo set up most summers which the kids love.

My son loves it, nice park for all ages

Love this place

Great for walking

This is an awesome park for the family. There is also a petting zoo here

Best park in Snohomish county, a beautiful mix of cultural and heritage, so many children from different background, race and culture playing together, blending culture in a way only children ignorant to the man made bigotry invented by adults. Its so beautiful to watch my child play with other children from different countries and ethnicities, many of these children dont speak the same language yet find in play way to converse. Me and my wife sat with two Mexican American imagrint women and through broken English and Spanish found SO many similarities of our 8 year old daughters, the mother of this child even put the most beautiful braids in my daughters hair and marvelled at how gorgeous my daughter was even though her daughter could have been a model herself.This park has an amazing amount structure and toys as well as a full size water/sprinkler park for the children to run around and threw in the summer, as well as a petting zoo open to anyone free at certain times of the year, there is also a inside pay to use public pool, again Im not sure of the hours or months it is open.But from dusk to dawn this is an amazing park equipped with basketball ball hoops and a tennis court as well as a soccer field.If you want to see a multicultural soup of people of all ages having fun and getting along with ZERO gang or drug drama this is the place to bring your any age children :)

In my opinion the best place ever to take your kids to play. A toddler section, a kid section, a water park, tail walks , a big grassy feild just to run on. Its no where near a street. But near a parking lot yeah. I love it. And I take my kids there all the time the kids are super nice to my oldest as well. Thers also a preschool a petting zoo and a pool there as well and the ice cream truck like to show up so wallets beware

Lots of hilly trails and beautiful open fields. A popular playground and splash park as well.

Always a clean park and so much available space! Ive had many of my birthday parties here while growing up and now mu daughter too! One of the ciolest oarks in Everett

I love forest park and so do my babes