Cedar Falls Park
Woodland trails and a small waterfall behind the ball fields
About this park
Cedar Falls Park is a large multi-use park where the draw for dogs is the natural trails running through the woods past a small set of falls. The unpaved paths can be rough and uneven in spots, while a separate paved loop handles easier walking. Tennis courts, ball fields, and a big parking lot fill out the rest of the grounds.
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Cedar Falls Park reviews
What visitors consistently sayThe woodland trails and the hidden falls earn steady praise, and the range of facilities keeps the Cedar Falls lot busy. Reviewers call out the upkeep across the fields, courts, and restrooms.
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Before you go
Watch your footing on the wooded trails, a few sections aren't fully built out. The park sits next to a school, so expect foot traffic on weekday mornings and afternoons.
Frequently asked
- How big are the falls?
- Small. Reviewers describe them as tiny and fun to track down rather than a destination in themselves, sitting off the wooded trails behind the fields.
- How rough are the wooded trails?
- Uneven in places, and one reviewer suggests a hiking stick for the stretches that were never fully built out. A separate paved loop covers easy walking.
- Is there a fenced off-leash area?
- No fenced dog run here. The value for dogs is the trail network, walked on leash alongside the school foot traffic that crosses the grounds on weekday mornings and afternoons.
- Is parking hard to find?
- The lot absorbs soccer tournaments without filling, which is the hardest test reviewers put it to.
- What else is at Cedar Falls Park?
- Floodlit soccer fields, baseball fields, tennis courts, a playground, sheltered picnic tables, a water fountain, and restrooms that were rebuilt recently.
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