We rented the community building next to the police station for my daughters birthday party, was big enough so everyone could distance themselves if they wanted they had bathrooms with running water which you cant find find that in my neck of the woods. Also was just a great spot you felt safe with Urbandale PD station next to you and theres a park for the kids and an open field where theres soccer and baseball and a skate park. All around great community area

Quite an amazing public park! Kids will love the play areas! My own kids have dubbed the slide the fastest one theyve ever seen! Some beautiful walking trails surround the park and there are numerous Play areas where kids can explore! This park really has something for everyone.

This is one of the largest public sports park in urbandale area for residents. It has 8 tennis courts, soft ball court, skating area, and nice long trails connected to other parks in town. This has something to offer for all ages.

This is a great place to play. Children have a blast with its climabouts and slides. Has a outdoor skate park.

This park is amazing. One of our favorites. A wonderful walking trail, multiple playgrounds in different locations, a pound. And so much more It’s a great park for kids of all ages.

This review is specifically for the skate park......the rest of the park is actually very nice. While my 12 yr old son prefers to skateboard, ALL of his friends ride scooters (as do most young kids these days). While scooters are technically not allowed at this park, Ive seen them used there EVERY time weve ever gone.The last time we were there (& apparently this happens quite often), one of the older skateboarders called the police on several young kids (8-12) using scooters who were then forced to leave the park. Its truly sad that instead of simply educating these kids on how to use the skate park appropriately, the skaters just call the cops to kick them out & caused a scene with one of the parents. My son has no desire to skate there anymore since the police are likely to show up & none of his scooter friends can join us. The city needs to realize that times have changed and the rules need to be updated to allow more kids to use the park (like the newer/better skate parks in Ankeny & downtown).

Very nice shelter. Not the Giovanetti one. Bathrooms were clean. Had a nice small birthday party. Clean grounds

Great pickleball and tennis courts plus a huge slide next to the kids playground.

Great little Ball Park lots of parking, 4 fields back to back, Soccer fields, snack bar, bathrooms, play grounds, plenty of parking 3 parking lots in the park and right next to the fields is a play ground for the little ones. Grocery store couple blocks away within walking distance for a long day in the park. Some tree shading areas around the ball fields which was a major plus especially for long days at the ball fields even days lol. Great place to hold adult softball tournaments, but most of all youth travel ball tournaments great on site staff very friendly and helpful...No ATM onsite but take debit and credit cards for the snack bar reasonabley priced. Fields are pretty big, takes a Big bat to Go Yard... Overall pretty good complex and well taken care of. Sorry and a skate park...

Nice large park with plenty of open space and multiple play areas.

Skate park is lots of fun, but doesnt get any shade. Bring water

We love that park. So spacious and lots to do.

Last week was my birthday my wife brought my presents so i can open them up.. today is my wifes birthday so again were at walker Johnson park for her birthday .. we had lunch there ( Canes )

Nice clean park. Didn’t seem to busy.

Theres something for everyone in the family here. Tennis, ballfields, skateparks, playstructures, walking paths, plus a first rate meeting house. Well tended and top notch!

Fun skate park, like the trail.

This is a wonderful local park, with tennis courts, a softball/hardball complex, a skate park area, and walking trails for miles, and more Im sure; we didnt cover the whole grounds. Not to mention Pokemon GO! Many gyms, and countless dozens of pokestops make this a great gathering place, much like the sculpture park downtown.Within an hour I had filled my bag, and captured over 100 pokemon, just walking around the park. I havent played since before you could trade; so it was impressive to see 30+ people teaming up to take on a raid; all while practicing safe social distancing!The park is beautiful, well maintained, and lively; with all the ammenities, like restrooms, trash receptacles, and water fountains (I see alot of parks without any water...). I must say we were definitely awed by our first visit here; the play areas are clean, and structurally sound. This park is full of life, positive vibes, beautiful scenery, and architecture.

Lots of activities or a place to relax

Pretty nice area of trails, very community.

Lots of play areas, and theyre fairly unique.

Love this park. So much to do!

Nice place for the entire family.

The fireworks were spectacular!!!

