Reviews of Cottonwood Falls Park (Tourist Attraction)

Todd Lund (Bcpoppabear)

A hidden gem in the town. Tucked in behind the Fore dealership and the recycling depot.

Dawn Bollman

Nice little park in Nelson. Saturdays during the summer and fall is a great farmers market.

Debby Koftinow

Awesome falls

Ivan DeLisle

Really nice gardens and waterfall!

Kaal Letawske

Great place to relax and enjoy the day with family.

nicole Kenney

What a gem. Fishing, swimming and trails

Johan van der Steen

(Translated) Beautiful waterfall (Original) Prachtige waterval

Zoe Laisnez

Beautiful. Love the summer market there. Will be even nicer once the construction there is finished

yanive feiner

Beautiful little spot.

Shondra Becker

So peaceful!

Rubenoff Johnson

Pretty spot

North Reisende

Scenic

Lynne Lien

Cute little hidden gem tucked away in a corner. Went there to see the falls yesterday and came back today for the farmers market.

Steve Daschuk Realtor

Went to the Farmers market on Saturday

My Bc

Quite sitting spot.

Alex Labreque

As noted in other reviews. A HIDDEN GEM! Play your cards right and hopefully the Saturday farmers market is going on too!!

Dirk Jonker

Beautiful, Japanese style garden with Cottonwood Falls in the background. Also home to the Nelson Farmer's Market on Saturdays from nine to three.

Cliff Schoeber

Wonderful waterfall!!

Dale Grant

Very misty when cooler weather is about.....?

Johnny Twoshoes

Awesome place to take photographs!

Amy Flater

Really pretty. Went for the farmers market. It was really nice even in the rain.

Tiffany P

Beautiful

Charmaine Dupont

Beautiful falls and gardens.

Meg C

Beautiful little spot! Loving the local waterfalls at your fingertips. The mural was incredible!!!

Christina f

Beautiful

stacy schewalje

Its nice and refreshing

Michelle Croissant

A small but beautiful nature retreat nestled amidst the surrounding urban industrial area. The landscaping and abundance of spring blossoms give this park a Japanese garden feel, and the force of the water pouring over the falls displays nature in all her glory.

Brook Hoskins

Wonderful outdoor space close to town. If you can make it, check out the market. You will find amazing local food and craft.

Raj Vardhan

Nice place to sit and enjoy nature

Gerry Mc

Nice place

Nayeli Sanchez

(Translated) Beautiful and peaceful place (Original) Hermoso y pacífico lugar

Slody Tu

(Translated) The scenery is very beautiful and surprising OK (Original) 景色特別美麗 令人驚訝 OK

Elizabeth Craft

It is beautiful, easy access to the falls. Lovely surroundings. Right in Nelson

Smoke Walker

Great place to visit,especially on a hot sunny day, pretty mellow atmosphere.

Levi and Victoria Films

Lovely place to stop and relax on a hot day. Lots of shaded space to rest. Not sure why the hours say it is closed on the weekends

MK Sheikh

Lovely falls. Rather odd locatio, would not have expected it to be where it was, quick walk to the falls from the parking lot. Great spot for some pictures.

Susan Osbak

Lovely park to eat lunch

Shelly Tsai

Great place with small kids. Very close to the city.

Jim Miller

This used to be a nice park..is not so nice anymore. You have to watch over your shoulder as a lot of low life's and dopers hang out here

Nicole Perreault

Great little park with a pretty waterfall. Fun place when it hosts the Saturday morning market through summer.

Holly BW (DoryWho)

Beautiful waterfall that is right off the main road, but the park is a work in progress. The west side of the falls looks a bit like homeless people might have been bathing there but the east side is developing nicely.

Donavan Robertson

Such a beautiful little place right in Nelson.

Bruce Morrison

Nice place to sit and read a book

Christian Keller

Be sure to talk to the Hard-core Shaman.

Jen Ingrid Engen

This is a bit of a hidden gem. I went with my teens on a rainy day so perhaps that’s why it was so quiet! Nevertheless it’s easy for tourists to walk to although too far for most kids under 10 unless they are accustomed to long city walks. There is easy parking to be had. The history of the Japanese Garden is engaging and I took time to read all the signs. There is information about Nelson’s sister city and a friendship bridge. The waterfalls would be very exciting for younger children. My teens enjoyed exploring the area in their own way. We snapped some fun photos as well. We spent about an 40 minutes there. A picnic and nice weather could turn the park into a 1-2 hour event that would be relaxing, easy to get too, inexpensive and educational. Hope you enjoy!

Teresa Stebbing

A lovely little Japanese garden and creek. The 'falls' are actually Cottonwood Creek falling from a culvert. Still, the effect is wonderfully rushing water crashing down on rocks.

