Located between Theodore Wirth Park and Brownie Lake, this little park has a limited season, open from mid-April to mid-October (except Mondays) and then open weekends through the end of October. Different wildflowers will be blooming throughout the year, but staff notes in the park will recommend things to look for, like actively blooming flowers. Turning right at from the entrance, the prairie path is hilly and narrow with some tight curves. A trail at the farthest edge of the prairie loop leads to another short loop down a ferny hill and back up again to the prairie. The trail turning left from the entrance leads to the cute visitor center where you can stop to shelter and chat about seasonal plants and wildlife before continuing on to the woodland trail circling a bog, which should be wide enough to pass a sturdy stroller. The boardwalk through the bog is wonderful and an excellent spot to sight some tamarack (larch) trees before they drop their needles for the winter!
There are steps down to the park entrance that preclude wheels, but staff seem sure that a park driveway currently under construction will afford suitable access, eventually. Apple Maps and Google Maps both tried to bring me to the exit of a one-way parkway, where I dutifully passed and took the next available right turn. There’s small lot outside the garden entrance but there’s also a fair bit of marked parking spaces along the right side of the parkway. The outhouses are a little odd, having three seats, no stalls, one sink, and a small hook-and-eye door latch.
Nature In Your Nurture 