Simpson Garden Park — Attraction in Bowling Green

Peaceful, Beautiful, and Thoughtfully Designed

Simpson Garden Park is one of Bowling Green’s hidden gems. Every corner of this park feels intentional and serene—from the native plant gardens to the whimsical children’s area, it’s a space that welcomes you to slow down and enjoy the beauty of nature.

The themed gardens are incredibly well-maintained, with something blooming in every season. The Japanese garden is especially peaceful, and the medicinal herb garden is both fascinating and educational. It’s clear that a lot of care and love goes into every detail here.

Whether you’re looking for a quiet place to read, a scenic spot for a walk, or just want to explore beautiful plants and flowers, Simpson Garden Park delivers. It’s a perfect place for reflection, photography, or simply enjoying a moment of calm in your day.

This park is a true gift to the community—free, accessible, and always welcoming. Five stars...

Really cool area to walk! You can walk through a beautifully landscaped garden, close to the Simpson Building, or through a couple of walking trails that have a few sculptures. Items are labeled throughout the whole garden helping to inform you what you're looking at. There's a couple of really cool areas if you take 1 of the walking paths back. The Peace Garden has a waterfall, stream & pond that leads to a simple oriental garden. My little guy enjoyed walking through this area. There's also an area called the Healing Garden that has several colorful seating areas throughout a walled style garden containing a collection of healing herbs & toxic plants to...

We choose a lovely day to visit. It was sunny but tempered with clouds to make for a wonderful early evening walk. This park has a nice design, with multiple shorter and also meandering, longer paths available. Some of the paths are concrete, some are crushed stone, some mulch. A nice variety.

I appreciated the thoughtful addition of many benches throughout the park upon which I could alight to rest me achin' bones.

Most, if not all of the trees, plants and flowers are labeled and provide the name and interesting information about each.

It is a lovely, well-tended park and we will...