🌳 About this park
A well-loved 136-acre community park tucked into the wooded hills near Historic Fairhaven Village. Fairhaven has a fantastic playground with racing slides, baby and kid swings, monkey bars, and Bellingham's most unique climbing structure — a challenging gap-climb you won't find anywhere else in the city. The spray park runs June 15–September 15 (11am–7pm daily) and uses fresh potable water. Beyond the playground there's a labyrinth, multipurpose fields, tennis courts, barbecue grills, and picnic spots. Head into the forested trails to find a small waterfall, access to the 100 Acre Woods Trail and the Interurban Trail — and Fairhaven Village is only about 0.6 miles away for coffee or a bite.
✨ What makes it special
The one-of-a-kind climbing structure with gaps to climb across — no other Bellingham park has anything like it. Plus access to the Interurban Trail, a hidden waterfall on the nearby trails, and Fairhaven Village just 0.6 miles away. Also has an indoor rentable party space and an upper pavilion — great for birthdays!
💡 Tips from families
- Spray park is open June 15 – Sept 15, 11am–7pm daily — bring a change of clothes!
- The climbing structure has gaps — great for adventurous kids, worth supervising little ones
- Playground has limited shade — go in the morning or bring sunscreen in summer
- Walk the forested trails behind the park to find a small hidden waterfall 🌊
- Fairhaven Village is ~0.6 miles away — Cafe Blue has great coffee & cookies, Iron Rooster is also excellent
- Dogs love the big grassy areas — plenty of room to run off leash in the open fields
- Toddler equipment is connected to the bigger kid structures — medium toddler-friendliness overall
- Has an indoor rentable party space and an upper pavilion — great for birthday parties 🎉
- Don't miss the labyrinth — a fun and peaceful surprise tucked in the park
- Bring charcoal — there are BBQ grills available throughout the park