Reviews of Rotary Picnic Park (Park)

Roger Neufeld

The park's trails connect to Red Deer's extensive trail network, including wooded streams, the river and other recreational areas. This location emphasizes playground equipment for small children, picnic tables and fireplaces, a picnic shelter with fire pit and seasonally available toilets. Some areas are treed and others are open and suitable for active games like Frisbee chasing. It's close to a grocery store where you can get last minute picnic supplies.

DJ Davidson

Grar place to just hangout and relax!

Brandon Da Costa

Sort of a bad area but the park is fun

Melissa Scott

Great playground

Tish Tranter-Candelaria

Rotary Park is one of the nicest Family parks we have in Reddeer. There is an awesome playground as well some adult games such as horse shoes and tetherball. We spent the evening for Canada Day there bbq'd and just enjoyed each other's company. I recommend taking the family to the park. It's loads of fun!!

Mag Turple

This park is perfect for family picnic or a workout sesh. Great playground and a large covered shelter

Natalyn

Really cute picnic park, close to the Saturday morning farmers market :)

Laurence

I like this park. But it has too many blind spots and too many exits. Kids could disappear way to easy from here.

celetops

The park as far back as I can remember, it has many reasons for folks who love to walk and to explore would indeed enjoy this type of park. Its got playgrounds, walking trails, bike paths, and lovely valley views each time you get up upon the hill side in the park. The best part is a good place to come to have a nice picnic, barbecues or even having a nice birthday party bash if you want to enjoy the sunshine. And word of advice when coming here, just be polite and keep the place nice and neat to everyone ^^

Deanna Dudgeon

It's a good park, took my daughter there lots.

Ryan Taylor

Nice, clean area. Trails, playground, firepits and picnic tables. All free for everyone.

Colleen Joy Wilson

Rotary Park is a gem of a park in Red Deer. It works fir all ages and stages of life.

Spaceling Martiens

Rotary park is a Red Deer classic. It's a large modernized playground that the kids seem to really love. Although, the classic wooden structure and massive slides that they used to have were hands down the best playground ever. It's a shame they tore it down. They should have kept it and put the modern addition above, the definitely have the space. I was a little disappointed at the amount of disgusting garbage down there tho. The staff of One to 1 fitness went down and helped clean up the park last week so I'm sure it's better now. Thanks for doing that guys ????

RavynSorrow Crestfallen

Beautiful and easy to find.

Cend Thorgasm

One of the most beautiful green space in a city. Lots of paths to visit, nice spots to sit and enjoy the creek. Would recommend to everyone, will return for sure!!

Brian Estey-Hevey

Nice place with fire pits for picnics. Also nice play center for the kids and many walking trails.

Ryan Wyers

Been here a few times... Nice park. Safe for kids under 10. Really cool little walking trails too and a nice little stair climb lookout point too

Michael Lattner

Great walking trails that are well maintained. Thanks Red Deer Rotary!

Joelle

Great place to take the kids for a pit stop when driving between Calgary & Edmonton. Wish it was just a little closer to the highway.

perry pearce

Beautiful place for a walk and sometimes see wildlife.

Apples 22

Love walking or biking here :)

Semy's Box

Very nice Park for kids and family in Red Deer. ????????????

segun ojewole

Kids love the playground at Rotary Park

Gord Mayenburg

Kids loved it

Dionne Nichols

This place takes me back to my childhood. It was one of my favorite places to visit and play. I took both my children there to play at various times and will take my grandchildren there, too. Very quiet in the winter and very busy in the summer. Start of Waskasoo Trails that run through Red Deer.

Sale Herry

Nice and quiet

Jeannie

This was a great park for a Playdate and picnic! The kids loved the playground and the picnic tables were great for having our lunches and snacks. The public washrooms we’re very convenient, albeit a little scary looking (dark). We will definitely be going again, this time with some firewood so that we can make s’mores!

mark mark

Kids love this park.

Barb Munday

Had lunch with granddaughter in the fresh outdoors...was great...the park accommodates spaced picnic tables

Guy Tayler

Kids love it here!

