This is an great little park with amazing trails. The views are beautiful and mostly shaded. Most of the time you see some great wildlife which makes it that much cooler. Love walking the trails. Most people dont even know that its back there because its hidden.

Outstanding park in the city. Multiple pavilions for rent for large groups. Smaller covered open pavilions for free. Several restrooms. Excellent boardwalk and walking/biking trail. Short but very good. Outstanding nature walk except for you can hear alot of road noise. Highly recommended for a relaxing walk.

Well maintained park w a nice asphalt paved path/trail that makes a great loop for exercising

This is a wonderful park! Great for the famliy! There places to picnic shady trees to sit under! Paved walk way great for strollers and bicycles and much more! Enjoy!

Very nice fields. Playground to keep the little kiddies busy while the bigger ones play baseball. The park also have a walk path around the parameter to walk off that last hotdog your shouldnt have eaten. Full snack bar and yes, they take cards now.

Beautiful park and the grounds crew was very friendly. Kept the trash cans emptied and was very nice.

It was a spectacular park. I really enjoyed visiting here.

I like this place especially for walk away from a lot of people in this time of pandemic.

Bring the family, food and grille out!!! Then enjoy a nice walk. This place has it all for fun out doors, couple of hours or half the day!

This was my first visit and I got to say this is a nice park with lots of different slides and climbing things for the kids. I do wish they fenced the playground in like the park on Carter road, when you are a parent or grandparent of more than one having the playground fenced in makes it a little easier to keep kids from not running off where they shouldnt. But I do love the ground cover, the rubber makes for a much softer landing when little ones fall. Nice walking trail, ball parks, pavilions. Great park for sure

A great place to go walk. More than half the time we see all kinds of wild life. There is a bright cardinal and its mate that have a permanent nest along the fence line that connects an apartment complex to the park, rabbits tucked in the area near the toll plaza, alligators both large and small in and around all of the water, turtles, and a wide variety of birds that come and go.

Peterson Park has some great sports fields you can utilize for some group activities, connects to the Lake2Lake trail through town, and also offers a very short boardwalk trail through some beautiful foliage. There are also some convenient places to fish.

Nice hike on the boardwalk and the new extended path. Cleanest the bathrooms have ever been.

Beautiful park! We had not been there in years but came for a birthday party. Highly recommend!

Nice park with little league fields, plenty of picnic pavilions, bathrooms, playground and a huge boardwalk along the lake. During baseball season parking is probably scarce and its likely hot as blazes in the summer. Also convenient to a bike path, YMCA and Polk Parkway.

Pleasant surprise. Pedestrian and bicycle friendly pathways along lakes and ponds. See active wading and song birds, gators, turtles and more. Impressive view from top of the boardwalk. Easy to access and plenty of parking. Restrooms on site too. Pavilions available for picnicking.

This little park is a hidden gem in lakeland. Has a little something for everyone, a small play area for toddlers and bigger kids. It has boardwalks around the Lakes and soccer fields in baseball fields. Its shaded and the area is very clean. The only thing that is a negative for this little Park is that is right by the parkway so it can get a little loud. Beautiful place really!!

Fantastic walking/biking trails, plenty of parking and rest areas! Great place to see the wildlife and overall scenery! Definitely a hidden gem of Lakeland!

A great place got sun, nature and exercise.

Have been visiting Peterson Park for over 12 years still love taking my daughter there to let her play, and we all enjoy the scenery. Beautiful quaint spot

Great trails with a nice baseball field.

Another great local trail. Very well maintained. Beautiful view from the board walk. Great fishing area as well

Really nice baseball fields. Small park area, but some nice picnic areas.

Very nice place, quiet and nice views. The kids area is fantastic.

Nice boardwalks. One of my favorite places in Lakeland . Hundred percent natural and peaceful. Bridge is great for pictures or just walk through tho.

I look forward to fishing it in warmer weather. The only down fall for me is the boat ramp. Super steep and you have to hug the left side.

Great park in the middle of the city. Best youth baseball fields around. Nice paved path between two lakes for walking and a beautiful boardwalk with lake views.

Very well kept

Great place for afternoon exercise and scenery or quiet time fishing.

One of the nicest parks around.Always clean.

Its a nice park with the quiet lake view, morning runners, boat dock.

Small but quaint. Lots of shade trees. Nice lake. Fishing potential.

Convenient to home peacful quiet grounds clean

Nice park, well-maintained, good play area and bathrooms

Beautiful park at sunset. Lots of wild birds and squirrels. The board walk is a great place to exercise with a view. I moved from South Floridato Polk County and have had to find new fun free places. This is definitely my new favorite. So serene and my daughter loves the playground.

