Whitman Town Park — Attraction in Whitman

Overall the park is ok but sometimes, just like any other public places unpleasant situations can happen. Just this past weekend a father of a young boy, 2-3 years old, decided to yell and belittle other kids and the responsible adult just because his child had to wait to use a particular slide already occupied. There was an adjacent slide that was empty but this child continue to slide on to other kids. Other children tried to help the little boy by advising please wait. The father yelled at the kids and was quickly advised to immediately refrain from verbally attacking other kids and instead he was advised to address the guardian if he had any concerns. The father continue to verbally attack the guardian of the children, without wanting to understand the children were trying to help his little one so that he would not get hurt. This father was totally clueless and entitled. Luckily, other adults in the park witnessed this and stepped in advising this father to stop his unacceptable behavior towards other kids and the guardian. After this he quickly left the park with his child. This type of behavior is totally unacceptable and this father set a very bad example. We all should strive to communicate better and to be respectful of others. This is a shared public space and there is no need for others flexing their verbal muscles and...

It's always enjoyable to walk around the park. There's a bunch of markers throughout the park to remember the history of the park and some members of the town. The landscape here is nice with the rolling hills/mounds which break up the long distance views of the surrounding neighborhood. This gives you slightly more of a feeling of being immersed in the woods/nature. The paths around the park are covered in sand/gravel, they are wide and level. Easy of almost...

This place is great.

Evidently you don't have to clean up after your dog and there's a big hill in the middle and when you finish your drinks you just walk up there and chuck your empties on the grass.

There's a frog in the little pond thingy, too. His name's Aaron.

Also, there's a gazebo and there's a cute little sign forbidding unauthorized access but you can just stroll right up there and smoke weed in...