Elizabethtown Nature Park — Attraction in Elizabethtown

Was at the park this evening with my husband and my 5year old son. Enjoyed walking on the trails & admiring the beautiful memorial displays (the park is lovely). HOWEVER, am very dissapointed that my 5year old left almost in tears bc we were being intimidated by a very rude park attendant. There apparently is a (small) sign on one of the walkways leading up to the large memorial wall that we did not see. Just because yes a sign is posted, doesn't mean that people are always mindful of it being there, it's easy to walk past and overlook it, or not see if at all depending what direction you are walking from. Point being, my son was riding his bike on the sidewalk along the memorial wall, and instead of approaching us and simply stating excuse me ma'am but it's not allowed to ride here, this older gentleman in the meanest way possible yelled across the lawn at my son and I to get away from here with the bike it's not allowed (and more). I did say back to him that he didn't have to speak to us that way, that we didn't see the sign our mistake, and that we were leaving (we immediately walked away from the memorial across the grass, not even on the sidewalk at this point to leave) and he continued to HARASS my 5yr old and i until we made it back to the parking lot from across the lawn..watching us the entire time. When my son stopped about half way to the car he started yelling over to us again about there being cameras , etc etc trying to rush us to get away (at this point we are no where near any part of the memorial!) Which I told him that's fine that there are cameras bc we didn't do anything "wrong" And again stated to him that we were leaving . He made our pleasant experience at the veterans Park , end awfully. He needs a class in public service and how to speak to people this could all have went differently. The whole way back home my son didn't understand and was asking why the man was yelling at "him" and so i had to teach him that in life people can be ugly- that's one positive that came from this. I was able to teach a life lesson. We sadly will not be back to enjoy this park...

Nice park, but could use improvement in trail marking. It's fine for someone who is familiar with the trails, but for an out-of-towner or first time visitor, things are not immediately apparent. No signs or maps anywhere near the parking lot directing to a trailhead. The trail itself, despite being labeled "red, blue, and green" on the map I did eventually find, is not blazed or labeled, and there are so many offshoots that are not marked but well traveled that it's way too easy to come off the main trails just to realize you went the wrong way and need to turn around. The memorial is...

Great place for a peaceful walk or run. Excellent location to park and begin a run around Freeman lake, as a short underground tunnel connects safely under Ring Road to Freeman lake Park. The Veterans tribute is nicely done, with status representing each branch as well as civil servants. The nature part of the nature Park is a bit lacking, honestly, being mostly mowed lawn with a small creek being the only naturally diverse feature. A very nicely conducted pavilion with seasonal bathrooms and picnic tables make it a convenient place to enjoy a...