We rode our ebikes on the old railroad grade. Lots of great scenery and historic signage. Beautiful day with ni too many people

A very nice, relatively easy hike. There is a very cool waterfall at the bottom of the dam and the Creek area is very pleasant. My 7 year old did the whole hike, but he was definitely tired by the end. Highly recommend the loop trail in a clockwise manner.

Spectacular scenery. Nicely groomed trails. Bikes welcome!

Beautiful hiking spot and I think its a good trail for most abilities. Nice and flat except for the stairs to get down to the main level.

The Pea Vine trail was perfect! Lots of trails for walking & riding bikes. Bring water.

Love this trail. Not too difficult. Peavine runs into Iron king. Peavine trail offers views of the lake and dells. If you go when the cliff rose is in bloom, you get your aromatherapy while you hike

Nice walking. Easy parking, take fold up chairs and find a shady place to enjoy a breeze. Chirping birds and water in the creek in the spring time. And dont forget to take your water!

Watson Lake as seen from a stop along Peavine trail.

What an adventure! If you go hiking, make sure to pack more than you think youll need because my boyfriend ended up running out of water while hiking (due to our own inexperience) Luckily, we ran into a fellow hiker who gave us some water. Thank you guy! You saved us! We climbed up and down the dells to get back to Watson Park and made it right on time, right before sundown (the park closes at sunset) Got a lot of good pictures on the way.Everyone is friendly and we enjoyed our visit! We look forward to seeing the park when the construction is finished!

Great hike! A lot to cover and great scenery.

Absolutely stunning and the trails/pathways are easy to find.

Well maintained trails, beautiful scenery, wonderful place for bird watching. My 6 year old had no problems hiking here after a morning spent in the Constellation Trails near here.

Great place to hike or mountain bike. The Peavine trail is an old railway its wide and pretty easy grade its about 7 miles from Prescott to Prescott Valley (double check the distance yourself) it is mostly red ciders and decomposed granite. It has great views and the boulders are fantastic. Off of the Peavine trail the City and volunteers have some really great trails check the city maps for difficulty.

Lots of pretty trees. Deers and bunny rabbits

Beautiful marsh area, you can hike or bike, dogs on leash, Lake area with kayak rental, magnificent views, wonderful mountain biking.

Beautiful and shared escape from the city! I heard the lake water is tainted from public sewage that is dumped in it from upstream, but as long as you dont go in the water, youre fine!!!

Great place for a good hike and work those legs

Decent place, a bit hot and dry with bugs. But very pretty.

I like this place because you can hike, bike, or walk. There is almost always a nice breeze.

Many native trees grow here - including local willows and cottonwoods - creating an oasis in the middle of this crowded central Arizona community. In addition to the flowing Granite Creek, a nearby pond is maintained, creating habitat for even more native flora and fauna. A network of paths let you explore the vast park, crisscrossing the stream over bridges and circling around the pond. Many birds - especially migratory species - call the forest home. On the recent morning of my visit, I saw blue grosbeaks, summer tanagers, hooded orioles and yellow warblers in addition to flycatchers, titmice and wrens.

Nice easy walk, lake scenery is beautiful

Easy hike beautiful trees espectacular views of lake rock hills and green hills take bug repellent if youre going to be stationary

Every walk is like the first...just wonderful.

Just go here before the houses ruin it!Beautiful to hike and explore!!

Great place to rent kayaks and fun walking trails. Area is beautiful and peaceful.

Hiked the 5 mile loop around Watson and was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful scenery and a little challenge. Definitely geared towards beginners in spots but a good workout for even us long distance hikers. Come check it out and only pay $3 to park!

Great place to get outside and enjoy what Prescott has to offer!

When the lake is up the beauty of the area is just unbelievable. Great place to go kayaking especially in those cool winter afternoons

Good place to stay in family for camping and hiking.

Very dry this year

Beautiful, easy trails. Lots of trees.

Nice place to hike.

Fun ride

Love this place! Great trails through the trees and plenty of different bird species!

Great place to run your boat before you head to the big lakes

Beautiful view worth visiting

Great place to enjoy the outdoors

Check out the Peavine Trail. Beautiful area!

Its a really peaceful place with beautiful scenery

Great views, and auditory show put on by nature, with some smooth trails. Perfect area for a run, hike, photo shoot, to go birding.

One of my got to places to trail run. Not to crazy but its a good workout in a cool area.

