Arbor Lodge Park

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Bear's Report:

Arbor Lodge park is a small park. very nice too. But baby kids were jumping every ware like baby spiders. Two were like ROOOR and then cast [chased] me every ware and saying a girl and terrified me. AND MY MOM YELLED AT ME and I got mad.


Mom's Report:

Arbor Lodge Park is easy to get to--it's just a few blocks off Lombard. There's a small parking area and side-street parking is ample. This park has lots of benches and picnic tables. For me, this was wonderful. I find that many parks simply do not have enough, so parents stand around waiting for a spot to open. It's a little like trying to park at the mall. Also, many parks don't place their benches and tables in convenient places, making it difficult for lazy parents like myself to see what the kids are doing. Arbor Lodge, however, has plenty of well-placed seating. The trade off is that the benches and tables could all use a fresh coat of paint.

The paths are paved, with one that circles the park and one that winds through the middle. There is an off-leash dog area, but it is small and unfenced. Many dog owners used the playing fields, as they provided more space for games of Fetch and allowed owners to put space between themselves and other dogs. The water fountain does not have a dog trough at the base, resulting in some owners lifting their dogs to drink from the spigot. Humans therefore might want to bring their own water.

There appeared to be public restrooms available, but I witnessed a woman attempt to enter and the door was locked.

The play structure is sufficiently interesting for the kids with slides, ladders, poles, and such. The swing set and teeter-totter are a bit old, however. There is one lone swing set on the far side of the park, too. Beside the primary playground area is a small wading pool/fountain. It's not very big; it can probably accommodate 6-8 kids at any one time. Beside the pool is a whimsical statue of an alligator and his otter friend. The artist's statement reads "This sculpture is for all who enjoy the simple pleasures of a beautiful Oregon day. May it serve to remind us of good friends, good times, and good memories." Truly, it is easy to have a good time in Oregon for very little money and with very little effort.

The park has a large playing field and two small baseball diamonds complete with bleachers. No games were in session when we visited, so Bug used the opportunity to act out her home run fantasies with Thisby the Dog. There are also two nice tennis courts.

The park was well-used with two birthday parties going, a gang of neighborhood kids engaged in the biggest game of Tag I have ever seen, lots of strolling families/couples, and several dogs and their owners. As we were driving away from the park toward Lombard, we passed another small park just two or three blocks away from Arbor Lodge, but it was completely empty. I didn't see the name of the park, but I suppose at some point we'll visit it. Perhaps then we will learn why all the action was just down the street at Arbor Lodge.


Bug's Report:

Arbor Lodge park is a small park.Very nice too.
If you have a fear of little kids attacking you then don't go...Other than that,its really nice.
Its very dog friendly and kids too.There's a baseball field(I made a home run with my dog,thisby),
a wadding pool,a nice,cute monument,and a play structure.When I went there,there was a birthday going on and there were little kids every were.They grabbed me and pinned me down and went up to my face and hissed....WHA-....But its a nice place and its very fun!