Reviews of Cottonwood Island Nature Park (Park)

Jhoan Paola C

I went there many times, and each are quite different. Even it was snowing, I enjoyed my walk, and the carvings there always surprise me.

Marc Landry

Very nice park

Kyle Cameron

Good trails and views that connect to other parks and hiking areas.

Cindy Saarela

A place you have to show your friends and family.

Zooey Norman

bring bug spray in the summer!!

Ward Bond

Still flooded couldnt complete walk. Mosquitos AND sandflies? …

Don Haviland

Very nice trails. Fall colour and smells.

Robert Ford

Wonderful walk in the park. Our go to place.

Sean Kelly

If you can ignore the mosquitos during the summer, this place is great for walks!

Tyson Sawchuk

Great place to stretch the legs.

allen thibault

Great place to bring the kids and adults alike

Matt Good

One of the best parks in Prince George. Amazing walk along the water.

Patricia Cote

Well maintained easy trails. Nice park. I'd definitely recommend it.

Mary Lou Rosendale

Very nice. Need bug dope at this time of year

Bonnie Kerr

Great park for walking or biking. Pet friendly.????

Tathianna Yelland

Enjoy Family walks here, always lots to see, search and find all the faces carved in the trees is probably our favourite thing to do!!

Niki patel

Beautiful place! Dont forget to use instant repellent specially if visiting in evening hours!

James Flynn

Almost come daily from Spring to late fall and do an evening walk around.

Noah Vejvoda

Literally a park not sure what you want here, free entry and lovely to explore. Especially on a cool autumn day.

vickie gould

We love coming for a walk here. The trails are all ages friendly

Sajal Goswami

Lots of nature, lots of trailed. Really awesome place for someone who likes sitting by the river and look at 100 year old tress and understand the environment. Do check out the rail museum next door.

Diana Espenhain

Nice trails good view of river

North Edge Ordering

Great cycling, walking and running trails with spectacular scenery of two rivers. Boat launch is popular too.

Brent Progen

When you can't walk the trails due to flooding it's time to break out the kayaks!

Barbara Buttigieg

Was a great walk in the fall crispness My find today

Steve W

Great walk and dog friendly!

kiara walker

Amazing and beautiful, even in the rain

James Janzen

Awesome park. Very nice trails. Good job Prince George.

Matt Reelie

Great place for a walk

Dr. Amirhossein Hosseinmemar

Full of mosquitoes..

Holly McVea

My favorite nature park in town!

Hozefa Jariwala

Good place to visit.

John McAvoy

Lovely trails to walk, small hidden wood carvings in the trees and lots of different birds year round.

Donald Dragomatz

Great place to enjoy outdoor activities and exercise

Gord Currie

Nice to see a Beautiful spot so close to the City of Prince George. Nice Parking area with Blacktop for parking and mowed lawns amongst the Bush with flowers and Trees.

Cynthia Owen

Situated right at juncture of the Nechako and Fraser Rivers. This park is a great spot for a nature walk with informative signage, easy access and surrounded by the beautiful majestic cottonwood poplar trees.

Sharmen Lacerte

Beautiful day for a wander.

Eduardo Valarezo Paredes

Nice trails to go biking or running. Very recommended.

Daniel

One of my favorite places to take a stroll. River views. Carvings in the trees. It's really a great place for families. Lots of parking.

Tara Lea Niedermayer

Really nice park. Enjoyed the walk and the scenery. Carving in the trees.

Deven Kromm

I have gone here for years and it never gets old. Trails are looked after. Good for dog walking or just an after work stroll. My favorite time to go is when the rivers are low and you can walk on the sandbars.

Denis Bisson

Nice and quiet. Sound of River next to it is also calm. Once there I understood why they call it "cottonwood". :-)

David Oickle

Beautiful area, we are going to definitely explore this area.

Rovin

Awesome place to held with feeling close to nature

Rayanna Smith

a great place to walk, my dog especially loves it! You can often see birds and other small wildlife and its right by the river!

Corie-CeCe Bloomfield

It was nice but there were alot of mosquitoes there

David Yule

Family friendly park lots of trails

Alexandra Beler

One of my favorite trails to walk just to get some fresh air

Mark Trottier

Beautiful relaxing. Grab a bench and enjoy the Serenity of the river or the park.

Luke Kitching

Awesome trails and beautiful facilities.

Edward - MamaYeh RV Park

A quiet and peaceful reginal park, very easy access from the town center! It is an amazing Park to make a day visit, even in winter!

