Boulevard Park

OMG there’s not enough room in this box for anyone to describe how awesome Boulevard Park is. For starters, the views are breathtaking. Spectacular views of Bellingham bay. Pretty sure you have not fully lived until you have seen a sunset from here. There are no words. Having a Woods coffee right there only adds to the awesomeness. The boardwalk is an easy walk — a stroll between Fairhaven and the edge of the park where woods is located makes for a great time whether you are alone or in good company. Lots of benches to sit at along the way where you can sip your coffee or just look out into the the beautiful water and think. So good for the soul. This park is truly a gem — if you are in the area and haven’t checked it out yet… what are you waiting for? :)

Beautiful. Especially on a sunny day. It’s a gorgeous, flat trail and is perfect for catching up with a friend or a solo stroll. Even though I was in Bellingham for a very short period, it was easily my favorite part of my visit.

Super awesome and beautiful park that sits right on the water in the breath-​taking city of Bellingham.
They’ve got an awesome trail for the active lifestyle for people to run, walk or bike ride on. Their playground is super cute and adorable. Super awesome for the parents to interact with their children and definitely take that creative imaginary play to the next level.
Set within the area is also a Woods coffee shop. This place is such a beautiful area.

This is my favorite place in all of Bellingham. I have so many memories of this place right after I moved to Bellingham from Ohio just over 6 years ago. I feel like this place represents everything I love about the pacific northwest. Between the view, the coffee, and the many places to walk or sit and enjoy, this is the perfect place for every evening or any time of day! I have watched many sunsets here, walked the paths many times, and will always return for more!

A cute little park with a coffee shop. This place seems to be popular as there was a good amount of people here. It was located by the water so it seemed like it was by the beach. The sun set was nice to view.
Plus, the stones that lined this beachy area were great! Can you say free souvenirs? Legit. It was either me or a friend that made a comment about how smooth these stones were, and then I said my mission was to find a heart shaped one. All of a sudden, all the girls were stone searching… Even though not everyone was into it, we each brought at least one stone home. ;)

The recent construction and strange smells are impacting the beauty of this park. I love running here and hope these issues will be resolved soon.

This is the Place to go and have a wonderful time.
You can relax right n the water. Get a fantastic coffee at Woods, or take a walk on the new walking pier. There is always fun and wonderful times here.
The Views are just simply spectacular and you are minutes from good food !!

This is one of the most beautiful parks I’ve ever been to. Great views of the bay and mountains in the distance. Wonderful atmosphere for a long walk. Lots of people watching.

This is the gem of Bellingham. Arguably the best view in Whatcom county. On a nice sunny day, you’ll find lots of people (and friendly dogs) hanging out here. The only drawback is the limited parking — get here early!

Nice place to walk you dog, and even has a little coffee stand located in the middle. There is a playground for children as well as open restrooms. This is a great place to take a nice stroll and I often see some people in the community fishing here off the bridges by the pier side.

As long as you’re not pulling a boat or trailer (narrow roads) this place needs to visited it’s gorgeous

On a lovely bright sunny day, I was walking Boulevard Park with my cousin. The playground was busy with boisterous little munchkins. Joggers effortlessly moved along, and the college kids played a game of catch of the lawn. I turned to my cousin and said, «Doesn’t this setting look like straight out of a movie?». You see I grew up in the hood. We didn’t go to the local parks, were the gang members dilly-​dallied and mean mugging strangers.
The Woods Coffee shop is an added bonus to this lovely park.

Good place to sit and watch the water, look at the island, look at the mountains, play with your kids, read, handout, eat some lunch, or just relax.
My friend and I biked here from his place and it was a nice mid point spot to just relax [and catch our breaths ;)]
Its looks like there’s a beach, but there isn’t really. Theres a man-​made area where there is sand, but then it goes down go rocks until it reaches water.

Beautiful park! Perfect for walks, runs and anything outdoorsy! The dock is amazing and host stunning sunrise and sunsets! Great place to have picnics, bbq and outdoor games! There is also a Woods Coffee right on the water! Nice location to enjoy the bay and scenery! Great place to bring children because of the playground! Also many people bring their dogs here to run around or to take a dip in the bay =)
Sometime seals will even make an appearance as you walk along the dock!

5 star park, yep: Others have covered the good parts pretty much, so I’m going to hit the «bad»:
Careful crossing the railroad tracks! Train will squish you. Pretty sure (still) no gate at the pedestrian crossing.
Parking is limited. Good weather = Auugh!
Rest rooms are ok :(for this type of place, but I suggest you take a potty break before coming.
Other than that it is very very nice.
Lately they made an «improvement» to the park… Oddly enough I think it did improve it. It’s a beach (more or less). The shore had been big boulders along the whole «front» of the park, not so good for wading etc. So they replaced some of it with smaller stones (fist size and larger), and then put some sand behind that. Thus if you want to play on a sandy «beach» you can and if you want to wade you can do it without breaking your neck. I think I read it is actually supposed to be better erosion wise too. Little kids are busy digging it, and it looks decent.
BTW I’ve heard the city is planning a new park closer to downtown on the shore, at Pine and Cornwall. Hopefully there will be a convenient way to get from Boulevard to there. I think South Bay Trail is a bit above it with the RR tracks in the way.

A beautiful, and obviously popular park. Lots of lovely scenery. Nice Woods coffee shop and multiple bathroom options. The only things to wish for are more parking, and if it were more of a loop walk. Signs in the park seem to indicate plans to do some major expansion, more over-​water bridges, maybe one day I’ll come back and get to check that out.

Wait until like 7 or 8 on a late-​summer evening, y’know so you get some nice golden hour light…
Go get some coffee or tea at Woods, then put on the Amelie soundtrack and walk or ride (preferably ride!) the boardwalk into old Fairhaven and catch a flick at the outdoor cinema.
If this doesn’t stir up warm sensations of optimistic whimsy, then there’s no saving you.
:)

One of the prettiest city parks you’ll find.
If I lived in B’ham, I’d be here every week.
Gorgeous boardwalk (arching over the tidepools), kids playground, bike path.
What’s not to like? Seriously, and if the natural beauty doesn’t do it for, you can always duck into Woods coffee and hide out for a couple hours.
Love this gem of a park. Bellinghamians — be very proud of this place.
:-)

Love Boulevard! Absolutely gorgeous views when it’s nice out. Parking is a bit of a pain in the ass though. There is a long stretch of parking lot with a total of two rows of parking (row to the left/​row to the right) and that’s all she wrote. You can park on the hill and walk down.
If you’re down for a little bit of walking I highly suggest parking in Fairhaven and then walking the boardwalk to Boulevard! Absolutely gorgeous views the entire way. Bring a girlie for a romantic walk if you’re into that.
If you can time it to be there at sunset it’s really nice.
Enjoy!

One time I saw a submarine crest in Bellingham Bay as I was sitting at Boulevard Park. I wouldn’t let the threat of nuclear assault keep you from enjoying this park, though.
It’s a ribbon of green hidden from view as you are driving along State Street and is further cut off by a set of freight train tracks. The train provides all sorts of atmosphere (whoo! whoo!) and necessitates the pedestrian trestle bridge that makes entering the park seem so magical.
This park is also home to the best sunsets in the state. So, enjoy a picnic, flying a kite, or the Bellingham pastime of hacky sack… submarines be damned.