Avondale Park

Beautiful park full of diverse wildlife. Very clean, calm and enjoyable. Highly recommend.

This is one of my favorite parks. Close to where we live and the small lake and surrounding wooded area attracts lots of birds, including the occasional rarity. I visit there at least monthly. The walking path around the lake is flat, paved and easy for anyone to navigate. There’s a well maintained play area, a ball field and multiple picnic tables, including several pavilions.

Avondale Park a nice area, pet friendly with ducks and a lake with plenty fish, also has a playground for the kids. You can also watch a baseball game on the field if they playing!! And if you need to read a book it's a library there but if you hungry it's restaurants and entertainment right across the street in walking distance.

♿️ Very nice park with lots of history behind it. Walked the trail around the pond several times, it was small, so it takes a little bit to get your steps in. But, the natural scenery...trees, the stone steps, the rocks, the amphitheater, the rose garden, the tiny babbling brook are all worth stopping to check out. The old statue is gone and they've replaced it with a bronze statue of "Miss Fancy" the elephant and a plaque telling you it once was the B'ham Zoo. This is easily wheelchair ♿ accessible and friendly as the majority is flat. There are plenty of benches to sit in the shade or by the pond. There are quite a few covered areas with tables as well. I found another yellow crested heron at this park amd that made my day. They are a sign of good luck and prosperity. And so far, I've seen them in every park but 2 that I've been to recently. It's definitely worth checking out if you haven't been yet. There's plenty of parking, a softball field, and some other stuff that I never made it over towards bc I found a secret set of stone steps and I'll just let it keep being a secret so others will go try to find them. 🤣

I never visited Avondale Parks, even though it was very close to my house. It is a pleasant location for kids, families, and friends.