Kevin Iverson

Great little park. Trees are massive

Ellenor Bjornsdottir

You should take pictures here. It looks like a dream this time of the year, with the low river. Bring a horn though! Bears like the taste of human.

Brian Lee

Good trails for a good walk along the river

roxanne AA

It's a very beautiful place to walk, child friendly hike but, I wish dog owners picked after their pets.

Tinagirl Travels

Such a beautiful park! This is a lovely place for a walk. Make sure to bring bird seed and hold it out in your hands, birds will land right in your palm! It’s a bit muddy in the spring, but still fun in all seasons. Look for the carvings in the trees!

Jaime Le Francois

Beautiful trails to be enjoyed here. I reccomend bringing a bag of bird feed with you...the chickadees here will eat directly out of your hand!

Jaime V

Another one of Prince George's lovely walking trails. There's always lots of people here in the summertime. Is it dog friendly please so it makes sense that so popular. Make sure you wear bug spray as it's close to the river and the …

Page Rage

Treasure of a park when it's not flooded in May :) highly recommend going there for a walk and see some beautiful scenery.

Grahame Rainey

A great place for a walk. There are some intriguing wood carvings to be found in the trunks of some of the trees.

Nayra Pepenova

Cute park and nice river scenery

Joey Stoney

Nice maintained trails to enjoy a walk

Wesley Mitchell

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Randy WOOLLEY

A great place to walk and if you play Pokémon many spinners and gym's to collect from.

Meika Schreiner

Lovely park, wish more of the bridges from past floods would be replaced so more trails are usable

Paul Williams - aka Nunavut Taidy

Quite good, beautiful trail along the river. Only thing better would have been a few more toilets along the trail, or at least here.

Robin

Beautiful and peaceful, Be weary about Bears in the area "as per the warning signs".

Suzanne Starrett

The trails wind around the Fraser River and through the trees to the old train bridge. There are benches located along the way and you'll see carvings in the trees that are done by an artist no one ever sees. It's very dog friendly. The squirrels and birds eat out of your hand which is amazing to see. So family oriented as well.

Christy Peters

Beautiful nature and unique carving in the trees

Tanya Parks Westergaard

Very nice great place to go and watch ppl and their dogs play.

Jamie beirnes

Beautiful place to walk or ride love it in the fall

Terry Clarke

Great city park, lots of water and the Railway Museum on site.

Kathleen Kehler

Nice walking trails.

Jeremy Gutoski

The mosquitoes are ridiculous right now... you WILL be bombarded and harassed... even with bug spray on. ????

Michael Scharrer

"Elmar", an artist has carved here umpteen great little works of art into the partly huge poplars, one more beautiful than the other

J.P. Muldoe

One of the best locations for an easy walk in Prince George.

Naomi Miller

I absolutely love this park. Friendly people on the trails. Beautiful nature all around you.

Dana 'Kitt' Alwood

Wonderful hiking area..gorgeous carvings throughout

Alysha Gallant

Beautiful trail with a scenic view and nicely packed trail, ice cleats needed in the winter because of flooding, large parts of the trail are ice.

Jonathan Munger

Great place to go enjoy a walk.

Denis L Gendron

Well designed park with groomed trails that connect two park in downtown Prince George.

Tyler Newstead

Good place to stroll with friends, dogs, kids or by yourself. Long pathway starts from by Cameron street bridge and winds it's way down all the way to the 1st Avenue bridge. You have the option of following it even farther as well as it is …

Hannia Fuentes

Perfect for a morning walk

That Guy

Very petty. Wish there werent tents getting popped up in there.

Tylara Whitwick

Very beautiful and quiet area for a nice walk.

Les Jackson

Great place for a long walk with the dog.

ring zheng

This is an interesting park. There are many beautiful tree carvings here. Walking here is a kind of enjoyment.

Ellis Wedel

Great walking trails, and bird's will eat right out of your hand!

Rishabh devgan

Nice place for daily walk

Kevin Bryant

Area is a local treasure

geordog

Great but it was flooded

Rick Adams

A great place to go for a walk easy family trails, pet friendly, a reasonable amount of nature

Scott Smith

There are two trail systems in the park, one for the island and one that runs along the river and exits the park. To access the island, take one of the bridges. It can be buggy at times but this is one of the most beautiful parks in Prince …

Holly A

Nice walking trails.people stop and say hello..many medicines/teas grew there.