Kushguy Tours

great spot to eat lunch and talk hard to find even harder to forget

Remi Champagne

What an amazing place to experience the power of water up close and personal. I love that our Saturday market is held in this park.

Purple Angel

The falls are loud but beautiful. Great place to Kool off in the heat.

Paul Volchoff

Visited there a few weeks ago. Beautiful spot to relax as long as you can put up with the smell of pee. Very disappointing.

Eric Klassen

Beautiful park in town.

Jesse Franzen

Falls are cool. Literally in town. I'd not stay and camp, though.

Kristine Ander

It wasn’t as clean as it used to be anymore.

Craig Nicol

Just turn at A&W past the for dealer and behind the recycling center is Paradise underneath the bream of the highway.

Lex Nelson

beautiful park with a big rushing waterfall and a plethora of unique flora.

123 LSA

Splendid

Maureen Nicholson

Beautiful

Kevin

Beautiful fall

Emily Smith

Beautiful place

Manuel Hernandez

The market is amazing!!! The somosas epic, and those popsicles omg!!!!!! Lime coconut is from another galaxy

Heather “Tooth fairy” Coupland

Beautiful waterfall here. Very peaceful and quiet here.

Jeff

Meh

sierra Hayashi

Beautiful park to spend time with family or take a peaceful walk

Risa Lou

Beautiful and amazing. People hike miles to see such powerful falls... Not much actually here as it is a very small park.

Danielle Settle

It's a hidden gem but it was farmers market day and no parking.

Andrew Doerksen

So beautiful, and really nice to visit on a hot day.

ethan ellis

Nice park but please take care of the graffiti

Brian Harris

Fun farmers market

Dagmar C

Very nice water fall, just a few steps from parking.

Dustin David

Nice place to visit when you’re coming to Nelson. Parking is hard to get to but the farmers market is a wonderful venture. If you’re coming be prepared there is limited restroom facilities.

Ian Cripps

It's very nice

Kristy Suik

Lovely park tucked away off the regular roads. A beautiful 'friendship' garden to walk through as well. On the one side you can view the falls and get sprayed with mist, but on the garden side you can view and take in the waterfall without issue.

Natalie Gauthier

Very pretty, great location for a farmers market!

Leather Smith

Awesome Saturday Market, beautiful falls too.

J Moore

It was a real Park enjoyed by many before the BC Hiways cloverleaf went through it and the City of Nelson, in bed with the Eco Centre , destroyed what was left with Shinto cult objects and much hyped money mongering markets. Favourite of dopers and drinkers- very little cop presence. Tourists take one stroll and leave.

Schrammbledeggz

Awesome!!

Shiloh Irwin

Beautiful park in the heart of Nelson, well kept and beautiful taken care of, one my favorite lil gems of Nelson.

Bev Little

Love it

Gordon Swetlishoff

This is a great place, but the bathroom is terrible.

mike k

Woah

Derek B

This park looks like it's still a work in progress, but the progress that has been made so far is really good. There were stone stair pathways and good planting around to beautify the area. The falls were an interesting find considering that your in the outskirts of town in the middle of where roads are crossing.

regeena cooper

loved it!!!!!!! it was so so peaceful. can't wait to come back in the spring, summer, and fall

Bill Lander

Great seasonal Saturday Market

Andrew Melville

Amazing!

Amber “Simber” Armstrong

Amazing views a quiet place to sit near an in town waterfall.

Clinton Work

I went on Saturday for the farmers' market. Only issue was finding parking on Saturday.

Kid Kootenay

Was really cool and had a farmer's market area but The City has been redoing it all and it's lost it's charm hopefully it gets it back after the regentrification as it is it's sparce and more resembles a construction site than a waterfall park

Scott McKenzie

Very nice place for garden sale in Nelson B.C.

Parth Shah

Amazing place.

Tina Martin

Such a beautiful little park. The fall colors we're amazing!!

Tristan Gagnon

Beautiful

Doug Mason

Nice little park hidden away at the end of a side road. Lots of room for RVs. Falls come out from under highway and gardens are very pretty. Area around the park seems to be in transition - not sure what's happening, but a nice place to visit for a short time.

Barbie Wheaton

We are so lucky to have such a beautiful park with lovely waterfall so close to downtown. A wonderful place to enjoy a picnic, or get family pictures taken. Ours turned out beautiful there with the beautiful background being the Falls..weekly markets to enjoy in the summer!!

Louise Boutin

So beautiful!