Tracey Clarke

This is a great park to bring your family to play and have a picnic. And has great trail's for walking and snow shoeing bike ride and cross country skiing.

Dean Johnstone

Peaceful

Stuart Shogren

Nice little place to go

Denys Tsybka

The best slides in the city. My one year old son never falls from them!

Lane Walters

Great place for families to enjoy time outdoors. Peaceful walking trails throughout this wooded area.

Lorraine

My little ones just really enjoyed themselves

Reg Dent

Its quiet safe place to sit relax

Keisha

Nice park with lots of trails.

jacqueline bell

Very clean park

carroll watson

Nice

Scott Kiteley

The kids loved the park. The picnic tables were in good shape. Sketchy people doing deals in the gazebo near the washrooms was pretty off-putting.

Belle B

Definitely a great place to have fun with the family and enjoy the surrounding park.

Chris Rozell

Great place for kids and family picnics!!!

Mike York

Still love the fact you can "get back to nature" in the middle of a busy city! I've lived here since the early '70's and just love the fact that we see deer and moose and many other forms of wildlife on our streets!

Audra Butt

It is a gorgeous park right in the middlenof the city!! Lots of paths to walk, play structures and areas for Barbqueing!!

Stacy Smith

Very popular park in red deer due to its central location and easy access. Has firepits for public use, they used to supply firewood but no longer do so. They have renovated this park a few times throughout the years to update it to safety code. The only sand is under the swings. Thankfully so, as due to its downtown-ish location there tends to be a fair amount of homeless traffic out and about. There have been an oddly high amount of drug parefenalia found around the playground/swing area. Always keep a look out where your children are playing and keep your shoes on. Underneath the playset is usually okay because it's the black rubber material, but we've seen broken glass etc there before. If you hike up to the top of the hill that's visible from the park, it connects to a few really cool walking/beginner hiking trails that have pretty cool views of the city.

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Good

Kathy Hoven

Awesome playground for kids!

shaelynn decock

Beautiful

Rahma Rahma

love going there

Сергей Слободян

Nice playground

Orlando dela Cruz

Clean and lots of things to do

Ema Nymton

Homeless have taken a lot of it over, the playground area and most of the common area is pretty safe during daylight but I wouldn't hang around after dark.

Ayaa Speaks

It was one of those scorching days so the absence of shade near the playground made the enjoyment of the spa e a little harder. It's easily accessible by walking from downtown and was a great location to just watch the hustle and bustle of the city.

Kathy Stevenson

Nice park as long as there's security. This place needs security 24 hours a day to keep the grounds free of needles and psychologically dysfunctional people. Used to be a family favourite.

Tailspin Two

Great place. No more fire wood. But the pump still works.

ronald morin

Just passed through.

Collin Montgomery

Great place, that brings back memories from my childhood.

Jayden Machtans

Beautiful park but stay out of the trees lots of tents and other trash

nofal abrahim

Walking is fun :)

Nicola Boist

We stopped for a picnic. Such a nice area. Lots of shaded picnic tables and of course the playground is amazing for the kids.

My Day Off

Lots of trails and a nice park and picnic area. We had a great picnic here and enjoyed the trails and the views. Worth a hike!

Todd Tackerson

Love going here when I wasn't a quick walk. Great place to get out and enjoy the day.

Sung Ahn

Good place for picnic. Fire pit n shelter too.

Nope

It's a park full of fun for families

Kris Powley

nice and relaxing

Aaron Hicken

Beautiful park, great playground for kids. Trail has awesome brookside benches and well groomed path.

Bryden Kanngiesser

Decent park. Lots of homeless people at night.

kevin banmann

Beautiful

Rob Hurst

One of many beautiful parks in the city

Jesse Hall

Beautiful

Jason

Big area. Fire pits. Good size play area

Dan Schiltroth

Great family area. Our fire pit was cleaned out and ready to go. Plenty of tables/pits, and an excellent playground. Daylight hours are best as the evening will draw out a downtown 'undesirable' element.