Benjamin Stewart

Nice but needs some updates

steven flett

Nice walking trails within city limits even during winter

Jennifer Pighin

Beautiful place for a walk and summer swim.

Tatyana Yasko

Beautiful park, great trails, well-maintained with river access and views.

Tamara Ziemer

Lots of paths, river access, interesting carvings

Dan Kensley

Beautiful Sunday walk with family.

Michelle Gauthier

Not much of a view from parking lot if you want to car picnic.

Andy Herigstad

Good place to run or walk. There are usually other folks on the trails. The tree bark art is unique. Good place to go talk with your significant other. The trails can be a bit rundown and the river eats away at the bank edge but it is still worth exploring.

Randy Roy

Cottonwood park is a real gem of Prince George. Wonderfully maintained trails that are wheelchair accessible and a beautiful view of the river. Keep your eyes peeled for the many carvings all throughout the park. I seem to find a new (to me) carving every time I’m there.

Rick Last

Gem of a trail on the river In Prince George. Check the large trees along the trail for local artist carvings.

jackie smith

Amazing place for walks especially during spring when ducks come back but it needs more matinence to clean up all the animal poo and branches/ mud on trails

Jonathon Johnston

Lots of Pokemon Go Lures however no Pokemon!!! Kiwanis park is better for that. Park is nice tho paths are bad in the rain.

Ronald Monk

Awesome place to hold birds and see ducks carving on trees

Robert Chadwick

Fantastic walking park. Year round when possible.

Jaden S

Beautiful trails and scenery. Just watch out for the mosquitoes, they can be viscous here

Atomic Walroos

It was very pleasant to visit. I would totally recommend going there, I walked my dogs and it is really just a nice way to get outside for a little bit. If you want to go for a non demanding walk, this is the best place to go.

Mark Preston

I have always enjoyed the peace and tranquility of the riverside trails. There is a local artist who has truly enhanced the view by carving figures of native art,castles dragons and other beautifully designed items into the thick cottonwood bark. You round a corner and spot yet another masterpiece framed by nature. A rare treat.

Neil Burns

Beautiful scenery easy walking trails nice view of the river

MC M

Beautiful area with gorgeous trees and a lovely path

Jim Hauck

Went to the Christmas light drive through. They did a great job

Tony Bateson

Great nature area. Just needs a bit more gravel on paths and hopefully a couple more walking bridges rebuilt. Really good carvings in trees unfortunately someone has vandalized a few of them.

Jesse Wheeler

Beautiful forest walk with river beds.

Patrick Mcdonald

Nice place for a walk.

Kitiarian

It's a park! It has trails you can walk on, not sure what else you want to know

Leslie Foster

Lots of trails to enjoy!

Shabri Garg

Great carvings on trees

Janet Koshel

Such a great place. I grew up here and its the dirst time I actually walked i the area!

Brent “Soonta REtire” Dreamer

Beautiful walk near the river and a great place for dogs and kids to enjoy nature.

FwT Consulting

It was a very nice nature walk.

mark ryland

Saw 2 Bald Eagles with Grankids today. Awesome.

Miles

Lovely park. A nice long walk if you take the entire thing and you can use this park to loop up through the bridge to LC Gunn and back down, although that does take you though a scuffed area of town it is an enjoyable little hike that will take about an hour to 2 hours

Ben Berland

When you walk through this park, it's hard to believe that it was once an area that was inhabited by houses and a small community of people. It was known as the Island Cache and well populated until the spring came when the floods came. …

Justine Smith

An amazing walk through the woods!! I love looking for new carving every time we go down there

Jennifer Sparling

The carvings in the trees make this place magical.

Laurie Loewen

Best place to walk in the city! Close by, but you're right in nature, as soon as your out of your car! The chickadees here will eat off of your hand!

Crystal Tennisco

Flooded but still beautiful ????

Dale Adams

Favorite quick place to go for a few photos and lovely nature walk

Fred Layton

Great Place to Hike and not Hard at all

Kayla Schmalz

Great place to go for a walk

Sairah Alam

Beautiful park! Loved walking along the trail and the bridge. Saw many squirrels along the way. Definitely worth the visit.

Beth Brown

Seasonal disruptions. Brave the mosquitoes and high water of you are brave enough. The walk along the river was better than the tree cover in the park.

Brett Haverstock

Awesome park, great trails all season long. Lots of wildlife, friendly people, lots of dogs, and great hidden carvings on various trees!

