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Gray's Lake Park

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2101 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA 50315, United States

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Reviews of Gray's Lake Park

Roman Smikh

Wonderful place for a stroke. Very well lit and colorful at night. Unfortunately they close the park at 10. So you get very little time to view the lights.

Tony Scaglione

Great place in Des Moines to go for a walk or just relax outside. It has multiple sitting spots to enjoy the water or if you want to wait until dark you can watch the bridge light up with multi-colored lights which are very cool!

Christian

I really like this lake park. Lots of green in may/June, lively and a great 2 mile run or walk. Bring fish food for the carp along the lake when crossing the bridge, you will likely see some near you.

Diane Davidson

This place is so beautiful. It's peaceful, beautiful scenery, paths to walk on, lots of parking space. It's definitely a must go to place to see. Love the beautiful water and the sand.

Heather Oswald

Love this park! There's so much to do! There's a beautiful bridge that goes over the lake that is lit up beautifully at night. There's also a bridge over the river that lights up. The playground is super fun and the beach is great. I love that the trails around the lake all connect to the bike paths and there's even a tunnel that takes you across the street to waterworks park! Love it!

CONNIE Ervin

Gray's Lake Park is a great place to walk, hang out and enjoy the view. I took a group of my people there for some exercise and peaceful relaxation. It's good for the soul. No boats were out, but I'm guessing it might not have quite come back from Covid times. Picnic areas abound and it has restrooms; dog friendly with walkers, too.

Dominique Monroe

Extremely clean and beautiful park. Public restrooms, benches tables and many paths

Terri Hackbarth

Solo kayaking this beautiful last day of summer....good for my soul!!

Steven Story

Nice clean park. Neat little boat dock

Brandon Glenn

Gray's Lake is nice to walk. The path is clean and well maintained. The park fauna is interesting and fairly neat. Along the riverside you can see herons occasionally. The view of the city is nice and access via walking paths is great. Unfortunately, the water is disgusting. You can't fish, swim, or even dip your toes in. It smells bad and often the fish are floating dead.

Marty Hogan

Late winter views. Love this place and 60° weather in Iowa brings people out to the park. Clean up your trash and after your dogs. The homeless housing project in the far portion along the river are a little disturbing. They seem to keep to themselves. Just be careful at night.

Crystal West

Grey's Lake is a beautiful place to walk any hour of the day. Our dogs enjoy walking there. Our grandchildren enjoy it when we take them too. There is a nice park to enjoy as well as walking. Most people are friendly.

Larry Johnson

This park is fabulous for walking my dog. Two mile walk around a beautiful lake with bathrooms available as well as doggie bags too. A beautiful place to visit in Des Moines!

Kevin Russo

Great place to hang out go for a walk or just enjoy the view of the city. They have recently connected more of the walking and bike trails in this park to other parts of the city and they continue to expand as development has started for residential areas around the park

Keith Oliver

Gray’s Lake is gorgeous. One of the busiest parks around, but very well maintained. Included are some of my pics from the memorial for 9/11.

Michelle B

My "go to" place. It's super close by to where I live. Can't wait till Spring actually arrives, so I can get more colorful pictures. But, I love trees (whether bare or full of color)

Aravind Anna

Pleasant weather to go for a walk in January.

Kara Prachar

I went walking here today for the first time. Really beautiful. Great escape from the city. They had a ton of rentals. I hope to use that in the future. Very clean.

Sarah Sims

The trail around the lake is clean and mostly flat. It’s ideal for all kinds of exercise! There are canoes, paddle boats and paddle boards to rent. They have clean bathrooms and a small park. Overall a great and free place to have fun!

P. Lamberty

This is a fun place to go visit when it gets dark because of how the bridge lights up. You can kayak, canoe, paddleboard, paddle boat, bike and go sailing by renting equipment as well. I *think* the trail around the lake is about 2 miles so it's also a great place to run or walk. In the summer the beach is nice to go to. There is also a good view of downtown Des Moines.

Patti n Steve Beach

Nice Park. Great biking. However, the paths were detoured and the signage was not very good. Glad we had a city bike map with us. Beautiful downtown area. Great biking.

Millie Carr

I love walking at grayslake, just recently started it's so calm and relaxing. You can take your time and stroll around and just look at the scenery or enjoy your company fantastic place

Angel Vaughan

One of my fav places to walk, kayak, and skate!

Heather Rosewall

Lots to do with the fam. Absolutely beautiful. They have paddle boats, kayaks, sail boats and more. The only reason I gave it a 4 is because the water is disgusting. There is no way I would swim here.

Dallas Hale

I love Gray's Lake. This is my first time living in a city and I'm still struggling with it very badly, but it's helped a lot to be able to go to a place that's so close to downtown and yet so secluded somehow. I'm excited to spend more time here next summer!

Carla Lee

There were alot of people out walking their dogs, families walking, riding bikes.. just an amazing site! Of course it does help the weather being so beautiful!!

Enes Akbuga

Gray’s Lake always has awesome view. Particularly during winter. Always a good option for walking, running or cycling!

Tom Davis

It was cool we had fun. However we got in Free I would not want to have to pay how much they want though. We seen all they had to offer in under 2 hours.

Samantha Meyer

If you get the chance to go here I strongly recommend it. Gray's Lake is so clean and beautiful. We had a blast.

Hailey L

Vacationing in the area and stopped by here with our toddler. It is a great walk and has a playground. Recommend bringing a stroller or similar, as this is too far of a loop for a toddler to walk. We brought my daughter's barbie fishing pole and fished off the dock as well. Fun time. Clean park, no sketchy people like the sculpture garden.

Douglas Nelsen

Do I need to tell you why it's so fantastic! Perfect comfort zone, oh yeah and I work there, which makes it great !

AOVM

As a newcomer to the city, I am surprised by the vast number of folks enjoying this place on a daily basis. Weekends are especially busy and I was speechless to see how many came out for yoga in the park on Saturday morning (sponsored by the city's parks & rec dept). Well done DSM! 🙌🏼 …

Zach Plur

Very nice location, I love the concession stand ( the ability to buy ice cream, water and food is a big plus especially on a hot day ! ) and the ability to rent fishing poles, canoes, paddle boats, etc to enjoy some time out on the water. Honestly a very nice place to go for a walk and in general to get some outdoor exercise. The path around the lake however is a long one so I've gotta say plan on atleast an hour+ to walk around the whole thing. Biking could be very fun though and I plan on doing that for sure next time I stop by to visit this place (: . One danger I will say is the donation stand right close to the concession stand is home to a Wasp nest which resides right in the slot you put your money into so be careful of that !!! Really not the most sad thing to be around especially for those allergic to those kinds of stings, only plus side is a major hospital isn't to far from this lake, they should have workers taking care of dangers like that in the area considering children and families to visit this area often and a safety issue if anything. I understand it's outdoor but you gotta keep the place as safe as possible for visitors, after all it's a park.

