Miner’s Corner County Park

My dog found the new stone hedge of America! It’s a new wonder of the world! How did it get there? Dinosaurs? Aliens? Clearly man could not create such a thing? I think it was a sacrificial site for Pacific Northwest salmon but I’m not sure but I shall call it Bear’s crystal in the middle of a rock in the middle of a park in the middle of the city in the middle of the state in the Pacific Northwest corner of the United States because we are not in the middle of the Pacific Ocean but are north and west of the Pacific Ocean. That’s why California is called the west coast and not the south west coast because there is no pacific south coast it’s called west coast and Washington Oregon and Idaho is the Pacific Northwest but Idaho doesn’t touch the Pacific Ocean. And Alaska doesn’t have a location it’s just called Alaska because the arctic circle isn’t a state or a country but a circle that is part of the arctic? How in the world did this stone get placed in here? Anyways it’s miner’s finders keepers it belongs to my dog his name is Bear. If you want to see it you have to find it its hidden really well we didn’t move it we left it where we found it!

This park is a gem, so much for the kids to do. We didn’t uncover the bones. But had a blast anyway. It was worth the drive from Everett.

Our lo loved the park. Hubby and I enjoyed the trail that circles the park. There are enough things to keep both young kids as well as slightly older ones occupied. The sand pit was our lo’s favourite. The park isnt too large, so it did seem crowded. Also some of the more popular stuff, like swings was always busy. But really no complaints. It is a great place to spend a sunny spring evening.

Place is a lot of fun for kids. There is also a basketball court that is in good shape. Kids up to age 11 – 12 will keep busy for an hour or so.

This park is very cool and definitely rates high if you have older kids (4+). My son is almost two and a woman is met at another park told me I’d love it for his age because it has all kinds of cool sensory stuff and the whole playground is padded with that rubber material. This is all true– they’ve got great trails, even a few little ones inside the partially-​fenced playground, a big sandpit and some water features, which would be spectacular, if it weren’t for the proximity to all the playground equipment that is really only designed for big kids. It was by far the coolest jungle gym I’ve ever seen, and there were some fun things on the ground level to keep my son happy, but I had to be right near him the whole time and spent a good amount of time running to catch him before he ran in front of the swings (all but one seat was for larger kids) which were right in front of a walkway/​play area– close enough to guarantee my kid would get beaned if I wasn’t holding his hand and guiding him along the outer edge of the path. There are other cool toys that you stand or sit on and spin, but again, my son would run straight for them while older kids were on them, and would surely have gotten a few knocks at the least if I wasn’t right on his heels. The gym itself has upper levels that are very high and complex, (all fully railed in, except openings for slides and poles) and I was thankful the upper levels could only be accessed through one set of stairs in a somewhat inconspicuous (to a two-​year old) spot, so I didn’t have to keep pulling him off those or chasing him up a jungle gym if he got up too fast. Surrounding the playground is a nice little loop of wooded trails that made for a relaxing little stroll before we got back in the car. This park is really great, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend it for young kids unless you are devoted to chasing them to keep them from being clobbered or climbing up a 15 foot jungle gym apparatus. I’ll have to keep looking for a park that’s a little more toddler friendly and remember this one for times when my son is older.

This park has a neat concept. The execution has room for improvement.
Parking is easily accessible and plentiful for an average day. The main playground is pretty cool but definitely geared towards kids 5+, as posted. There is a paved path around the park that has potential.
My son is about 1.5 years old and enjoys playgrounds but this one is pretty far out of his league. The only areas appropriate for toddlers are a single baby swing, a small slide above a precarious hill, and a sandbox. The sandbox is cool, and the idea of the water flowing in is neat, but its currently stagnant and a bit unkempt looking.
What bothered me the most was the lone small slide. The entire playground uses a padded rubber ground, which sounds like a great idea, except we are located in a rainy party of the state and its very slippery when wet. During wetter times, this means that accessing the small slide requires a toddler to walk all the way around the park to get to the top, or be carried. Its simply too steep. I actually slipped and fell on my way down and it hurt pretty considerably so I’d imagine it would be less tolerable for a child.
The groundskeeping seems unfinished, but there isn’t a bunch of trash and it feels like a pretty safe place overall.

I love this park. I walk up that hill on 228^th each week 2 — 3 times with my dog because this is one of my favourite parks! The trail is nice, there are a couple geocaches, I love the wood fish he neighbors most like placed in the little ponds, and the dog can run around in one of the grassy areas of no prior are around. The play area seems great for kids.
It could be good for biking as well. The park isn’t big, but you can get a good few laps in around it. It also has a big covered area for parties and well kept restrooms. Go ahead and visit this park if you live in the area with kids or if your passing through and need a picnic!