I like the lake in the park.. I also liked the playground.

Great place for fun, something for everyone.

Fun place for kids to play. Nice playground. Big slides was popular for both kids and grown-ups.

Nice, shaded picnic tables and fun walking paths

Great park lots to do

Awsome place to spent time for both kids and adult

Great getting the old folks out!

Great expansive park with lots of things for kids. Story trail, skateboard park, bike and walking trails, tennis courts, ball diamonds, pond with dock. Love living near it in Urbandale.

Great place for pokemon go!

This park is great! Its our favorite park for the whole family. You can even walk to the library!

This park is absolutely amazing its clean, people are friendly and there is so much to do. Soccer fields, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, skate park, playgrounds for kids, and walking trails for adults. A couple different shelter houses for gathering and its all next door to a library. One of my favorite places to just hang.out and relax.

Great ambiance. Had a fall soccer game. Nice facilities. Good place for dog walking too.

Nice family park in Urbandale.

Pier for fishing. My son caught a blue gill. 3 year old liked the little toddler play area. Great for all ages. Cool place.

We have been here for many ball games with our kids and grandchildren. This evening we stopped to eat our carry out food while it was pouring rain.

My family loves this park. It has nice playground equipment and my kids love the climbing hill. There are plenty of trails to walk and a public fishing pond that draws plenty of birds. The community center always had a birthday or event going on but weve never had terrible finding a place to park or picnic table for lunch. The trails connect to the library so you can stop for books then head out for a walk/jog/ride. The trails are wide, clean and the park is well traveled until early evening. It would be nice if there were better restrooms than port-a-potties, but its better than nothing.

Very nice park.

The Giovannetti shelter is a fabulous location for holding private events and because it is fully enclosed it doesnt matter what the weather is doing outside. With a mini kitchen and indoor restrooms it has all the amenities for a family gathering or a work meeting.

Only visited the playground area for the kids. Playset is well taken care of. Large enough to keep the little ones busy enough to wear out mom and dad. Will return.

Great park for kids. You can spend hours here. The is also a neat nature walkway behind the Giovonetti center that the kids can explore on, as well as a pond. This is a great place to take family pictures.

Beautiful, clean and nice facilities!

My boys always love coming here!

Nice, well maintained park. Attended baseball games. They have nice play areas for younger children.

Love walking at this park, but could be better lite for night walking

For the fishermen: its a standard pond for a family day out; bluegill, largemouth bass, and channel catfish. I dont think I need to tell you how to catch bluegill, but the bass and catfish are harder to pull in, but theyre in there. Ive only seen people catch bass with minnows, and personally Ive never seen anyone else catch catfish, however I have pulled a 7 lbs, 23 inch channel catfish out of the water using blue gill cut-bait I caught earlier in the day. Bluegill are under the dock and around the shores (duh), bass are gonna be around the bluegill but just a little further out, and for catfish try working it around the dock, or the middle of the lake. This isnt a trophy fish pond, but its kinda cool to pull out a decent size fish while everyone else is looking at you in awe. Its a hard pond to fish, but it makes catching bass or catfish super fun when you have a big one on the end of your line. Good luck and I hope I made your day a little easier.P.S. if youre going frogging, this is a decent place for it, i would recommend 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm for it.

Great little park. Plenty of different areas for kids off all ages. Plenty of parking and easy to get in/out.

This is a really nice park. It has a fun playground, walking trails around a pretty pond, observation decks by the woods, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, soccer fields and plenty of picnic tables.

Very pretty park, with many different play areas, and beautiful ponds. Also very quiet, and clean. It probley helps that this park is literally just a few steps from Urbandale Police Department, which I find fantastic. I will be returning here soon!! Highly recommended!!

I love the park And go there often.

Beautiful trails and multiple playgrounds for the kids including a skate park

My favorite park. Great walking path and pond.

Fireworks were awesome

Great place to bring children with multiple parks including the giant slide. Also all the sportsball fields.

Nice but field numbers need to be more visible.

An excellent park with good trails to walk on and a lot of space. Good for Pokemon too.