C S

We visited at night to see the colorful bridge, and it was so worth it! Walking across the bridge at night was interesting and the colorful lights were very pretty and picturesque. Each light had a bunch of spider webs and the spiders were all very active which was actually very cool to witness! Great place to visit if travelling to Des Moines for a visit.

Maruf Ahamed

Beautiful lake with clean walking path around the lake. I love the scenic view.

Melissa Thompson

A beautiful city park with a walk around lake. Next to Water Works Park, also a gorgeous park! 😊 …

Gail Olson

Great place for a walk. Lots of trees and maybe you can see eagles or deer. I went to check our the new path to downtown. The bridge is nice but doesn't have great access for bicyclists at the north end. That narrow path is for bikes.

Troy Phillips

Beautiful place for events, walking, water fun, running. Anything out doors this place is wonderful.

Nathan Grasmick

A great place to take the family for some outdoors activities. Clean, pet friendly park. canoe rental, clean bathrooms, swimming, nice views of downtown, handicap accessible.

Scott Grunert

It's a nice 2+ mile walk around the lake. The scenery is beautiful and it's usually drama-free. Nice place to unwind, listen to a podcast or read a book.

John Majewski

Great place to walk or run.

Sweetcheeks Siem

Love the walk here during the day or evening. The solar lights on the bridge are a beautiful rainbow at night!

Davina Jackson

Beautiful and peaceful location for a day of recreation.

Tom Primmer

Nice play to walk. 2 miles around lake but be paths to downtown or Waterworks Park off the walking path as well.

Twnty 1

It a nice park new trails that nice but since I skate board the cracks in the bridge are giant and my 58 mm cruiser skate board wheels cant clear it (Believe me they are big) like put some concrete in the cracks it's just a big hazard for us skaters other wise it's nice

KL Smith

Nice view and a good place to walk, run, bike or just to stroll around. I like the bridge area.

Clint Hutchcroft

Best greenspace in downtown. Excellent place to get a little yak in!

Luis Peña

Beautiful 😍 stunning sunset 🌇 and sunrise 🌅 …

Caleb Stewart

Nice place to walk with family and pets. With that being said staff/workers can be unhelpful. Wife was pregnant and walking around the lake with a friend. They were told that the park would close at 10pm and if they didn't make it out in time her car would be locked in overnight. The worker have a golf cart but did not offer help. Wife jogged best she could while pregnant and thankfully made it in time to not get locked in.

Michael Ahlrichs

Beautiful night, trail is asphalt and in great shape.

Nutan Jayavant

Such a serene place and so close to city. Loved going there and spending time.

Tonya Logan

Best park in Des Moines. Very helpful staff. Adaptive rowing is offered! What a fantastic sport.

Timothy Wright

Best boat spot around loved this place for many years

Stephen Smith

Like that there was natural prarie areas, although it could be much expanded in place of the turf grass.

Jared Mikel

Love this park, great trails that dogs are allowed on. There is boat rental here as well. There are also concessions and swimming areas.

Jinsing Jenny

Great place to walk, jog, bike, skate. Love the updates too.

Dayane Tristao

A great place to walk, take pictures.

Rita Henson

Beach area and small boat rentals are available. Nice trail around the lake which is connected to other trails around the city. Waterworks Park across the street has lots of fishing spots.

Ashley Mapes (Wolfie)

Beautiful park to walk at, bike at, etc. Swimming there is nice. The bridge has a great view and it's so scenic. I just love this park.

Tony Robinson

It was nice to see people out and about. The park itself was beautiful. Some of the patrons could use manners, IE: letting their dog lick off the child water fountain.

James Bidwell

A lap of the trail around the lake is 2.1 miles with an eagles nest, lake, river, and wooded area. Great place to see nature and exercise in the middle of Des Moines.

Tyler Hurley

Beautiful lake to walk around, over-water bridge lighted bridge. Beautiful at night!

Jacen T (Jace)

Fun place to relax, saw a beaver from the bridge and tried to get a photo! I enjoy going at dusk when it's cooler and there are less folks about, but I've been known to enjoy a sunny weekend day here as well.

Emmanuel Robertson

Amazing place to exercise, take a stroll with the family, or even host a party. The trail bridge gives you an exotic view of the park and it's beauty. Thanks to the founders for such a wonderful place to chill outdoors. The park is on both sides of fleur drive, so one can choose to visit both sides. The lake side, or the flower 🌹 garden with luxurious fountains... You wouldn't leave without taking pictures

Mary Wilson

Beautiful scenery, nice and breezy.

Johnathan Blauw

I love visiting this trail - beautiful, peaceful place to visit! There's a walk/bike trail, and a canoe/kayak/paddle boat rental place as well.

Erin Lantz

Great to go out on the water or stay on the trail with the land legs!

ROFL Chopstixz

Went there to check out the view and had a scenic jog around the lake(about 2 miles for a full lap) and dip in the lake where the water was perfect. Definitely going again!

Chantál

Love this park. Once it fully opens it will deserve 5 stars.

jeff hall

Beautiful park & the bridge is fantastic at night. 🚴‍♂️✌😷 …

Hi Kids

Very pretty place and has a playground, a pretty lake, and public bathrooms... but last tome I went there was a dead bird and a dead dog that looked like it had drown...😶 …

Robert Maudlin

Always a nice place to walk and get some fresh air. Especially at night when it's all lit up my daughter loves it. I can remember when there was a Holiday Inn at Gray's Lake and have watched its transformation over the decades and it is definitely a great place to hang out. I am not sure if I would recommend swimming there though because the water is very high in bacteria. All in all it's a great place to hang out.

L S

Beautiful park. Lake is surrounded by a lovely drive that leads to the opposite end of the lake. Lot's of places to play but restrooms may not always be open. Access to some of the local bike trails as well.

Stephanie de Palacios

This place is so beautiful, when available try to rent a kayak or a bike, you will enjoy your time.

Sam Peters

I love this lake & park. You can swim, fish, walk, bike, roller-skate, and see cute dogs!

George David Lloyd

Was there for my grandson birthday party he turned eight had a fun time shooting Nerf bullets at each other and having lightsaber fights

Deb Kozel

Walking around the lake is a great way to start your day

Rita Flairfive

Beautiful lake and quiet place to walk.

A K

Awesome lake & greenspace in the middle of the city! Excellent walking trails!

stacey

Visited with my pup...sat at a table, dipped our toes in the water, people were giving each other space. It was lovely.

Crystal Kiroff

Grandma and I visited the lake with our prepared lunch sandwiches today. It was a pleasant outing and the tables overlooked the walking trail and water. Even grandma enjoyed the sunshine and people watching as we shared lunch. The bridge at night is beautiful with colored lights and is a great place to walk with family or bring dogs to walk. There are peddle boats and kayak to rent if desired.

Amy Snyder

I love that you get some nature with the water and trees and beach.....but the skyline to the city too. Nice location to relax!