K.K Vaine

It has changed a lot over the years but it is Great for kids of any age with tons of history and cultural diversity .

Yung ho Sung

(Translated) bestgood (Original) bestgood

379 PETES

Great family park just one of many beautiful parks in Alberta.

mr. pannight

Well it was quite disappointing for how dirty it was but it was ok for red deer

Bigg99

Great park.. Old and rich in Red Deers heritage. Love the play ground, the trails the shelters and the old water pump.It has bathrooms and fire pits as well... Only reason I won't give it 5 stars is because it can get sketchy at times with shady individuals. BUT that is a Red Deer problem. Unfortunately.

E.S. Simard

The kids always have a great time!!!

Trevor Masse

Nice place to enjoy a timmies coffee and unwind

Elizabeth

It's gone downhill the past few years. Some of the bridges have started to rot. The trails out of the park aren't groomed.

Jordan “Trouble” Calvert

Kids like the park

Kamal Khan

Great place. Lots of area for children to play.

Joanne Vangrootheest

Always a fun spot for a birthday

Colton Black

Lovely park, with lots of trails and picnic tables

Jesse Wheeler

Lots and of tails and green space.

Justin Ouellette

Lovely Park to visit!

Jessica McNamara

Fun for kids. Has a park and picinic bbqing area with individual pits for fires. Shelter available, washrooms and a big set of stairs that gives you a nice view at the top!

Carmen Nishiyama

Lots of space and fun fun for the kids.

Yulia Khyzhniak

My love it soooo much!

Lisa Lagrelle

Great summer place to hang out with the kids

Barry Gulbrandsen

Relaxing

Kathy Ysselstein

Very nice place to sit and have lunch or picnic

Susan Chavez

It's a great park, and absolutely love the trails, and the little hike around it. Especially during Saskatoon berry season ????. It does need more shady places by the actual playground.

K C

Nice little place for picnic, and slides for the kids. We love the proximity or this and how easy it is to park and go on the walking tracks from here

Terry Donaldson

A nice place to relax

Dorian Prospero

Great kids playground

Joanne White

Had a great day with the grandchildren. Rotary Park is great for everyone. The kids played in that tree that kids have climbed on for more years than I can remember. Then they played in the park, and then we went for a walk up that really steep hill. Great work out day for all!!????????????

VictoRia

I love this place ❤

Coreena B

LOVE LIFE

Ghost_Control

The benches could use an upgrade, splinters in the Ole backside sucks.

Jessie Lyons (#Accept_Wonder)

Had lots of fun. Great place for kids to play and grown ups to sit and chat.

Chura Montgomery

Very nice park

Sarah Kaderi

I love this place

Todd The beast

Still great place for families to enjoy time together

Justin Harris

Great equipment and trails around it, feel very safe letting my kids play and enjoy their freedom. Equipment is all newer and the rubber ground is great for falls, family loves to come here

barry mossip

The scenery was very beautiful. The walk up the hill is a must for a great view to the top of gatez. The park is one of the best in red deer.

Judith Brownlee

Great picnic spot, with walking trails and playground area.

arcader dude

Good place and nice for birthdays

Brenda Anderson

Nice park. Plenty of shade for hot days

Elsplooj

Great place to have a campfire

Stephanie Gulliford

Great place for a family picnic

Andrew Petti

it was a great location for picnic dinner and stop on our way up to Edmonton

James Wright

Great playground, picnic area and short hikes.

betty pabuena

Nice to have a great moment with your little family

Lucky K

Dogs are not allowed but shooting up and just throwing the needles wherever is apparently okay!? Messed up priorities much!? I brought my daughter here and found several needles strewn about. Makes me furious! What if she or another child had gotten jabbed? I will not return!

ELITIST ONE (DJIMMY)

The kids love to go play at rotary.

Vicki Boisvert

Wonderful park to take your family or any loved ones. There are so many things to see. Great playground for the younger ones. Many fire pits to do your cooking or just to warm up. Kept very clean and tidy. Remember to bring fire wood.

