Bunning Park — Attraction in Rock Springs

One of the nicest park areas I have visited in all of my travels. It was very well kept,clean, and peaceful. On site restrooms were also nicely kept. The structures surrounding it were beautiful. I loved the lighting as much as I did the hanging plants. Stopped by twice during our stay. Meditated undisturbed after enjoying breakfast this morning and the sound of the 🐿️ squirrels along with the chirping of the birds was extraordinary. Although I don't have small children I did take a gander at the playground equipment - it was clean,sturdy and nicely kept. One more thing I noticed about not only the park but the city was all the electrical boxes were beautified with what appeared to be paintings or wraps. ❤️ Would highly recommend a...

A lovely park that does not appear on our search for "parks" using Google maps. No one there when we arrived, walked tge dogs, then a guy showed up with a walkie talkie, parked next to our car in tge large lor, and went into the park to apparently check up on what we wrre doing there. Very weird vibes in Rock Springs. 4 other parks did appear, one called Rock Springs Community Park, next to the police station. It was an empty lot of scrub weeds and litter. What a joke! I'd avoid this city...

A bit of history: Bunning Park is named in honor of Peter Christian Bunning, born in Germany in 1859 and died in Rock Springs in 1935. Peter immigrated to the United States in 1886, and during his life he would be appointed as the Rock Springs Chief of Police, and elected mayor in 1923, a position he held for ten years. The park was created in 1926 and was referred to as "Bunning's Folly" - many at the time believed that trees and grass...