Diversity of wildlife awesome place

The county refuge station is such a lovely site, I truly feel that all out of state visitors and potential residents should visit, just to get a more broad spectrum of what local residents consider trash. I do swear as the post office is my witness at just how people toss away bicycles that require very littleMaintenance to give to the many homeless or better yet a needy child, that is the part of WATSON WOODS I had the pleasure of being in today.

Neat little spot. Worth visiting, a liitle climbing, great views

Beautiful lake surrounded by large granite boulders and a great area for bird watching. Highly recommend the hiking and biking trails!

The really big trees are very beautiful its very peaceful walking under them and exploring off the trails

You must take family. bathrooms, hiking, kayaking, biking, walking and picnics. Totally worth an afternoon. Do check their events page first. A lot of events are hosted here.

Jewel. One of my favorite parks. Any way you can get to the stream is recommended. Such beautiful landscape, well maintained. Spring and the wildflowers is spectacular.

Had I know it was $3 to park your car so you could walk on an old asphalt Trail I wouldnt have come. I didnt see any mention of it being a fee area on Google.

Peace and quiet just outside of town.

I was on a Search and Rescue mission. Was very impress with the beauty of the area and all the trails.

Woods with a big lake.

Beautiful place, go check it out.. if you love nature you will like it here..

The trail was absolutely beautiful the air was so fresh and so clean

Beautiful well kept preserve, quiet and very pleasant.

Beautiful place to walk - the dog loves it too!

Picturesque geological formations around Watson lake, however, the parking is very far from the lake...

Great for hiking, fishing, kayaking. Admission to the park is free every Wednesday. Bring the family or you sweetheart.

Great for hiking beautiful rock formations boating. Good place for picnics . just sit and relax will looking out in the lake

Beautiful lake, good hiking, lots of things to do!

Nice lake overview.picnic quite cool placeBut I had Actuley went to the Animal shelter around the corner,Got a friend a Aww - some dog.Save a life gains unconditionalLOVE

Beautiful scenery near water.

Bring bug spray. There are lots of mosquitoes because of the lake.

Beautiful hiking here!!! It has nice and easy trails for any age, plus its dog friendly! I had so much fun hiking with my family and dog. Definitely recommend to anyone!

Nice place to hike, picnic or just go sit and breath!

Plenty of trails to explore

Beutifull place to be with family and to take pictures

This is one of a kind place that welcomes wheelchair bound people a day to forget you can not walk. The view is one of a kind.

Excellent topography for a liesurely hike.

Beautiful stop.

Beautiful great place to enjoy the outdoors

Beautiful scenery

Fun place to take the kids to explore the lake

Took a hike with the mother in law ‘ great little hike we did

Beautiful place to seek serenity.

Nice kayak ride between the rocks.

Great place to hike & enjoy nature!

I love this place!

No water, to short no challenge

An amazing place to go hiking

Fun place to Kayak. Rentals available. Park attendants are very friendly. Facilities are clean. Will definitely be back!

Beautiful Lake from the road but when we got there the park was already closed. It has some very inviting features to it and could make for a wonderful Days Journey and time of enjoyment

Gorgeous place to get out and hike a bit. Views rang from high desert lake to an unexpected forest. Lots of amenities for picnicking. Only 3 dollars for access the entire day. Excellent day trip destination.

Rarely anyone there. Very peaceful

Was here for a 5k. Was pretty nice. A little stinky at the beginning but overall a nice place for a walk.

Very cool peaceful place to spend the day

Scenic many mosquitoes.

Hiking, biking, kayaking, and just amazing views of the dells!

Frisbee golf course is awesome!!!

Lovely lake. Many outdoor uses.

Nice lake to kayak or canoe around.

Beautiful

Great hike nice trails

Beautiful easy trails

Great place to hike & fish

Love being outdoors. Beautiful park. Only negative was a couple families were blaring loud Hispanic music you could hear across the lake. Is there a noise ordinance?

Love it####:great lake awsome view

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Parking at Watson Woods isnt free, theres a nice spot to pull off ths road between the two paid lots but no place to sit

Watson Woods is not Watson Lake Park. This is a nature reserve just south of Watson Lake along 89. There are walking trails through old trees and streams from Watson Lake. Really nice in the summer time and when the lake run off is high. However this is not the area to fly a kite as another review suggests. Watson Lake Park has huge open areas for that. Come to the woods for walking/hiking trails.