Joseph

Worth a visit because it is small and cheerful

aron ashman

Small park...nice falls

Judy Mulloy

This place has so much history, from food use by the First Nations to a fish hatchery, now it is both a park and a garden of beautiful moments. The Japanese sister city's garden dreamy atmosphere is livened by the delightful charm of the summer market where one can purchase the bounty of the area and the astonishing work of local artists. The falls themselves tumble with a spray into a place that looks like it was designed by Maxfield Parrish.

Diron

A calming, beautiful place!

Kasey Ganzini (Klamg)

Heritage hideaways.

L T

They have a nice farmer's market here. Be sure to bring cash, Canadian, as very few vendors accept credit.

The Lil Cottage Educational Daycare Lakou Photo

Loved every bit of it.

Heather Coupland

It is a really great park to sit and have a picnick with the family. The stroll to the water fall is so worth it!! It would be a bit nicer if a bunch of dog owners kept their dogs on a leash but hey there's enough room at the park for all of us!!!!

MIKE DONALDSON

Nice place to think

Ryan Dupuis

Beautiful park with the water falls and stream.

Sally Pederson

It was the fall when I visited. It is a nice little park to take a stroll though. It is a nice quiet place to relax at. On Saturdays in the summer time they have a market and live music playing.

Melissa Illner

Beauty amongst industry

Cole Williams

Beautiful little falls that is easily accessible

Maharsi Bodhi

Perfect little spot to eat lunch when the weather is right. Close enough to downtown that you can walk here and back on a short break.

David Rodjana

Nice Falls

John van Loon

Beautiful adult park. Not too much for kids other than looking at the falls.

Jason Head

Neat falls you can drive right up to them

Alison Hale

Lovely spot in the heart of Nelson - plus if you visit on Saturday you can take in the farmers and crafters market held there.

Carissa Wilson

Beautiful

nicci martin

So beautiful

Eleanor Schmutz

Peaceful place

Rehana Malik

We loved this place. Its not a large picnic spot with any facility. But worth to stay for a while and enjoy the peace and beauty of the waterfall.

Tish King-Craig

Beautiful

Kennedy Eli Mathews

Beautiful

Kirsten Smith

Pretty

Chris Dendys

Beautiful

Foodie Liang

Very short walk and good for a family with kids. Only 1 cottonwood tree there. Very easy to miss the entrance.

Sam Lange

Right close to downtown in a beautiful garden. Five minute walk from the Best Western on Baker st.

Michaela Bachnick

We came through, and were slightly confused but then we seen it ! It's a secluded oasis in the town area. Absolutely stunning. Beautiful gardens too.

Trenton Breeze

Beautiful park!

Vanessa Petrie

Nice, serene area to relax and take in the beauty of Nelson

BLAINE MICHALSKY

Nice park

Nick Cowie

Nice water fall and quaint market.

Lora Harris

Used to be a market that was known around the world has declined in the last few years

Rheannon Green

Pretty falls, but the graffiti and garbage around the area really takes away from the natural beauty

Brent Turner

Very nice place and beautiful falls. A must see

J Fieldler

Nice place cool water falls

Danika Snook

Really beautiful and unexpected spot to have lunch or hang out for a bit. The farmers market is there on Saturdays. There are some great local veggies, vegan cheeses, lunch food, and other products. I believe all is cash only.

big Evans

Gorgeous setting and waterfall. Fabulous Saturday market. Homeless. Street people and junkies are intimidating don't visit at night.

Blair Hornung

Amazing urban park.

Scott S

Cottonwood falls has always been one of my favourite parks in Nelson even after gentrification its still pretty good. It's also a good place to go to get an idea of the cost of addiction in Nelson, the makeshift tasteful memorial is important to remind those outside that world people are struggling. The falls is an amazing place year round it never disapoits and even the landscapeing and structures cannot diminish it.

Dan Voykin

Peaceful natural place to enjoy a small mountain lake thats accessable and close to Nelson.

Feng Karen

(Translated) The autumn colors are super beautiful! ! ! (Original) 秋色超靓！！！

Owen Sutton

Waterfall is great

Jamie Maxwell

Great setting for this quirky little market.

Erin W

Beautiful park with relaxing garden areas. Pathway is accessible for all users. If you are agile you can get right down to the water near the falls (water was low during our mid August visit, don't recommend this during higher water in spring etc)

alien Mars

The place to go too

Steve Roode

Easy hike to get to and its pretty.

Kristine Voykin

Beautiful and peaceful place.

Michael Gessner

Such a beautiful little place in Nelson doesn't matter the time of year you go it's still magnificent. The bare trees in the winter with the sound of the waterfall make it almost eerie yet still enjoyable and in the summer when the trees are blooming it's simply amazing

Mary Armstrong

Awesome market