Angela Abramowicz

Great place to walk. Paths are wide. The lighting is nice since sun sets so early. Beautiful location, easy to access, only about 2 miles around the lake. We even got to see eagles. If you are on a bike please let walkers know when you are approaching. And dog owner, please pick up!!!

Lorne Wiggins

I love the place. The air is fresh and the surrounding is clean. We went here for a quick workout. We love the lawn and there are lots of things that you can do here.

Mitchele Walters

Gray's Lake is one of the best walking experience you'll have in Des moines.

marco cruz

Gray's lake is a beautiful park to enjoy a walk

Gloria Cecelia Weber

Gray's lake is a beautiful park. To walk, have picnics, events. Calming environment. No matter who you see, most all people speak. You can meet new people. I have a love affair with this lake. Years and years of memories. Ones to share with friends and families. It also gives away to a another large park. There's boating. Go make new memories or share old ones!

Hello Kitty

Very family oriented place. Beautiful day with a nice breeze! Could not have picked a more perfect day.

Karlee Bruce

Beautiful, pet friendly, nice walking paths and even a beach!

Michael Boyle

I really enjoy Gray’s Lake. It’s an absolutely wonderful spot to spend a nice summer day. The lake is relatively small; the trail loop surrounding it is about 2 miles long. There are also pretty good views of downtown and the trail connects downtown from two directions. There are plenty of grassy areas to lay out blankets and enjoy a nice day. You’ll see plenty of people hanging up hammocks, walking/running/biking around the lake, relaxing on the small beach, or using kayaks/canoes/paddleboats to meander around the lake itself.

Chase Saldeen

Great relaxing day with my family. The gentlemen running the concessions and boat rentals were very helpful and kind.

Daphne Hoerner

This is a great running trail, an okay swimming hole if your local to it but there is a much better one down the road and grays even is home to a few eagles. I wouldn't recommend using their rentals because it's a small lake and you get charged the basic price where if you go to one of the bigger lakes it is more worth the experience.

Michael Johnson

Awesome place to spend a little time in a 3 seater canoe with the family!

Pete Chojnacki

Nice walkway thru the park and around the lake!

Jack Carraher

We love Gray's! It's a nice park with a good playground for children and charcoal grills for a family picnic. The walking path is well maintained. We often see people doing things on the water like canoeing, fishing, and on paddle boats. The only downside is that it's among the most popular parks and as a result can sometimes get a bit crowded.

Doug McBride

Too many people riding bikes to fast for the walking path. Beautiful area to walk and enjoy nature.

Brenda Guerne

Gorgeous place to walk around and enjoy the scenery or rent a kayak or peddle boat. Love it here

Italia Pedraza

Favorite place to go on the weekends with the family there are grills, a playground, beach area to swim, and a area for bout rentals it's a bit damaged from the flood but it still looks fine

luke cooper

Kayaked around, wonderful trail around the lake. Quite popular as well. Just wish there was more parking.

C.

Nice place to walk, bike, run, sit in the grass or on the sand. Colorful bridge is nice and a memorial. Also an outdoor patio that can be rented. Lotta motorcyclists like to cruise around here as it’s safer than the roads and there’s people to show lff to.

Anika Larsen

Beautiful! Bikers, runners and walkers were all courteous and shared the road. Great day at the lake!

aleks k.

Best Lake to go and relax at the beach or to ride your Bike, Ride around in your Car, Hike, etc.I like the New Bridge that they made, it is a nice little touch to get to the New Development area by Downtown. I would recommend this place for ALL ages and Families. This Spring and Summer i'm coming back and hopefully get to ride my Bike! A M A Z I N G !

Joseph Konczak

Great for avid walkers or runners clean area to grill or have a party.

tennis freak

Very nice park! So cool. You could skateboard, bike, run, walk, and walk you dog here around the circle lake. Animal and kid friendly. There are two bridges. They have many chairs if you need to sit right in the front. Soo cool. Totally fun and a great way to get exercise! Awesome!! It's hard to get parking though. But otherwise AWESOME trail.

yessie hernandez

I love this park so much it's beautiful and relaxing.

Zach Agnew

Absolutely beautiful park. The trail is long enough to walk, run, bike or take the kids/dogs for a stroll. There's plenty of restrooms and even a concession stand if you need a little pick me up. Great place to spend a hour or even a day.

Christopher PinkRolo

I really like this park. Lots of things to do and the biking trails connect around the lake.

Erin Monfort

I love visiting Gray's Lake. It has a beautiful paved trail for walking, biking or skating. It can get quite busy but everyone generally does a good job of sharing the space. It is well cared for and clean. Really an oasis when you need some outdoors time without leaving the city.

Irving Tiffany

Great place to get out and go for a nice walk, with plenty of room to maintain safe social distancing. Also a good place to safely meet others in a small group (pod) around a picnic table if everyone stays masked up. Not many tables, and seating is very limited, unless everyone brings their own chair, or is willing to sit on the ground (blanket might help). But don't get down on the ground unless you're sure you can get back up again. Also, a good place to go to just be alone, people watching or reading a good book. Just get the stink blown off once in a while. You can feel like you're out in the country, even though you're in the middle of the city.

yolanda taylor

The park was beautiful and my daughter loved the new tunnel that they have that was the first time we had both been underneath the tunnel she didn't realize how far the walk would be around the park but she enjoyed it it was great.

Lesley McCoy

No wake no craft lake , small, perfect for paddleboard relaxing

Sabrina S

Beautiful place to walk and enjoy the outdoors!!

Ethan Mcguire

Amazing. Wish it wasn't so close to traffic, but what are ya gonna do? Great spot to hammock, relax, run, read, hike, bike, walk, and hang out on a day off. Kayak rentals are only 15 bucks an hour and well worth it. Shame winter is just around the corner

Haylee Johnson

Clean park and very easy to walk around.

Kelly Rodriguez

Love it here! Spend a lot of time here in the summer. We had our kids' birthday party here. Posted up at the grill closest to playground, and it was perfect. Covered by some shade from trees, centralized location so kids could play or swim, picnics tables available. Beach has always been clean. They offer boat rental, can walk around trail. Planning a summer bbq there in a few weeks!

Julie Roberg

Nice spot to walk or run. Connects to downtown. Loop is about 2 miles.

Kevin Macken

Very nice park. Great walking paved trail with a pedestrian bridge that goes over the lake which lights up at night. Very clean. Swimming beach and nice shaded picnic area at the back of the park. Fishing is allowed and small paddle and sail boats for rent.

Connor Patrick

Really cool place to walk around and enjoy nature!

Steve Nelson

Awesome place to walk; paved walks will link to other paved trails. Very clean, well maintained by the staff.

lil Jayhawk

Easily accessible. Clean. Easy to rent kayaks. (They even have a kayak launch. I guess these are common, but I've kayaked many times over the last 5 years and I'd never seen one.) Anyway... Fun! Don't go just for the lights on the bridge... they're cool, but not a destination. I waited till after dark to see them... i regret making the kids wait that long to leave.

