About FDR Park
FDR Park is a sprawling urban retreat featuring a massive, nature-integrated playground, scenic lake trails, and unique cultural highlights like an Asian market and Swedish museum, perfect for families looking to let kids burn energy in a peaceful setting.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Active families wanting to spend a full day outdoorsPicnics and relaxed family walks in natureParents looking for a free, high-energy burning playground experienceToddlers (short slides, swings, and easy walking paths)Older children (tall slides, challenging climbing nets, and tennis courts)
Why families love it
- Artfully-designed playground built around natural features like trees and rocks
- Diverse play equipment including short to tall slides, climbing branches with netting, and unique spinny-things
- Scenic walking trails around the lake with abundant bird watching and wildlife
- On-site cultural attractions including the Swedish museum and a popular Asian market
- Tennis courts available for friendly matches
- Magical playground integrated with natural elements
Insider tips
- Bring plenty of drinks and snacks to keep kids energized at the large playground
- Combine your playground visit with a trip to the Swedish museum or the Asian market
- Pack tennis rackets and balls if you want to use the courts
Good to know before you go
- Visiting without snacks or hydration, as the playground is large and physically demanding for kids
- Ongoing park expansion and construction might temporarily affect some areas
- Crowds
- Can get busy during special events like flea markets
- Value
- Excellent value as a free public park with premium playground facilities, scenic trails, and picnic areas.
- Food
- Picnic tables and areas are available nearby for bringing your own food
- Accessibility
- Ample and accessible play equipment of all sorts is integrated into the playground
- Safety
- Climbing structures built with secure netting and smooth, big tree branches
What parents say
"This park has a fantastic trail that runs around the entire park. It also has some off shoot trails which are nice. A fantastic playground for kids and a nice ecosystem where birds flourish. They're currently expanding the park. I'm making it more inviting from time to time.They have events down here, flea markets so on and so forth.Just a beautiful place to go relax take a walk and enjoy your family"
4 months ago
"Fantastic, artfully-designed, and magical playground at this park. Nice, close by picnic area and tables. Walking paths and photo ops. Lake with pretty views. This play equipment here tops them all. The equipment is built around existing environmental features such as trees and rocks. There is ample and accessible play equipment of all sorts, many quite unique. Had a great time climbing up and going down the myriad types of slides, from short to tall. Fun climbing areas made of big, smooth tree branches built with netting and footholds. Kids can spin, swing, climb, and bounce to their heart's "
5 months ago
"Been going to FDR park since I was 16. Brought my fiance Ryan here for the first time. I love him so much. Thank you for keep this park as I remember with friends, family and other relationships alike this relationship is my forevership so so happy to be here!"
a month ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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