Swanson Park

"A fun place to explore. You can hear traffic everywhere but it still feels like you've escaped to nature."

"Nice park. Linear path,However, there are many side trails that you take in along the river to explore. Nice place to unwind from work . It does get a bit buggy in the evening. Make sure to wear some bug spray."

"Was a beautiful park, and we loved the hiking trails. Plenty of wildlife to be seen, and lots of small dirt trails to branch off onto. Definitely have to watch out for poison ivy and poison sumac on the dirt trails that branch off."

"If you are brave enough to go exploring, this park is a nature lover's dream. So many interesting plants and animals to photograph here! Bring a camera if that is your thing. Walk back into the woods & find little paths that are a bit uncharted. Be very careful though! Some of the trees have thorns. They are not small. We are talking giant 2 inch thorns! If it is wet, you will want to have some boots. Mind your step. This is a lovely little piece of nature in the city that you are sure to enjoy."

"This park is quite beautiful during seasons for the small flowers blooming there to see, or during/after a rain. Evergreen trees give a deep woodsy refreshing smell with a few honeysuckle bushes. The place has a LOT of trees (even though the area of the place itself is quite small), so that it reduces the noise or surrounding heavy traffic for Central & Maize streets. You will find deer relatively often. There are off-trails that deer originally made, that people now walk as well, for a more of an adventurous walk. A small but amazing park."