Mr. Free

Beautiful lake wit great sunsets!!!

Mauricio Verastegui

Great spot for a walk and more. Lots of areas to get great pictures of birds, deer and your occasional eagle. The walk across the bridge is an awesome spot for pictures. Bring dog if you like just make sure to clean up after them. Also great area to bike and row boats are available to take a couple laps on the lake. Also close to a local winery if you are into that kinda stuff lol.

Ginny McFarland

This park is a treasure that is enjoyed by many, every single day. It's beautiful. The lake and park offer many activities to fill everyone's interests. There's a nice view of the city skyline and another of the Iowa Capital building. Many rentals and classes offered at the marina. Great multi use trail, public beach, and a bonus nesting Eagles as well as many other birds and wildlife.

Jazmine “Cierra” Stanley

Great place to walk and enjoy the nice weather

Stephanie Hingtgen

One of my favorite parks in town! 1.9 miles of trail around the lake and over 100 acres of water! You can find yoga here, rentals, and plenty of other fun things! Over the summer they also keep the rentals open late on the nights of full moons which is a really unique experience. The rentals go quickly though so get there at about an hour early to get a rental

Ben Mckenna

Rented a kayak for an hour. I cruised across the entire lake. It was peaceful near the got bridge and along the banks as I watched heron wade and fish jump. I should have brought a watch because I returned the kayak 20 minutes early out of a desire to not be late. The boat rental place has a really neat kayak launch to take off from and also bring the boat back to. Overall all a really cool, quick experience.

Josh Parrish

A phenomenal park, just outside of downtown. Lots of parking, dog friendly, a small beach. Lots of different ways to enjoy the park. On weekends during the summer there are rentals of kayaks and paddle boats. There's even a small beach. The water is safe to swim in, but that is not the primary use of the lake. The main draws are the walking route around the lake (including a beautiful bridge over a portion of it) and the boating options. There is a small picnic area, as well as another area of tables. There is easy access to the nearby bike trail. A wonderful place to spend time alone or with the family.

Debra Gaskins

Lovely fall day. 2 mile trail circles the lake and crosses a lighted bridge with many plaques on it. Connects through a new tunnel to Water Works Park and new public art and also connects to downtown Des Moines across another lighted bridge. Concession stand and boat rental available.

Marvin Azzopardi

Great place to catch amazing sunrises!

Diane Rackley

Ditto all the other positive reviews! Lovely views, plenty of shade trees and running trails. Love the bridge over the lake! Great place to work out or send an afternoon with the family Plenty of parking. DEFINITELY worth a visit if you're in the area.

Mike Law

Great walk around the lake.

Laura VanGinkel

Great trail, well maintained. Moderate foot traffic so it feels safe but not too crowded. The playground could use some TLC, but the rest of the park is wonderful.

Enrique Hernandez

Clean, safe, pleasant landscape, nice people around. One lady was even giving away ice-cream one particular hot afternoon. The fun of people paddling in the lake on boards or boats, or just swimming at the beach is very contagious.

Shawn That one guy

Beautiful, well maintained park. Definitely feels like downtown's backyard. The tunnel under Fleur Drive connecting to Waterworks Park is a big plus.

Christopher Wilkins

There's water and I saw a rock!! Great place to hide dense bodies, but fatter ones need to go in the adjacent river.

G Edison Jr

This park is perfectly placed across the city providing excellent views Exxon Sun rises and beautiful sunsets. Is the great place for morning walk or evening run offering great amenities such as sailing lessons wakeboarding and paddle boarding. Excellent place to relax

Jonathan B

A great park for all. Loved that rental station had a large lake with cheap rentals. We rented a canoe for an hour for $10.00 dollars. That was for two people. The staff is always very friendly. One thing that is needed is more life vests. On a busy day, there were not enough for all parties. Some of the vests were worn and did not fit. Our canoe had a crack in the front seat and water inside. Not the end of the world, but something the rental station should look into. Keep your product in tip top shape and have enough adult vests for everyone. Overall a lot of fun. Prices are very reasonable.

Stacey Revell

It was nice to get out and walk at Grays lake, not to busy at 8:30 pm. It's clean and so many friendly people were out! Wide paths and plenty of areas to rest or take in the view.

Tracy Miller

It's been so nice getting back to the lake for my walks! Certain parts of the trail are still closed, but there's still enough trail to get it done! Love walking on the lake! So peaceful and the city keeps it very well-maintained!

Rishabh Dahal

Clean and beautiful lake. Beach area developed is clean as well. Lots of trails to walk or ride around. However please mind that there are no eateries around.

Taylor Hadley

Lots of construction right now, but the dog and I love our walks here.

Timothy Daniels

We like to walk the trail and paddle board here.

Melissa Reyerson

Probably the most popular park in the metro - Gray's Lake is centrally located and well-maintained. It has a wide path for walking/biking - although it can get a bit crowded in summer months. You can also find charcoal grills, picnic benches, a terrace area with shade, a beach and swimming area, rentals, and concessions. I frequently run here. Also a great place for geo-caching.

Rebeka Farnam

There are at least 2 separate bathroom facilities, possibly more. A boat launch, swimming beach, several table areas, a playground and a place where you can possibly rent paddle boats etc. There is a well maintained trail that circles the area. It does weave across the road a couple times and isn't always right along the lake. There is no food available for purchase but is a perfect spot for picnics!

Winnie Logan

One of my favorite places and parks in Des Moines. Water works park is the best place for Spring pictures during last week of April and 1st week in May.

Geoffrey Johnson

Biking, walking, jogging, this place even has a BEACH!

Tanner Woody

No dogs are allowed on the rental equipment unless they are 10 pounds or less. Most cats are more than 10 pounds! Other reviews say this is a pet friendly place. When we were there, we could walk around with out dogs (50 pounds each), and people loved them. However, the boating staff did not harness this same affection.

Frank Bianco

Such a beautiful place. A real gem.

Tara Jean

Gorgeous for a stroll any time of year

Eric Waters

It's a nice park, with a pretty lake and a fun bridge. There's also paddle boat and kayak rental, if that's what you're into. It tends to be a little more crowded than I like, but that's hardly a surprise since it's right next to downtown.

Kayla Wearmouth

This place is EXTREMELY SPECIAL to me for certain reasons. I know they're updating it & haven't been in a year or so, but you can walk around their huge 2•mile path, a big part is the beautiful bridge over the lake ( you can often see some of the fish too) that lights up when it gets dark into a beautiful array of colors! They do have a small cafe that sells popsicles, ice cream, water etc on the path. You can also bring your whole family to swim at the lake! They have life vests too. No lifeguard. You can rent paddleboats ,& more!! Love!

Joey Freeze

This is an outstanding park in the Des Moines area. It is connected to the downtown trail system and the path around the lake itself is always fun to walk around. The view of downtown is pretty good. The water is usually pretty cold even in the heat of summer. The only negative to Gray's lake is there aren't more parks like it around Des Moines.