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It's was a hot sunny day and I was there with some little humans and some family and it was one of the little humans birthing day. We stuffed our faces with pizza and then after all the little humans went to play on the play ground area. I …

Rich Roberts

Attached to a nice trail system. In the summer it's also nice to have a picnic there.

Vanessa Polak

Nice little picnic area and park for the kids with convenient adequate parking. I wish there was something the city could do about the washroom facilities. Have something closer to the park because kids can't walk a quarter of a mile while holding it, and keep the bums from using and leaving their needless in their.

Adam Webb

So nice to take the kids

Melissa Stoddard

Great place for family fun!!

Anthony Toews

Tired of biking eh

Ali Marie

Great family park. Clean Walking trails. Great selections of sports. Porta potties were terrible though.

Eric sereti

Great family place

Jim Tudor

Just a great place to have a Kentucky picnic

Tony Stark

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Sherry Lynn Carey

Such a great place to stop for the kids to run while on a road trip through Red Deer. Great park and picnic area.

Carl Schwering

Nice park and playground

Daniel D Kitteringham

Great play park for families

Trevor Gough

Clean,well respected

Karl Baker

Great walking trails, awesome playground and outside picnic area c/w fire pits...keep up the great work City of Red Deer!

Richard Klassen

Nice playground trails branch if to some easy hikes wit h children which is verty nice.

slickboyinvan

Nice park and green space on the way into the downtown core. Lots of play areas if you have a young family. Park links to a few trails that run behind the local rink and skate park Overall a really nice area for a lunchtime stroll or for an evening BBQ with the family. * Having said that, the park is frequented by the numerous homeless / street people that populate Red Deer's downtown core. Would not advise visiting the park after dark. During the day be aware of your personal security and that of your belongings.

María González

(Translated) Very clean (Original) Muy limpio

Kalinka Borissova

Great park, lots of fun for the kids. Great trails for a walk.

Chris Cunningham

Great place to bring family and great play grounds for children.

Adam Bachor

Beautiful trails and picnic area, well tended to by city workers and a fun little park for the kids. Have to say I miss the awesome old play structure though.

Deren Nickerson

Beautiful little spot to bring your family or a date if you like nature and picturesque scenery. Take a walk down the trails or get lost in the woods! Or just hang out in the picnic and playground area and listen to the birds chirp away.

Kim Buffum

A beautiful park that needs serious help cleaning up the fallen trees . creeks are blocked and trees are just down in a unsightly manner

Roy Koshy

Great place for families with young kids.

Darcy Coderre

Nice park, public washrooms, water fountains. Playground and picnic benches.

cory ragan

Good for outdoor barbecue with fire pit

harvey spence

Very nice park

Charlotteruthbryant Bryant

Lovely little spot for picnics, kids, and dog walking. Restroom clean. Kids play area. Near DQ for treats and eats at the park.

Johnathon Gristey

The park was very well maintained with public fire pits as well as cooking grates on the fire pits. There was plenty of picnic tables and lots of large tree's to provide shade. All in all this park was a beautiful and peaceful day at the park.

Nat Izak

A timeless place of families gathering- surrounded by nature.

Jennifer George

So great. Lots of space. Very fun.

Andrew Boulet

Very clean and lots to do

Darlene Baxtrom

We always enjoy our visits to this park.

Michelle Shirtcliff

Great place to pinic

Kaylor Badger

Wonderful!! The weather and people were nice, it's unfortunate that the stairs are not maintained during the winter.

Amy Whitehead

Good for kids or no kids! Beautiful trails in the forest, feels like walking out of the city.

John Vogel

Great place for your family

Wanda Cross

It was great for kids and adults..

Saulo Neves de Oliveira

A nice place to stay and to have a BBQ.

B Medrano

It's a bit noisy because of the traffic

Shayne Hounsome

Nice and relaxing, lots of trails and challenging hills

Peter Prevost

Great place for kids to have fun and space. Also great for family functions and picnics. It's very well maintained by the city.