People need to lighten up. This is a fantastic park considering others in the area. Pretty atmosphere, great play structure and other fun activities for kids to explore.

A great little park to take the kids to. The play structures are well maintained and the kids have a great time on them. The sand play area is decent sized, and the kids all share toys.
I like that all of the other kids we’ve run into at this park are polite and play well with each other. The parents also keep an eye on their kids, unlike other places where the kids run wild while largely ignored by their parents.
I see plenty of people walking on the path, with and without dogs, as well as little ones on scooters or bikes. The path is paved & well maintained – it meanders through grass, tall trees & flowers. Keep an eye out for chickens crossing the road & for the trampoline dog!
Picnic area is serviceable, though, like other reviewers said, there are no trashcans, so keep the pack in/​pack out mentality in the front of your mind.

A beautiful new park with several major design flaws and inconveniences.
1) No trash cans
It’s not uncommon at this park to come across discarded trash on the playground or walking paths. The eco-​friendly message is disingenuous, covering for a cheap streak in county parks and rec. The result is unsanitary and unsafe conditions for people and animals, both domestic and wild. A quick inspection turned up discarded kids drink boxes and plastic bags. You can train kids to put their trash in bins but what do you expect when there are none? I get that you don’t want raccoons in the trash, but there are special cans to prevent that. No excuses, pony up the money and get some trash cans.
2) Not dog friendly
Normally it doesn’t bother me when a park doesn’t distribute free pet waste bags because I always have one handy, but coupled with the lack of trash cans or other kinds of pet waste disposal container, this becomes more of an issue. It wasn’t fun driving home with a warm bag of poop in the car on a hot day. Not pet friendly, and definitely not pet owner friendly. But hey, at least the water fountain can dispense water for dogs (provided you bring the bowl).
3) Not very sheltered
While the play structure at this park is pretty cool, the sand boxes are not. They have no shade so your kids can have fun while they slowly roast and burn. The number of kids playing in the sand compared to the amount of space in the sandbox was very low. Big waste of space, but undoubtedly cheap to maintain. Cheap, I sense a theme here.
4) Not especially safe
There is some kind of giant, free-​standing metal tub next to the sand area but it was empty and plugged up with sand when we visited. Great, a pointless metal structure in a park that is otherwise completely padded for your child’s safety.
5) Not comfortable for parents
Hope you like sitting on the ground. The playground abounds with fake rocks and trees for climbing on, but they aren’t much for sitting. But maybe you’d like to take a rest on the concrete wall near the merry-​go-​round. Hope you don’t mind the bird poop. The very least they could do is add a bench or two for parents.
6) Not accessible for the elderly
Speaking of benches, you don’t see many elderly people at this park. I wonder why… There is a beautiful little walking loop… But you have to walk a very long ways to find anything resembling a bench. Maybe Snohomish County Parks are trying to discourage old people and bums from spending time here. Seems to be working. Or maybe they’re just waiting for someone to die in hopes that their loved ones will donate a bench in their memory.
The only reason this park gets two stars is that it has a nice play structure and pretty wildflowers (if you don’t mind the buzzing power lines overhead).
Boo Snohomish County, you could do a lot better!

We came here for the first time today. It has a wide range of toys for the kids to play on and a nice soft and bouncy composite ground cover. There are lots of large rocks for seating but no benches other than in the covered picnic area up away from the playground. There are also no trash cans which they bill as some eco-​conscious hooey but its just a money saving measure that creates inconvenience for visitors. There are trash receptacles in the bathrooms (but paper towels were out in all bathrooms, hand dryers only).
I was not sure what to make of the sand and water garden. The sandbox was spacious. The only bit of water was in a little pond thing next to the sandbox and it had murky water and a few plants. I wouldn’t want my kid to stick their hand in it. From the website I gathered it was somehow interactive but there were no signs and as the water was so unappealing, the only action seen was parents trying to keep toddlers from falling in.
While we were there, my son and a couple other people in our group started experiencing allergic reactions to something. There was a lot of fenced off areas of grass and plants so its possible something there was blooming. My son ended up having a full-​blown episode and his eyes swelled shut. That’s not the park’s fault per se, but just a warning that if you are sensitive to environmental allergens you may want to bring something with you just in case.