Gene Wade

Great walking area and Eagle views!

William Moulder

A jewel in Des Moines. Well maintained, nice place to walk, or watch people and their dogs, stroll along. Even pretty at night,

Jason Mason

Beautiful place to run, walk, bike, or just enjoy nature.

Lilly

This park surrounds a lake. Popular for walking, biking, any kind of wheeled method of transportation. Small boats, kayaks, wind sailed boards are popular here. There is a fountain for your dog near the main bathrooms. At night the walking bridge lights up with beautiful colors. Fishing, hanging out, yoga, picnics....

Chianti

Gray's Lake park is a wonderful place to enjoy the beach, swim, paddle board or enjoy a walk around the beautiful area. Spent a relaxing day here and look forward to returning.

Paul Andrew Anderson

Since it's so close to my DSM downtown loft I frequent this spot.

Margie Jordan

When we come from GA. to visit our son we always have a picnic here. Clean, nice shade trees. Love it.

Jennifer Bronkala

Love it! The bridge is amazing and rental prices are reasonable!

Shane Cox

Nice to drive through. No need to get out of the car to enjoy it. If you go early in the morning, the park is much more open and enjoyable.

Willa Heaberlin

We were biking. Could use more directions on trails although it was Water Works park that confused us. Bathrooms nice, clean park.

TJ Tollakson

The best city park in Des Moines. Offers paddle boat, canoe, kayak, and stand up paddle board rental. Concession stand with a paved 2 mile loop around the lake. Great for walking. No playground equipment for kids but there is a small beach!

Arleen Sheppard

One of the best lakes to walk with beautiful views , close to everything. Lots to do here. Bring the family. Picnic, water sports scenory. Views of Eagles and their nests

Matt Rittman

Love Gray's Lake Park! Perfect place to go for a run. Very diverse area. There's also a bald eagle here and quite often people are taking photos of it! Definitely a great place to hang out.

Dianne Mahedy

I have been enjoying Gray's Lake for years. But. why do you continue to keep gates closed. ?? I am more concerned about getting killed by a car or truck, than I am of dying from covid, while crossing Fleur Drive. My 74 year old husband and myself got stuck in the middle section on Fleur and traffic came to a screeching halt so as not to run over us as we finished crossing. There is No crosswalk, and No light for all the people crossing on foot, including families with little children on bikes and strollers. And, try getting out of your car and rounding families together on Valley Drive!! If safety is the cities' first priority, I suggest priorities are re evaluated. Thank you for letting the tax payers know what you are doing..

Meaghan Pike

I had a beautiful day walking with my three wonderful children. This has always been, and I think always will be one of our favorite places to go.

Starr Himes

Gray's Lake Park is a true gem in Des Moines. The well-maintained, dog-friendly path surrounding the lake is wide enough to accommodate walkers, runners and cyclists with ease, while affording a gorgeous view of the park's namesake lake as well as the Raccoon River. A swimming beach, playground, boat launch, rental of several types of small watercraft, as well as spacious picnic area and many thoughtfully placed benches means there truly is something for everyone wanting to enjoy an afternoon outdoors. And *that* is one of only two real drawbacks keeping me from rating Gray's Lake a full 5 stars; on any nice summer day, the park is packed. While being big enough to allow everyone plenty of space, once they're there, *parking* is at a premium. The second drawback is their choice to install a permanent porta-potty in the rear of the park, instead of building an additional full restroom facility but, since it *is* a lengthy walk from the far side, a porta- is better than none at all. But make no mistake, those slight flaws are just that - slight; the only glitches in an otherwise wonderful park.

Summoner Payton

I went running here multiple times while I lived in Des Moines. It's a wonderful area that's nice for those who like that little bit of different types of nature on a trail close to everything when they want to leave.

Taylor Whitney (Doll)

My family has come here generation after generation and I can't imagine a life without the memories I made here growing up. I saw my first fish here, took my first paddle boat ride with my parents, kyacked with my grandparents, fished, swam, picnics, walked our dogs, rode bikes, firefly catching, yoga, reading books on the doc, sunsets, walking the bridge at night with my grandma when it was lit up (and now my own children.) Definitly a must visit for Des Moines.

Julie Woodhouse

Beautiful place to take a walk, although can be quite busy at times. Lots of improvements (i.e. tunnel u dear eur connecting Waterworks and Grey's Lake) and one tions to ike paths in all directions. Will be amazing when all improvements are completed.

Colleen Lees

Great place to walk and enjoy some fresh air!

Mark Burnham

Great walking-biking trail, roughly 2 miles around Gray's Lake. Parking in various lots around the lake. Various Bike trails connecting to this trail. Great brewery (Confluence), also adjacent to lake.

Derek Priebe

Gray's Lake is one of the best places in the city to go for a walk. Right now they only have a small parking lot accessible to vehicles due to some renovations, but come spring it will be the best it's ever been.

Burma Page

Gray's lake- A great place of Des Moines.

Travis Logsdon

Beautiful place like always, just people can make it ugly. Lady was yelling at her children was pleasant

Matt Lankford

A good place for an afternoon walk around the lake. There are numerous picnic tables set up around the lake. It is well maintained and was very clean while I was there. Will definitely come back the next time I'm in Des Moines.

Josh E.

Gray's Lake is one of best parks in Des Moines. A scenic part of the city that everyone should enjoy a few times a year. The only negative is that it is so popular, so you're likely to run in to someone you know, so if you don't want to run that risk, go somewhere else.

Hannah Berlin

Beautiful views all the way around!

Kenny Clark

Great place for a 2 mile walk!

Ronald Reynolds

Beautiful setting, nice place to take a lunch hour walk or run.

Martha Downey

Paved well marked trail, friendly people, some flowers, saw deer nearby, great for all fitness levels, strollers, wheel chairs anything

Cherish Needels

Even though its mostly closed,for construction-landscaping work, its still beautiful. Especially the bridge. Tje bridge is so much prettier and smarter than the old hotel/motel that used,to be there that would aways flood and look horrible until they cleaned/fixed it just in time for it to flood ..again

Mike Edwards

Great metro park with a lake, river, and plenty of mature trees, just south of downtown. Popular with dogs and humans alike. Boat rentals are available to tool around, and there's a swimming beach. Connected to the bike trail system and Confluence Brewing is a stone's throw away.

Jodi Holt

This place is beautiful! I love to get a paddle board and enjoying the sun on the lake! I also enjoy walking here at dusk due to the lighting all the way around the walking trail.

Miranda Lockey

I love walking here but you don’t get to say you have bathrooms and then have them all locked. Pregnant and had to pee. I have to leave to go.

Jennifer Burton

It has a small playground that is perfect for very young children and the beach is pretty clean. I've used the path for years to run / walk as it has few changes in elevation (perfect for the lazy runner).

