Central Park

Absolutely beautiful outdoor space in Mishawaka. I grew up near here and envy folks who can appreciate this space now. A wonderful river walk, playground, and water pad for kids to cool off in. Aesthetically lovely. Encourage you to stop by if you are in the area!!

**Parents Beware**
This park is beautiful in appearance. It has a lot of different things for kids of all ages and a splash pad. There is a beautiful trail to walk or ride your bike around the water and plenty of places to fish.
Overall, it is a nice little park when you're just driving by.

Safety is a MAJOR concern here, though. As my family and I were pulling up to play on a Sunday after church, we witnessed a teen boy being beaten up by 2 other teen boys. Worse yet, no one was doing anything about it. (I did stop the fight, and the boy was able to go home to safety)
That being said, I know our kids are at risk pretty much everywhere they go no matter what they are doing but wanted to share my experience for other parents to be aware that this type of behavior is happening, in the middle of a park on a Sunday!

Such a beautiful park! Well kept and very relaxing! I wish we had more like this back at home in Pennsylvania!

The amenities here are great, nice playground, splash pad, right on the river walk. There's a band shell for evening activities. Nice garden areas. Just don't use the bathrooms. Or if you have to make sure you have shoes on. Do not let your kids go in there without shoes.

The city of Mishawaka has done a phenomenal job of creating a safe family friendly and accessible space for everyone near the St. Joe river.

Beautiful place to visit, bring your kids for fun, some people are busy fishing

My wife and I love walking through this park. It's scenic, well-kept, and just a lovely walk. I'm a little too old to run through the sprinkler system in the summer but I am tempted. We just wish we lived closer.