Cottage Grove Park

I like this park because it has many elements. There is the playground that is somewhat newly outfitted with lower AND higher level equipment for a mix of younger age groups. It has the playground is well defined, so the kids don’t run around everywhere. It has a short side walk that you can take strollers on. It has a few grassy fields and it has a lil woodsy trail with a creek across the street.
It has a Porto potty and two picnic tables, perfect for nannies and families.
It’s draw back is that it has garbage and animal feces every now and again, but what park doesn’t?

For what its worth, growing up I have seen what this area used to look like and it was nothing but over grown weeds and sometimes the random dead animal. As a kid waiting for the bus nearby it was always an eerie feeling looking in the over grown areas never knowing what was living in the bushes. Over time it was a little better, the weeds and green belt was leveled out and then you started to wonder what was happening.
It is so nice to now see a park where a huge piece of over grown land used to be that was not being used for anything. At first I didn’t know what to think about it and trying to visit it sometimes was weird when you saw what you thought was some kind of deal going down. Now that this park has been here for awhile it seems more safe to have the kids come and play for awhile however who ever thought up the play designs was really thinking differently. My kids kind of look at everything and are confused at what they might like to play on, it kind of loses its fun after awhile and they want to go walk somewhere else.
On the other side of the street there’s a nice path to walk or run on with places on both sides to sit and read or have a picnic if you feel like it. Long fellow creek is nearby as well and you could go walk on the trails.
So if you’re in the area and have the kids its a nice place for them to have some fun and let off some energy. I just hope in the future they change their mind and put some cool playground stuff in for the kids.

I just discovered this park recently and it’s pretty great. Really all it is is a couple of big fields and a playground but I always have a good time here. My husband and I first wandered down here because we wanted to play bocce ball and throw the frisbee around; these are hard things to do when you have a very small yard on a hill. There was ample room for both of these activities. We went on a Saturday afternoon and saw no one else the whole time we were here. For being a couple blocks off Delridge it’s a pretty quiet spot.
In the middle of our bocce game I decided to try out the playground equipment. I wish I had a playground like this as a kid, no sharp edges on anything and no wood! Everything was plastic or metal and had a cool design. Of course I kept thinking ‘if I was 3 feet tall this would be really awesome’ but I still had fun. Try out the cool little rock climbing wall.
If you’re looking for a chill spot to hang out with your kids or friends I would definitely recommend Cottage Grove!

It’s weird, I have never heard anyone say they don’t like this park! Everybody likes this park. Everyone. I have never heard of anyone having a terrible experience here. It is super quiet, and has pretty grassy hills for my little ones to roll down or for picnics on sunny days. On the plus side for me, it is a block from my house :)

Eh, this park was just OKAY. I guess I’m old fashioned but I prefer the regular play equipment with slides and climbing toys. The kids couldn’t figure out how to use it! Try another park.