Angie Nemmers

Mr. KrudinuerPhilanthropist of Polk County, IA, Lead the Way for creating this treasure for all human's & pet lover's too enjoy. I think of this area as "My City by Gray's Lake". View the skyline of Downtown. Recline on the beach. Enjoy the Terrace, named in Honour of 1st City Council Woman Christine Hensley. Take a walk over the Memory Bridge-In Honour of those Human's whom Left an impression on Des Moines, "The Surprising Place". Day or night-the view is worth the walk around. Kayak/canoe/paddle boat rentals directly off Terrace. Reasonably priced & weather permitting. 😁😄😊😎

Karina Johnson

Very pretty place to go with the family or alone time .theirs benches u can sit n enjoy the view go and check it out .

Dan Sayer

Beautiful lake. Very busy when weather is nice but trails are wide enough. Fishing wasn't that great until we fished from near the concessions and canoe rental area.

Bridgette Glass

Great weather, lots of picnic spots in the shade.

Rock Rock Lee

Nice place to go out and enjoy yourself. They don't have a waterfountain at the back end of the lake but one is at the front side. Great to walk or have a picnic with friends and family.

James Cam

I come here to practice my flips/acrobatics when it's warm out. I learned and landed alot of stuff here, alot of chill good times happened here. Love this place can't wait til Spring/Summer time 2021 comes around!

Dylan Mike White

Great park that is near downtown with connected trails. The path is nice and wide for heavy traffic in both directions. I love the scenery of the lake paired with the downtown skyline.

Kevin

It is a nice park in the middle of the city. There is lots to do, including bike paths, bike rentals, canoe/kayak/paddle board rentals and swimming. Currently there is quite a bit of construction going on.

james christopher

I grew up in Des Moines. I’ve never enjoyed grays lake as much as I did when I was back visiting my friends and family. Besides the fact that most of Des Moines is in a flood zone , this area always seems to be under water. But if it’s dry , such an awesome place to walk, run or sit around and enjoy

Pj Jackson

Grey's Lake is so beautiful and peaceful! You can cook out and do all kinds of activities. It's a good place for families or a couple's date night!

Merril Chesser

Gray's lake is clean, pretty, and fun for all sorts of activities. Great outing to get some exercise or walk the dog, have a picnic, canoe, bike, rollerskate... list goes on.

Jason Baker

Awesome, clean trail with incredible views. We even saw 2 bald eagles, but I obviously can't promise they'll be there when you go! 😉 …

Benjamin Mbuthia

My go-to city park to sit, reflect and unwind in the twilight as I watch the cityscape reflected off the water and listen to nature sounds. Tbh the hum of traffic in the background is relaxing too.

Kristi Bean

Even when busy, it is beautiful and peaceful here.

Andrew Meyer

Gray's Lake is great for physical and mental health. The 2-mile trail is the perfect distance for a quick run or walk. The trail connects up with Downtown Des Moines Trail Loop for longer distance recreation as desired.

Dennis Savage

I spend my free time, weather permitting there because it's a beautiful lake whether you like to walk around or just sit and people watch Superb views day or night of downtown. Love any chance I have the chance to go.

Mary Lynn Thomas

I love going to Gray's Lake for exercise and social interaction. There's plenty of space to incorporate the 6 feet rule and it's very tranquil around the water.

Lena Carter

It’s a beautiful lake with a bike trail around the lake itself. It may be crowded with people on the weekend but would definitely recommend going!

Dawn Smith

Beautiful maintained park with a beach for swim, multiple bike trail accesses to go anywhere in Des Moines Iowa. Canoeing and paddle boat available, lots of picnic areas and wide open spaces in the sun or shade. On some days, you can see the bald eagle's nesting.

Jeffrey trevor Mitchum

An overall great experience. A pair of rollerblades or a bicycle is beneficial. Great swimming area. Plenty of parking places.

theortrice young

Clean and offers a beautiful calm atmosphere to chill out in.

JD Kent

Nice safe environment for an outdoor workout. Good public facilities. Many routes going through forest or downtown. Good places to eat or have coffee in walking distance.

Tony Simons

One of my all-time favorite places to shoot photos. Gray's is a wonderful place, especially when the weather is good. Bring the family and the pups, and don't forget your camera!

kenny petersen

It is one of the nice places in Des Moines. And the city keeps it up extremely well. You can walk you can have a family dinner or you can just sit and relax and enjoy life. My favorite place to go

Mike Gloden

Nice park. Can't wait to enjoy it more. The lake is great. They have a cool walking path. Enjoy.

Ethan Kossover

Very nice public park. About 2 mile around the lake. Lots of scenery and large sidewalks. Good place to get some exercise and fish.

Kul Guragai

Beautiful,amazing attractions.Plenty of beautiful scenes to visit.It was my pride to visit all places for remarkable memories.

Jennifer Anderson

Beautiful love dog beach area and walk path

Quad Wheels

The trails are amazing they lead what seems like everywhere!!!

Jam Jam

This is a great place to walk/jog/bike, swim in the summer and play on the sand for free. It has a kids play area too. U can also rent out canoes/kiyaks for a fee in the summertime.

PLANTMAN IOWA

Love Grey's. Great walking-running paths. Wonderful scenery and you can watch Bald Eagles on their nest right across the river!

Steve Molitor

Very nice park with a trail around the lake. Swimming, canoeing, paddle board, and sailing lessons are available. High water due to rains causing flooding now and prevents most activities.

Tim Morrison

Clean, open, boat rentals, good walking/running trails. Only complaint is the parking can get right when it's busy but there's more parking on the East end that people seem to forget.

Michael Tribett

Great place to walk and relax!

C Deyoe-Snyder

A great place ro walk in the summer, as well as the spring and fall. A full loop can take about 45 minutes while walking and it is great to go to if you want to get out of the house.

Alissa Nicole

A great place to relax and enjoy the warm weather. Whether it be one of the many outdoor water activities they offer, or just a quick walk or run around the lake, this is the spot to go!

Ashley Cameron

Beautiful lake to boat / kayak / fish. Great bike path and place to picnic with your family. Has a decent restroom facility.

Cynthia C

Stopped while visiting from out-of-town.

Mark Haverland

Lovely, leisurely walk.

Rikki Klos (Hippie)

Fun for all ages. We drive a hour to bring kids to walk the bridge. So mucy cool things to see also

Angel Vaughan

Always lovely

nathan

Pretty good experience, however wish their were more benchs to sit at,great place for poke go players aswell, oh and the view from the bridge at night? I have no words

Babatunde Agbaje

Beautiful setting with a long walking path. Easy to get to. Good parking. It's free but you can donate.

Ganjina Shukurova

A nice place to go for a walk. Good veiw at night.

Matthew McCleary

Beauty and nature 100, redoing the parking lot, not so good. That does not retract from a nice little spot in the city to enjoy the outdoors, watch out for the runners and cyclists lots of them

Merry Novak

First time visitor. Beautiful place- sandy beach, lots of picnic tables and a great trail for walking, running and skate boarding!!

