Engler Ball Park — Attraction in Farmington

Preface: I don't feel it's particularly safe to put my friend's names and photos on Google Maps, so I've changed their names to just the first (or first 2) letters and whited out their faces in photos. Z is in blue, A has the black coat, and J is in the shirt with "mania" on it. I didn't take any pictures of Ai. Short: I went to Z's birthday, had a cake war, walked a trail, crossed a river 6 times, almost sacrificed Ai to some beavers, and lost A at Pasta House.

Long: We all went to Z's birthday party. A bit into it, me and a few other friends thought it would be fun to walk around the trails. What followed was a bit more adventurous then we had thought. First, we ate some cake along the trail. J's plate tipped over, and with it, the cake. Thus followed a short Cake War. About 20 minutes later A decided to throw his shoes across a small part of the river to an island in the middle. He would pay whoever got them first. Then J went and crossed it on foot (It was about 4 feet deep) and retrieved A's (now floating away) shoe. We then crossed from the island to the riverbank, where we saw an open field. I jokingly called it a minefield, but then we started seeing small holes in the ground, it was then determined that this was in fact, an old cornfield. From this point we decided to return to the pavillion. We crossed the river to the island, and climbed over a rather large brush pile to the other side. This was about when J mentioned something was living in it, and we thought she was joking. She was not. Fast forward a minute and I and Z saw the same, turns out that brush pile was a massive beaver dam. Then Ai crossed and almost fell into the pile (you could hear it's supports snapping as she climbed it) We were in sight of the pavillion when we noticed A wasn't with us. I called him and told him to send a picture (the one with the bridge is his). He then told me he was by Auto Plaza, which is 2 miles away by road. We told him to start walking up 67, what we didn't know was he had walked the wrong way up 67. About 10 minutes later he called us and said he could see Pasta House. We all simultaneously facepalmed, having just arrived at the pavillion. He then turned around and walked back, until he reached the Sewage Treatment Plant. We then directed him back to the park. (no less than 5 times) There may or may not be a video documentary of us on the river, it's...

So enjoy the diff. walking trails w my dog , Mercy, as often as we can get there! The beautiful flower garden women keep up & theLakes are refreshing to the soul & many go fishing there too. V.nice multiple Tennis Courts. Don't miss the St.Francis River walking trail, starts behind the Pavilion & then the Nature Sanctuary Trails(like the middle one!) There's a pretty White Wedding Pavilion & Frisbee Golf as well. R.off Hwy 67 N. B4 Farmington city. Summer Orchestra Concerts held there would be great for families , etc also.Been to Community gatherings like this in other states....

As a local, this has always been one of the best hometown parks we have. It's always clean, and always being updated. I love that our city cares to show their pride in such a beautiful park. The restrooms have running water, are clean and well kept. The trails and paths are always beautiful and well maintained and have bags to help dog owners pick up after their dog. The ponds have benches, a dock, and are great for fishing. And the play grounds, soccer fields tennis courts and baseball field can keep any kid...