Katherine Brownrigg

Like the trails here

Mel G

Love this place, great for picnics, great place for children and families, play ground, walking trails and keep you eyes open for the local deer.

Connie Morgan

I love the walking trails and the hill to climb. We've used the camp kitchen many times for large gatherings. Best time ever because it's close to the playground. It's a total experience.

Mohammed Haydari

Beautiful park/hiking ground.

Jo-Ann Gebbink

Plenty of room for picnics and a great kiddies park

Eduardo-Genaro De Jesus

nice place to hangout, fresh air. you can even bbq there.

Lisa Supruniuk

Love all the small forest trails in this park! Great place to go for a run or walk!

Vince Jones

Nice relaxing park.

Myles Kirkland

Well maintained greenspace, great place to take your family

Lisa Francoeur

A beautiful park and place to gather in the summer for picnics and outdoor fun. Too bad you cant bring your well behaved dog or enjoy a glass of wine while you are there and I assume this is the reason that the picnic tables are empty on a sunny day.

Nick McFarlane

Fun for the family

Martin Derksen

Nice Park nestled in the center of Red Deer

Sharon Richards

Natural....quiet...lovely trails

Randy Patmore

What a great break right in the middle of the city!

Gabe Konyha

(Translated) Sketters' (Original) Sketters'

Ellyse Baer

Well maintained trails. Only downside is all the trash.

Erin Williams

Great place for a picnic. Not too crowded and lots of tables! Treed areas for shade, but nice and sunny too!

Sarah Doerksen

Wonderful park. Lots of aground equipment, swings, fire pits and picnic tables. Lots of open area to run around, there's a trail system and a shelter as well as bathrooms. It's a wonderful place for a picnic or family afternoon.

Gord Barton

Nice place to sit and relax. Parking close by and firepits are available

Samuel Mcfadden

It's ok, lots of water at the moment. Good park.

Hugh Archambault

Even thou it's right beside a busy road a little slice of peace in the city

Karen Turner-Padley

One of many beautiful parks in Reddeer!!

Ryan Foote

Not sure what's bigger the mosquitos or the homeless population. Bring bug spray and mace. But the scenery is very nice.

Rina Shewchuk

Great little stop with the grandkids

Jaki Basta

Empty

Susan O'Connor

Washrooms were not open.

Dianne Nielsen

Shady, playground, beautiful tall trees

Jeremy Gair

Although the park does not live up to the glory days of the wooden original it still provides a good variety of items to support a variety of activities. Shade can be hard to come by in the park area, bring sunscreen. The picnic area is somewhat isolated from the park proper which tends to force a party to choose between being centered on the picnic area or the park area. There is a good variety of trails both paved and unpaved which is continuous with the cities trail system. There is a nearby lookout which provides good views of some of the city below. Public washrooms are available but will be closed up later in the evening.

Geoff Donaldson

Good for lunchs and more

Elizabeth de Beer

Beautiful!

Junobo F

Slick view

Lana Hogarth

The trails are nice for running, alot of homeless off the trails

Amber Dembrowski

My son loves rotary park

Ron Carstairs

Great for outdoor weddings

Tammy Torgerson

It was nice, not as cool as the old one tho lol

Lindsay T

Clean park and good for kids. Great walking path up to the top of the hill to see the city.

Jer Dick

Great place to go with family there's a play park that are walking paths barbecues pits there are bathrooms covered areas in the downtown area so if you forgot something it's s quick trip to Safeway

Петро Хімич

Great place

John D

Beautiful 8n the fall or summer. Just avoid the bums.

dfreeman712

Fire pits, picnic tables, walking trails, and a huge playground make this a pretty fun place!

Alfredo Penner

Great Fall views! Nice high view point.

Sarah Desdemona

Beautiful park, lots of large open space, a large playground that is for all ages and several fire pits. There are also washrooms and a fire shelter. Lots of great memories of taking my son here. Would recommend showing up early if you want to grab a fire pit during the summer months, as it's often very busy