Bre Lark

Awesome view worth while trail and you can rent a boat to be on water go check it out

Darren Parker

Nice park to relax over lunch.

Kristy Hook

Great place to walk. Nice smooth wide pavement free.kf snow and ice!

Robin Bowen Bentley

Nice park but the time of day(night) and weather kept me from exploring. Definitely will go back to explore at a better weather day.

betty mccoy may

It was beautiful today after our snow and ice storm yesterday. Lots of geese "fishing" Just a few other people there enjoying it.

Jeff Junkans

Beautiful!! Great place for a walk. You can rent kayaks, paddle boatds, bikes and more!! Very family friendly!

keishla m. cruz palencia

Love it very family friendly and dog friendly full of Water activities to do will go again 🥰 …

Michelle Young

Great place for a night time walk!

Charlotte Triplett

This park is worth a trip whether you're local or visiting. Take a walk around the trails, watch some birds or bald eagles, swim at the beach, bring a picnic, grill, fish, play at the park, rent a boat. Or participate in the events that are constantly taking place there. There's always something to do.

Craig Kress

Very nice trail around the lake. Really enjoy the bridge over the lake. A little construction now, but still nice.

Matt Wubben

Lake's a great place to take your dog for a walk or go for a run or both. One of the best parts of the south side of Des Moines.

William May

Really fantastic lake. One of the best bike rides I've been on in a while.

Soner Soysal

Nice place for family.

Tisha Cante

My kids love swimming there although the water is a little dirty. There is a lot to do other than swim, like fish, play on the playground, or hike.

Damarcus Taylor

I love what grays lake provides to Des Moines but It can get busy and watch out for bikers if your wanting to walk, they come fast

Abdull Jnr

Best Park in Iowa good environment and clean restroom’s

Bernie Crump

Nice and quiet. Well kept and clean.

Bob Dillard

Construction looks complete. New ped bridge over river is nice. Trail resurfaced with wider asphalt.

Luke Warren

Super fun, alsome for e boarding and biking , to see the EAGLES is the best part, but some times the beach can be a little dirty

Becca Caligiuri

I like walking the trail around the lake to get my exercise.. It is so peaceful there and people are friendly as well as their 4 legged friends.

David Elliott

Nice quiet place to go and relax. There's also a decent Beach for swimming

Erica Daily

Pleasant walk around the lake, plenty of places to picnic. Unfortunately very close to main road, can't escape the sound of traffic.

Kyle B.

Great park area and walking path! Beautiful area and well used!

Fit Star

To me, this is the gem of Des Moines. Nice walk by the side of the Lake, nice place to relax. Try it out for yourself.

Noah Beacom

One of Des Moines' most peaceful spots, I especially like walking the fog after sundown to see the pretty rainbow lights on the bridge.

Chris Schild

Walk, bike or run it's a great place for any city. Hope DSM builds more areas like this soon!

Yevgeniy Tarasenkov

Spectacular view, especially at night. Very gorgeous place to walk, exercise, walking your dog there, and etc. Very nice....

Jason Bolen

Our children and their friends really enjoyed canoeing, now they are playing on the be and soon will start fishing. A perfect afternoon in Des Moines.

Nick Kulzer

Great trail, beautiful views, friendly people. Definitely recommend

Matt Gibson

Great place to workout or spend time with family. Always clean and well maintained!!

Benjamin Cruise

It's a great place to go for a jog ,walk ,or even take he kids to . Well maintained and secured so that the isn't any worry of criminal mischief.

Lance Taylor

Always a great place for walking.

Sagnik Banerjee

A wonderful place to be at. The lake is very calm. One can rent canoes and kayaks. Parking can be difficult at weekends.

Reginah Eboh

Wonderful, will be there more often like l use to.

Diane Nuzum

Great views during walk. The trail is about 2 miles. Alternate trails available. Parking is the hardest part.

Chris Jones

Construction right now makes it tough to maneuver and hard to walk around. However the scenery is still smashing, but will be walking elsewhere while still under construction.

Brian Netz

Well maintained, nice walk ways, good view of downtown. Lots of spaces for lots of different things.

C “gAs¡an” R

Great place to exercise for free. Also have various events that are affordable for a tight budget.

Patricia McFail

Paddle boating and row boating was a major blast for a friend's birthday and was very inexpensive at $10 for all 4 of us together for an hour

David

Great place to run when it's not too crowded. Early morning on weekends is the best time.

Gracie Parker

Very beautiful and peaceful! Especially at night when all the lights glow up around the bridges!

Ary “Super Chico” Ordonez

The perfect Place to go for a walk with friends or family

Bobbi-Lyn

Beautiful place and great walking/ biking/ hiking trails. Lots of shade on trails. Paved all the way around.

Bob Darr

Great walking trail and picnic areas. Very clean public restrooms.

Jeffery beaty

Of most of the lakes around the des moines area, I honestly have the best luck here

eViLxAnGeLx 18

So beautiful coming here and watching the sun rise! One of my new favorite places! Great for meditating too 💜 …

Kristin Jones-Buchanan

Beautiful scenery. The trail is nice to walk. The bridge at night is amazing!

Bob McDuffee

Beautiful lake with pleasant paths that connect to others throughout Des Moines. Clean restroom facilities and manicured landscapes.

Tony Seliquini (seliquinitony)

Great paths for walking and biking, a swimming beach, the lake itself, boat rentals, and a beautiful illuminated bridge make this a great place to enjoy.

Lila S

A great place to go for a walk, get some fresh air, and exposure to nature!

James Smith

Great place, enough said. Kid's were exhausted @ end of bike ride.

Karen Smith

Park was clean and well maintained. It's a place I enjoy going for a quick easy mile walk.

Wes Jeshurun

Great park to hangout at but can get really busy on the weekend. Great for biking, walking, running swimming, picnics, swimming, basically anything

Tawsif Siddiqui

It's a really beautiful lake. Lot of activities around. I would recommend going here when it's dark outside

Jen Rankin

Nice walking trail. Just crowded.

Jeff Thompson

Great trail to walk around the lake. Plus a side trip to Confluence brewery taproom is a plus.

Dharma Punna

One of the best and popular place in Des Moines to jog and kayak. And also there is like a beach thingy on one side.

Nick W.

How can you not love Grays lake…. A night walk in the summer with the city view is unmatched.

Harmony Henning

Clean beaches and life jackets provided😍

Becky Smith

We had a ball walking The puppy around the lake. The problem is the road was closed to drive on and my husband got Tired so I had to actually drive On the trail to go pick him up

Justin Cochran

What a fantastic trail. Very busy, but not too busy to enjoy an evening walk.

Patrick H

Great place for a walk , run , roll or ride . Scenic riverside and nice view of Dowtown

Frank Mehrtens

Lots of trails. Safe and clean

Donita Pilcher

Loved it. What was going to be a normal bike ride through Grayslake truned into a romantic evening for me and my guy!!!.