Khoh -Ta' Windtalker

Gorgeous area. Was fortunate enough to come during a Lheidli drumming group gathering. Was truly beautiful

Jon Grove

Beautiful and easy to walk trails

Adam Jacobsen

Beautiful walking area right next to the downtown core

Rafael Raad

Great place for a stroll or jogging along the river.

Viv F.

A great park for a walk, whether solo, in tandem or with the family. Paved trails (mostly) throughout - but they can be bumpy so if you've got a stroller, wheelchair or scooter, keep your heads up for some uneven parts. The mosquitoes can get bad in the summer so don't forget the bug juice. If you're a runner this is an awesome start and end point for a run. Run loops in the park or run West to the bridge and back. Lots of nice lookout points and bencehs scatered throughout. If you're into Geocaching there's a couple caches here for you. If you're into Pokemon Go...well...I can't help you...just don't fall into the river. During the winter pay close atention, parking lots and trails can get icey - bring cleats or snowshoes. Beautiful winter views; don't forget to make a snow angel!

C Marlow

A wonderful park! Lovely, easy to walk paths. I love the carvings in the bark of the cottonwood trees! Loads of fun trying to find the next one. Lots of areas to sit and enjoy the river and scenic views.

Oliver

Really nice place to walk. Lots of big trees, and there are faces carved into some of the trees. Just amazing

Deanna Pickard

It is a nice walking place to go

Doug Allercott

Beautiful scenery! Love going for walks here!

Shauna D

Great walk. enjoyed seeing the carvings in the trees and wildlife.

Robert Corbin

A wonderfully serene place with amazing scenery and hidden treasures on some of the trees. A nice area to see wild ducks and other wildlife, including bald eagles with Eaglets in the summertime. Beware the bears and watch out for dog poop!

Matt Steinbach

One of my favorite places to go to think, do work, and photograph. Has a nice trail system that loops around, and see all the wonderful tree carvings scattered through out

Ashlea Naeth

Easily accessible trails both within the forest and along the riverside. Leashed dog friendly, my dog loves it (: close to majority of parts of the city. Beautiful scenery for photographers and nature lovers.

daljeet kaur

Amazing park

Lee Waddell

We had an amazing experience here today with all kinds of forest critters coming to us for a visit. Beautiful park, nice and clean. Just wish people would clean up after their dogs.

mark wardle

Such a pretty walk and the tree carvings by Elmer are wonderful.

Diane Lind

Great little walk. The tree carvings are a beautiful surprise to look for ????

Priyanka Bagolia

With beautiful and amazing views this park not only offers the natural scenic beauty but also is a great place to relax and observe and connect with nature. I love going to this place for a short walk or just for biking. Also check out the beautiful tree art .

Pineapple Tropical

Very pretty.

Meghan Robinson

One of the best parks in PG. River side trails to explore, always wild life to see, painted rocks to find, carvings in the trees to find and chickadees that will eat from your hand. My family has spent countless hours sitting by the river playing in the dirt and exploring the river bed during low season.

Cassandra Friest

Nice clean beautiful walk through the trails

Alex Gauthier

Great park love the tree carvings

Kirti

It was nice by nature but becouse flood lots of plants follen in the the middle of road bikers or who have bay with stroller is hard to walk. Other wise its is good naturw walk in this pandemic.

CanadianCowboy121

Great place to go for a stroll with the family. Nice and flat so it is easy and quick.

Dave Matichuk

Beautiful park with lots of tall beautiful cottonwood trees. I got to meet the gentleman who does all the wood carvings in the trees. His name is Elmer and he is a very talented man.

Paul Jantzen

Really friendly guy named garry awesome guy

Naomi Ee

Beautiful wide trails, carvings in the trees add an extra bit of fun to the park. Informative signboards explain the importance of the cottonwood trees. Dogs allowed on leash.

Peter N

Beautiful river; tall trees.

rose meyer

The nature park was closed. On the trail the pet owners left their dog feces on the pathway. I wish people with pets would clean up after them. It's disgusting.

c neitzel

Peaceful, quiet and beautiful for walking all year long.

Wyatt Weisgerber

Parking lot is full of holes BUT, it's a beautiful, scenic park. Easy to forget that you're right in downtown

sharon nicolas

Nice walk

mike kottmann

Very nice place to walk

David

Very pretty and we'll maintained paths. Sadly very close to the Mills so the pollution is pretty bad depending on time of day and wind direction

Crystal Olkanych

Incredible place for fall photos with Crystal Adele Photography

Frank Versluis

Is a nice park to walk and find the tree carving.

