Bradley Lake Park

Fun little park! Nice play area & baseball areas. The lake is very pretty with lots of big beautiful trees! It is a shirt trail walk around the whole lake but a fun & romantic one. All sorts of little spots to cut off the main trail & sit privately around the lake. Main parking lot is a little small but there is overflow across the street! Fishing & picnic areas, however I’m not sure on the fishing. I come here all the time!

Favorite lark in puyallup. My kids love it and the trail around the lake is mostly shaded. The parking gets tight on nicer days but there is still plenty of room there that you can still enjoy time with your family without feeling too crowded.

Clean! The walking trails are short but they have different trail loops to add. It’s partially shaded! Paved! The have a great kids park and a large grassy hill to play or lay on. Tables, benches, bathrooms and decent parking.

I love that Puyallup has a bunch of different parks to choose from, so you can mix things up with your little ones. This place was wonderful, busy for a Sunday, but wonderful.
They have two different play toys for the different age groups. A TON of open fields where you can just sit to have a picnic, play sports, or just lay around.
They have a lake available where you can fish from the shore (no boats allowed). Theres also a trail that you can walk that goes around the whole thing. It’s a short walk, my 6 year old & i did it without any complaints.
Lots of geese running around, we even ran into some babies! SO CUTE! Nice little sunny day location for the family. We will definitely be back to enjoy a walk & to play at the park.

Pretty nice park… great fishing in the spring when stocked with fish. It can get a little crowded, but what you expect, its a nice park. I also like the trail around the lake.

Really love this park! Walking around the lake on a sunny day I mean could it get any better? Its all paved so no worries for strollers or clumsy people like myself. I feel comfortable going there alone because there are always people around and its not deeply wooded. Parking can be a bit tight I recommend parking across the street they have a side walk that lights up for you to cross safely.

Great place for a walk. the kiddo toy area seems nice but then again… it’s been a while since I’ve got down a slide… parking and be tight if it’s crowded but there is overflow across the street. Seems pretty clean and the pathway if flat and paved.

I really like this park! I’ve made my out here for any kind of reason you could imagine… from preschool graduations, to girls fast pitch games, to a summer night run, I’ve don’t it all and it’s awesome! First of all, the running trail around the lake (which is unswimmable for the record) is really great for jogging or just going for a stroll with the kids. The only thing is that people say that creeps sometimes hang out around the trails. The play areas for the kids is great, one for older kids and one for younger, and they have some cool, unique equipment that I’ve never seen before but that was sweet if you were a kid. They have public restrooms, but they are kind of nasty, and there are some good baseball fields to watch some games in the Spring. The only this is that’s parking SUCKS!!! I recommend coming on hot day for the best experience and I will be back :)

Great park as far as it being fun for the family, lots of space, lake, trail to walk or run, trees to climb, baseball field, covered picnic tables, big field, ducks, fishing, two sets of bathrooms, great place to do pictures. The only thing I don’t like is how packed it is, but what can ya do! It’s a popular park! Also, LOCK your cars, I can’t say it enough, it is a safe area, but since it’s so popular, busy, lots of cars that means the bad guys come look through cars, my friend had her purse stolen right out of her car, when she ran to the bathroom.

There are some really cool things about this park. If you have kids, the playground is neat. There’s some fun places to hang out in the trees. There’s a couple places to BBQ. There’s a large covered area for bigger parties. Sometimes there’s ospreys or bald eagles in the trees, if you’re into bird watching. There’s also a nice paved trail around the lake. Sort of.
The last time we went there we couldn’t go five steps without seeing dog poop. It was EVERYWHERE. Gargantuan German Shepherd size piles of poop. I mean, they look like a German Shepherd made them. They’re not literally the size of a German Shepherd, because that might actually be something to see, if only once. Anyway, most of it is off to the side, so if you don’t walk in the grass or the dirt you’ll be okay. But then it was like people just got sick of letting their dogs poop in the grass or the bushes and decided the middle of the pavement seemed like a much better place. Then, since their dogs made the huge mess for other people to step in, there’s just no choice but to leave it there. No seriously, what is wrong with the people who live in Puyallup? Is there some insane tax on poopie bags that makes leaving the house fully prepared impossible? The point is, if you like seeing dog poop, or you’re a biologist who is collecting samples of random dog poop for some sort of study about dog poop, this place is for you. But I think they cleaned up all the goose poop, so no goose poop for you, Poopy Pants.
Oh yeah, and I think there’s year round fishing? You might want to double check that. I do know the lake is stocked with trout, but there may be other kinds of fish as well.

Great park with an awesome playground and a great trail to walk around the lake. Very peacefull and for the most part everyone that goes to the park are friendly. Lots of birds so expect a lil mess done by nature but still relaxing after driving Meridian traffic!

Pretty good-​sized park. Big playground and cool trails too. Love the water feature (a 12 acre lake) too. My only complaint has to do with the parking situation. There’s probably only 30 spots to park in to so in the summer, you’ll have to park along the street or across the street where a not so big lot (although bigger than the one at Bradley Lake) can be found.

Beautiful park to walk your dog and take a jog. Why would you allow your kids to swim there? there was a guy letting his THREE boys swim in that lake this weekend!!! The water has all kind of crap in it!!! CRAZY!!!

BEAUTIFUL trail for running/​walking/​biking, although, being that it’s heavily wooded… don’t go alone.
I mean. It IS Puyallup, and you’re probably safe… but I just feel like it’s ASKING to be a top story on the 11 o’clock news. It’s literally all I think about if I brave it by myself. I try not to ever go alone… you just never know.
And, now that I sound like a total paranoid psycho, I shall finish my review.
Beautiful park, beautiful trails, awesome spots for BBQs and picnics. Lots of goose/​duck poop, which is gross… but honestly, you can’t beat the LARP’ers on a nice Saturday morning. I could base my review entirely off the LARP’ing alone.
OH — and 9 times out of 10 — parking SUCKS.

Have been here a few times with the family for my boys to work on Scout requirements for rank advancement and Merit Badges.
There are two playgrounds for my younger boys. I prefer the rubber-​floored over the wood chip one. The one with the rubber-​floor is also a larger playground with a variety of activities and lots of slides.

Love the entertainment that the City of Puyallup puts on here… the view, trails it all works here!

Minus the GOOSE poop… I like Bradley Lake Park.
I don’t like driving so far. from up meridian. especially with a big
dog in tow.
She gets antsy but I don’t really know where else I can take her.
I usually just walk her around the neighborhood without driving at all.
but I plan on taking her more often to Bradley, she seemed to like it a lot.

This is a gorgeous park. It is very well maintained, has a 0.8 mile paved loop around the lake, and is pet friendly. Just remember to pick up after your critters, and keep them leashed! Lots of grassy area for families to play, covered party/​function area with picnic tables, baseball diamond, and a large big-​toy area for the kids. This lake is not for swimming, but you can fish to your heart’s content. Also, small non-​motorized boats are allowed on the lake. The covered picnic table area needs to be reserved, especially on the weekends. So be sure to call ahead if you plan on using it. I believe it’s though Puyallup parks and recreation.

It is a great park, lots to do, great playground for the kids, nice trail around Bradley lake.
The only problem it is located on the top of South Hill, which means if it is a nice day parking will be insane and the park way too crowded. Instead drive down the hill to hit some of the smaller parks, or head over to wildwood.

I love Bradley Lake Park! It is a large park with walking trails around the lake, which is great for taking my dog for a walk. There is also a really fun play area for kids. I’ve played in the play area myself and have always had a good time when I’m there. The park is very clean and there are two parking lots just in case the main parking lot is full.