This is a great place to take some kids fishing for the first time. They will lose interest and then you can go play on the play grounds. The pond has fish in it, as it is a DNR project.

Great place to take the kids. Always a fun time!!

We always have a great time, clean and well kept park and playground

Beautiful shelter for receptions, accommodated over 200 comfortably

Nice and decent sized park with nice trails

Love coming here with friends and family.

Kids love this park!! Alot of great things to do for the family

Great place to take my 5 year old, and most people wouldnt expect it but the skaters are super encouraging and helpful to small kids who are learning to skateboard as well.

Love the pokestops

Great pokemon go space! A bunch of stops around, and a couple of gyms. All spaced out for some good walking.

Attended an event at the shelter there, very nice facility can be rented for private parties, fully equipped with everything you might need for grad parties or other affairs.

Love the play areas. Wish there was more restrooms.

Great place to take the kids to let them play or to play along with them.

Night out with Urbandale Police Department was a total success again this year. My youngest daughter is moving to Urbandale this month. Her daughter my Granddaughter has gone to Urbandale schools since kindergarten. So proud. I was raised in Urbandale and lived here most of my life. Excellent schools. Excellent neighborhoods. So glad to see my family stay and live here. Just wish my oldest daughter seen what we see in Urbandalel.....Thank You UPD for keeping our neighborhoods safe. And putting your lives out there for us. We love You and Appreciate You! Blue Lives Matter!

One of my favorite parks, very clean, great trails, right next to the library and new equipment. Also has a skate park

Relaxing is what me and my girlfriend always think

When I grew up here in Urbandale (left 42 yrs ago), we had minimal park development, probably very little money available, dumpy Little League facilities. Now, parks and trail system here are impressive in comparison, sculptures especially. If residents were only as friendly as they were back in the 70s... I feel like a stranger here for sure.

This a a fun place to enjoy your family and some outdoor activities

Great recreational park for adults, kids, dog lovers, nature ppl

Great, well maintained park.

This park has so much to do for so many ages its a great Park its beautiful exciting and fun, I will go again!

Could of used a place to take my grandkids to the bathroom

Great place to walk. If you play Pokemon Go, it has a lot of activity and the folks in the area are really friendly and nice. There is fishing, playgrounds, skate parks, library, water fountains, just all around great scenery and place to visit.

Its a nice park to enjoy your community picnic and excellent shelter of Giovannetti Patio. Quite and save.But the open shelter near the elementary school should jeva all the services like the Giovannetti. Eg electricity cord or light that will allows community to enjoy they full picnic.

Love it.Beautiful, clean, serene...Tennis courts, baseball fields, skate park, playground...Possibly my favorite park in town

Great place take kids for a play break.

Great park located in heart of urbandale. adjacent to walking and bike paths, softball/baseball fields. Several play areas for kids. Open and private buildings available for reservation.

Place was clean. Lots to do kiddos loved it.

High quality and clean park. Great place for the whole family, skate park is high quality, the trails are clean and dont smell, the playgrounds seem perfect for kids. Not to mention the pokemon go/ingress opportunities. I recomend this place often, just hadnt left an official review.

Clean with a wide variety of fun things to do.

4 softball fields, open grass field, multiple playgrounds, walking path, concessions, tennis courts, pond and skate park. This place has it all.

Nice park, clean, good pond for fishing and also comes with a skate park

We always go to this park. Quiet decent.

Was there for a baseball game very nice park

Great place to play Ingress and Pokemon Go.

Fun vintage softball feel here. Not a lot of space for warmups but doesnt take away from a good place for tournament softball!

Really nice little park to take the kids to, and the skate park part is pretty rad. Plenty of grind space and room for drop-ins. Plus, the entire surrounding Park area is a great place to take a stroll.

Gorgeous park with lots of paved walking trails.

Great playground with a variety of play areas for kids

Great park! Something for all ages. Unique exciting playgrounds

Good people good park good pupper

This park is awesome. It is very large and has varties of things to do for you and specially for your kids. There is a bridge going through the tress and a very long slide beside a very nice play ground beside the skate area and finally a small lake.