Thomas Wilder

Super Nice! Lots of Carvings in the Cottonwoods I've found maybe 15.

Andrew Thompson

Beautiful trails. Pay attention to the trees, tons of awesome carvings!

chris dizenbachs

To many dogs of leash ,with rude owners.

Jordy Watt

Nice walk on a sunny fall Sunday

brian martin

Lovely place to walk and enjoy nature

T Martell

Great walking trail. People are courteous for the most part here.

ed jim

Went fishing . Catching white fish ;)

Jordan Abrams

Beautiful park with huge trail system and alot to see .with the look and hike

Karen Kooses

Even on my recent rainy day walk at cottonwood, I still discovered a new carving on one of the tree's. Great place for a walk in the rain, or a nice sunny day.

Lori Johnson

A nice park, very popular for dog walking. It's also a very good birding spot! There are lots of scattered tree carvings.

Crystal Thorpe

Beautiful. Many trails close to he river. A great lunch break getaway

Damen

It's that time of year when everything is moist and the birds are full of life. Good for a casual stroll there is also neat well done carvings along the path in trees if you have a keen eye

Kelsey Ledgerwood

Such a neat walk through the woods. Easy for everyone. No hills or anything like that.

Jason Bennett

Some of the trail system has been washed away by the river.

Kimberly Werstiuk

Great walking trails

Gwen Oliver

Its very beautiful with all the fall colors. Great walk

Vicky Mcgivern

Absolutely amazing walking park

Christian Buzzi

Studies show spending time in nature is excellent for human health and happiness. Take a winding stroll on dirt and gravel paths among towering Cottonwood trees, see small animals like squirrels and birds (black bears sometimes visit the …

Neil Thorsteinson

Exercise fresh air nature preserve

hugh morrison

Beautiful picnic spot, but don't forget the bug spray.

Diane Johnson

Favorite place to walk my furry companions year round ❣️

Derek Bigger

Cottonwood park 5 minute drive from downtown p.G. nice place for a quiet walk great place to go if your dog wants to take you for a walk , you might even come across some wildlife

Samantha Kube

Beautiful spot for a walk!

Mark M

Family walk

Kezea Dela cruz

One of the best trail

Josh Banning

A nice walk with possible bald Eagle and beaver sightings.

Cory C

I enjoy walking here with the family. The river view is quite nice and calm. Most people that you come across here are very polite and nice, I don't think I've ever had an issue walking here. In the summer we usually walk here once a week.

Gun Runner

Nice place to walk

AimyKat92

It's a beautiful place to go for a lovely walk to commune with nature

Blossom Williams

It is very nice there got to see a big black bear there today

Kurt Lyndon Posnayan

Nice!

Allan Grant

Amazing park. Lots to discover here. Look at the trees for some neat wood carvings.

Tanya Shannon

Such beautiful trails. Breath taking views.

Kim Lea MacRae

Great walking path .

Sherri Pickering

Nice place to go for a walk

Dylan Simard

A beautiful place to go for a walk. The animals are very friendly and will let you snap a picture right next to them. Lots of bunnies, squirrels, birds and beautiful wood carvings in some of the trees. Keep an eye out for rocks painted with positive messages and super heroes as well as a geocache or two.

Patty Ruttan

Beautiful park and lots of cool things to see

Eva Harder

I loved the carvings in the very large Cottonwood trees. They are very well done.

joel zone

It was a quiet and peaceful walk, there are several different carvings in the trees while walking through it, only downside is mosquitos as I got about 5 to 10 or so bites so bring bugspray or wear long sleeves

Don Devison

Excellent place for a walk and a coffee

Maxine George

It was calming place to walk and the carvings were amazing

BUDDAH BAXWAR3817

Really nice park nice walk along the Nechako River and Fraser River junction ! Really cool carvings in the trees !! I will definitely be telling people about it !

Charlene Harries

Great place to walk

kevin graff

They have some really neat carvings.

Sheila Potts

Very nice relaxing walk. Pretty surroundings and well kept.

Star Cheeto

Beautiful park. Good trails and active wildlife for viewing. Usually quiet and not very busy.

Kyle Tkachuk

So relaxing and peaceful. :)

Raj K

Cottonwood is a beautiful park to spend your day. It is in the middle of Prince George however it is natural enough that you don't have to drive far for some serene and beautiful park. They have some beautiful wooden bridges that connects to a small island in the middle of river.