Fatima Hoy

It has everything you need for a comfy walk with family.

Aristarchus Metto

Very beautiful its a nice place to take a walk during the summer but its currently floaded.

David Parrott

This park is a great place to be outside, the premises are kept clean and the trail that surrounds the lake is great for a wide variety of outdoor activities

360 Memory Lane

It's great when the water levels drop to normal. We love the beach and running trails.

Kara Brock

Great place for a walk. Beautiful bridge lit up at night. 1.8 mile loop around lake.

Tim phillips

Great place ride bike lot of trails .get to watch the eagles long the river Grey's lake nice quiet place to hang out on nice day

Malkavian Loner

Clean beaches usually, great place to grill quality kayak rentals. Spend a lot of my summertime dayd off here

Tommy “Wally” Collins

Fun time

Jennifer Beathea

Relaxed and laid back park. It's so beautiful ❤️ and peaceful.

Jason Peters

Great place to walk/jog/ride a bike. There is construction on the South area but the path is still there

Melinda Owen

Love this, thanks for having the bathrooms open...still the good old Gray's Lake I remember

Juan Hernandez Jr.

Looks like a cool spot to hangout. Can't fly a drone here. Too close to the airport. They have some sort of jamming device.

Patrick Turner

Great place to walk the dog, especially in the winter because the city keeps the snow plowed.

UNITY FRAGRANCE

Love it the scenery is beautiful and there's plenty of people out getting in shape just like me💪🏽💪🏽 …

Brian Leckrone

Great place to walk around the lake, picnic, or jump on the bike trails.

Amon Langford

You can always find Waldo here

Pallabi Chatterjee

Just love going for a walk by Gray's Lake

rod brace

Great peaceful place for a walk or running or roller blading alone or with the family.

Donald Conklin

Park has come along way . Compared to the old park . Only thing that bothers me. There is to much tent city around there. Can't it be controlled or they have rights .

Areej Elshafie

One of my favorite places to go walk and just observe nature.

gordon bengert

It's fantastic place. Great too walk around

Michelle Bates

Great place to walk your dog right next to downtown. Beautiful scenery and a nice walking path.

Niq Howard

Decent park. Would be better if it weren't always flooded or under some kind of repair work. Usually smells from the flooding or recent flooding.

Vega

Love to walk here with my Girlfriend. Or just relax on my own. Highly recommend for a cool summer day or evening.

william spencer

Grays lake is a great place to walk and just enjoy the day. One of my favorite places in Des Moines.

Lisa Stewart

Kayaking was great and affordable

Warren Thomas

Great place to run, walk, ride, BBQ, swim, and whatever else. Highly recommend.

Barry J Hall

Beautiful lake 2 walk around

Kelsey Olsen

Beautiful place to walk. Lots of shade, restrooms, paved walking path, and beautiful views.

Amitava Das

WDM Bike trails leads to Gray's Lake is awesome!! I like the Walking trail too!!

Sue Currier

Beautiful place to walk, bike, paddle boat and picnic

rogue warrior

Great Park to go to when You want to be outside, but not stay home. Check out the Eagles if You get a chance.

K.D.

Love this park! Very cool place to get some fresh air & exercise.

David Charleston

Beautiful park with a great environment to enjoy a walk, jog or get out on the water.

Steve H

Great place to go for a walk. You can go swimming and fishing here, and they have boat rentals and restrooms.

Brad Johnson

Great place to experience some outdoor activities right close to home.

Beth Willrich

Beautiful area to walk run or roller blade.ride your bike walk the dog or kayak in the lake,even swim or picnic!

Kevin Johnson

Beautifully kept area of nature, great walking trail, wonderful scenery and boat rentals with a variety of options

P. L.

It is a great place for meditation. There are free classes every Sunday morning. Awesome experience!

Michael Dunkin

Excellent lake. Beautiful scenery. Diverse group of people. Clean and safe park.

brian saneholtz

Great family spot. Good picnic area. Nice beach and swimming spot too.

Jessica Magill

Beautiful lake in Des Moines, lovely spot for a picnic or to watch the sunset.

Carlos Fernando Enriquez Bob

a beautiful place of recreation 🚣‍♀️🚴🏻 …

Bill Woodhouse

A beautiful place for a walk around the lake. Remember to check out the eagle nest across the river.

Kayla Rusher

Great place to walk, run, roller blade, bike, take the dog out, swim, paddle board, lay out, and play at the park.

Mike Kunz

Very nice park with a 2 mile walking trail. Parking can be an issue when busy.

Mike Scanlon

Great place for a long pleasant walk. Well maintained by the city of Des Moines

Tony Sullivan

It was nice and clean. Very nice place to take a lady and your pet for a walk

Anthony Caligiuri

Very nice clean lake full of activity. If you are from out of town, go!

Cookie M

It is very nice and it is relaxing I love to throw rocks and see them skip. 👍👍 …

Denise Moore

Friendly people. Beautiful water. Picnic tables. Soft sand. Much cooler weather than Florida.

Evelynne Thomas

I love walking here! It's the first place I recommend for out if town visitors!

Jim Asbille

Great place to walk, rollerblade, or walk your dog. Especially beautiful at night.

Martin Barrett

Great park to get outside and walk around. Was extremely busy when we went.

Jennifer Moore (Jonesys Girl)

It's a great place to rent a canoe and cruise around the lake 😊 …

Wheelnon “Jap”

Love this place and being in a wheelchair it's nice to see that a place works to make it user friendly. But dose have a few things they cam work on now.

Analu Milheiser

Beautiful lake in the middle of the city

Nadeja Simon

It's so nice spending time with family here. The bridge is so beautiful at night, too.

hatchcracker_570

You all have to love this park. It's the best view of the big building (801 Grand) yet.

Mary Elliott

Great for morning walks and time at the little beach. We come here often with the kids and dogs.

Karen Armel-Towne

Just seems like the park always is having to fix something around it!! But so beautiful I will hang in there through all the fixings,!!!

Bonnie Hodson

Beautiful park in the center of Des Moines.

Sound Mxr

Nice place to sit and relax, Fish,have a picnic. Just haven't caught any fish!

Elizabeth Torres

Veryy good walk

Troy Lovell

Really nice park. Way better than it was back in the 80s.

Ethan Woods

It was great, no police, hella drinking all good ova here

Austin Jones

Great facilities. Really enjoy the trail system. Lake has a nice beach.

Kristy Steltzer

Love the walking trail in the bridge with the lights very relaxing to walk around and just look at nature

jeananne hill

I love going walking to keep in shape and its beautiful there

Taran P

Beautiful lake and a wonderful park. Great place to go on a nice day!

Rhonda Brackett

Beautiful location for fresh air, exercise and Pokémon. Spread out with plwnty of space to use trails and water, beaches, and water related activity rentals.

Taylor Burkhead

Nice for walking.

Rob B.

Gray's Lake has bicycle and boat rentals! