Bear Creek Park — Attraction in Medford

Had a good time until a guy in a yellow visit started asking me questions. I was on a swing next to my grandson. At first I thought he was going to tell me to get off the swing. No, instead he creeped me out by asking me if I had tried the zip line that this park does offer for free. I decided to tell my younger grandson to find his brother. He did and had fun for a while sliding down the slide. Then I told my step daughter to watch him, while his older brother tried the zip line. This was interesting as I had never seen any park have a zip line before. I sat him in the seat and double checked the locks (like the way they would at any amusement park) This was kinda scary because you help pull the seat to the high point of the zip line and then let go completely. I was glad that I had checked his seat locks thoroughly. He loved it but it kinda scared me. Then after that we joined his brother and Mom and again they ran to the slide pictured in my photo. The younger boy made friends with a group of older kids who were playing tag. The strange man that earlier creeped me out was now climbing in the middle part of the playground. My step daughter didn't like seeing this, creepy full grown guy climbing where her children were playing. SO she rounded up my grandsons and we left. I like the park, the equipment is newer and donated by the Dherms? Family. but you really need to have a parent or a grandparent watching each child you bring. It is so easy for your child to run to the other end without you realizing it.. Don't just sit at the bench at the end of the slide. Stick closely to your child. Luckily we were able to get out of there safely, without any harm from this peculiar stanger. My advise is to always be careful at any par you visit with your children or grandchildren. ESPECIALLY when you see adults climbing on the equipment where it is difficult to reach your child. That us why I am only...

Very wheelchair accessible. Has wheelchair only swing, ramps and instead of rock underlayment it's that squish rubber tiling. They have bathrooms, 2 great roll down the grass hills, and a huge play structure. Tons of climbing trees. There is a 5-12 year old section and they have still not fixed the littles section. I loved the new structure (But the old one will always win. It was the best ever). There is a very small parking structure for how popular the park is. Cars were lined up all the way down the street, past the park because the maybe 20 spots were full. Trails for walking and biking along Lazy and Bear Creek are all around the park. BEWARE the plants along the edges of the paths. From what I could tell, poison hemlock is growing all along most of the trails (mixed in with edible blackberry and cleavers)- It is a very bad plant to have pets, kids and unknowing adults near. Keep an eye out for its large, carrot-like leaves, purple splotched and non-hairy stems. DO NOT ingest or touch with bare skin. I hope I am wrong but all I could find points to it so just keep an eye out on your little explorers...

They've done great things here! You might have to park on the street but they have great street parking (some of it is closer to the play structure than the actual parking lot). The play area is entirely enclosed, which is great, because you will lose sight of your kid(s) at some point. One entrance/ exit from the parking side and one entrance/ exit from the bathroom side. There are two main areas: a small area for small kids (fenced and off to the right) and the rest of it for older kids. Highlights: zipline swings (one is disability accessible), bouncy spiderweb, swings (2 access, 2 old-school, 1 saucer-style), baby swings, winding and large play structure, musical toys, and more! The bathrooms aren't always the cleanest, but get tons of use so I get it. They're also RIGHT there, which is fantastic for kid-sized bladders.

And someday I'll convince my kids to walk around with me and enjoy the rest of the park, which is green and has...