Im surprised this place is not listed on Yelp. I love coming to this park with my family when I visit them because its a great little hidden gem in Lakeland, FL. They offer covered picnic tables, playgrounds for children, boating ramps, sport activities, and a nice boardwalk for walking/running. The park is set around a large lake near the toll road next to the YMCA business.The entrance fee is absolutely free! The hours are from Dawn to Dusk everyday.

This clean, pretty Park is tucked quietly behind the Lakeland Y. A small walkway around Lake John complements a nice play area and picnic grounds. There are ball fields here as well.

Awesome baseball fields!!

Great place for a date, photoshoot, or even just a walk.

When we just want to get out of the house we go to Peterson Park. Its gorgeous on the boardwalk overlooking the water. My son and daughter love taking the trails. And it gets us out of the house!

Beautiful boardwalk. Nice picnic area and childrens playground. I love that the area is surrounded by large sycamore trees.

Im from out of town and I just wanted to go to a park and eat my sub and it was a beautiful little park with a boat ramp and watching guys catch a fish. Beautiful Park

Been awhile since I was last here it has changed a lot we loved it

Petersons park is in very beautiful Park. I really love The walking deck.

Wonderful boardwalk trails around a lake

Always a fun time. A very pretty park!

I work there and its cool it has base ball fields and a playground in it too I like it

Nice place to picnic with family and watch the water/wildlife

Water needs clean up by shoreline, boat ramp and by decking ..handrails are rotten on dock

Great nature trail... You can walk out on the docks and see gators, turtles, bass... The playground is nice too

I went there and there was no trail.

For its a place where you can find serenity

This place is beautiful. Its good to spend time with your family. Also to walk and do exercise. Its fun for the kids also. If you love nature, this is the perfect place. Come.

One of the best most up kept parks in town. The city takes great care of the baseball fields. We travel from the other end of town to play here.

Best little league baseball field in Lakeland.

Beautiful park for fishing, kids playground and just a little R+R!!

Beautiful walk. The boardwalk was shaded with a large walkway. Wish it was longer.

Best park in Lakeland! Great play area for the kids, tons of covered picnic areas with grills. Gorgeous boardwalk nature walk! Even fishing area and boat ramp.

Lake is overgrown with algae.

So fun Kayaking. Its peaceful

Small but pretty safe kids play area. Park is clean.

Baseball Fields

Nice quiet park, my kids really like the playground here. Big walking loop trail with bordwalk that is next to the lake.

This park is very relaxing and very well taken care of

Very nice and quiet little park

Nice place to walk and play!

Great walking trails. Clean and well kept. Restrooms are nice

Love the board walk under mostly the tree canopy nice and shady. Public restrooms , nice playground for the kids and boating rampa

Nice place. Has a playground for the kids, picnicking area and a fishing area with boat ramp

Nice trails, a small playground, plenty of docks to fish off, free pavilions with picnic tables and benches, and they offer screened in pavilions for rent.

Peterson Park is close to my heart because I grew up playing here and family and friends had parties at the pavilions. Now my nephew plays tee ball here, great park and safe area.

Great scenery. Good for all ages.

Nice and clean. Fishing not great at least from shore

Great place to take a walk!

Great. Place for a kids birthday party

It is a place to relax and exercise

Nice clean park. Pavans, Ball field play ground and walking/bike trail.

The City of Lakeland shows through its wonderful city parks they really want to do good work for their citizens. This park is another example of that. Really nice facilities, including the concession stand and even the restrooms.

Very peaceful place

So thankful for the great parks in Lakeland.

This park is probably known more for the baseball fields, but there is also a playground for kids, an elevated boardwalk, a boat launch, and paved trail thats great for a peaceful walk. For bikers, it connects to the lake to lake bike trail, and leads to the Woodlake area which will connect to New Jersey Rd. Nice park, well maintained.

Always love this park.

Went here for a company picnic. Nice park with pavilions and a boardwalk.

Nice park and good ball fields

Fantastic lake and nature views from a real, wooden boardwalk. The park itself is fairly small but offers many sights for the patient and the observant. Sneak in after dark and watch fireflies flashdance at the east side retention area just to the northwest of the Parkway toll booth in the spring and fall! :)

Beautiful refuge for local wildlife. Great bike trail, and an excellent location for bird watching. Very family friendly.

Got my windows smashed and my purse stolen. Beware.

Awesome place for kids to play baseball!

Good place to take a walk

Nice ball park

Pokemon battles... And Pokemon to catch! And so much more, picnic, ball games, kiddy play ground, and an exercise walk area....

Nice location

Great fishing

Great for a relaxing paddle and so close to home.

Love it great place for kids baseball also nature walk

Nice & peaceful

Great nature park for fisherman, baseball fields, and playground and pavilions.

Nice facilities, fishing pier, board walk and boating area. Picnic area is nice also.

Not as clean as it could be

This is a beautiful place and a great place to hold medium and large events.