Southside Riverfront Park

This is a pleasant riverfront park with bike trails. It is the site for some nice 5 K races which are desirable because of the relatively flat terrain, rare for Pittsburgh races. I like the park but it is a bit crowded and the scenery is just OK. It is not sufficiently isolated from the busy Southside for my taste.

I love the new Southside Riverfront Park, and marina. Its a great place to walk or sit by the river and watch the boats. Riding bikes also, we docked our boat at the marina and went to dinner at a restaurant at the Southside Works. There are also events that take place in the park.

This is a nice little narrow park along the river on the South Side, running from the Hot Metal Bridge to 18^th St, through which one of the bike trails runs (hence why I frequent it). Don’t get me wrong – I enjoy this park, but there are some aspects that preclude me from awarding it a 4. The main reason is that, as another reviewer mentioned, this park isn’t the most conducive to pedestrians in the section between 17^th St. and the Birmingham Bridge. In that section, there is at least as much road as there is path, and if you’re on foot or bike, you have to cross it at at least one point. This section also isn’t as scenic as it could be, due to the presence of the wharf (though I’m sure I’d appreciate that aspect of the park more if I had a boat). Finally, the cool little section with the gazebo that Chelsea S. took a picture of is prone to flooding if the water level’s high, which makes it unusable and less than picturesque.
Having said all of that, this park definitely has some redeeming factors. First, as I already mentioned, the bike trail runs through it, which is great, and is definitely more scenic than it is on the other side of the river. Second, the section down by South Side Works is quite nice, and offers a great view of the Mon. Third, the park has picnic tables in both the sections between 17^th St. and the Birmingham Bridge and at South Side Works, which make for a great opportunity to enjoy a picnic in view of the river. Finally, the city seems to be working its way down this park from the Hot Metal Bridge installing improvements – the latest of which is a new marina next to South Side Works. It’s clear that they have a master plan for this park, and the improvements definitely have improved the park, as is evident in the South Side Works section.
Overall, this park provides some much needed green space in the South Side, and is a boon to its residents and cyclists enjoying the trails. However, there’s no comparison between it and the larger parks in the city, such as Frick and Schenley, or even Highland Park. It’ll be interesting to see how things shape up in the next couple of years, as the city continues to improve it. 3.5 stars.

I just moved to the area and live near this park. I was actually surprised to find a little park right here in South Side. I love the river front trail. it’s very quaint & peaceful here for it being South Side, lol. I’m very lucky to have this within walking distance.

The Dog Park has seen better days. I remember when it opened & how it was a great social time with dogs & neighbors.
Now it is overgrown, unkept & visitors are not picking up after their pets. It smells horrible hence the park has fewer & fewer people coming down.
I saw one woman who didn’t pick up after her dog & asked why.
1. I have no bag. (I gave her one)
2. Isn’t this what this is for? (I said a park & a toilet are two different places.)
What a pity.

While enjoying a nice run along both sides of the river, I passed through this park. It’s definitely a nice place for a run (not hemmed in by prisons and highways like the path on the other side).
The paths are wide and there are benches and sculptures to sit on and see, respectively. During my afternoon run I saw a lot of people walking their dogs and enjoying the views of the river.
It looks like they are still doing some work on it and some parts of the path were not as even as I would like, but they really did a nice job here.

This is such a beautiful park in an area that I would have never expected to find one. It is back off of the busy and crazy south side streets, but the environment is anything but crazy. It is peaceful, beautiful, and full of walkers, bikers, and dog lovers.
Like I said, beautiful park, and if you live in this area, you will have to check it out!

Great running trail! I can’t believe it took me almost 2 years to check this place out. Since its along the river you get a nice breeze as you are running… lots of friendly ducks and geese chillin’ all around as well. This park makes me want to come to the South Side again, which I usually avoid due to the drunken scene often found on East Carson. I may even go the extra mile and buy a boat, as there are places to dock it. Well, maybe not but still cool nontheless.

Another beautiful riverfront park that once was the site of J&L Steel. The park runs along the Monogahela River and is also the site of the only public boat ramp in this city. Great place for walks and bike rides, a bike trail runs right along the park’s path.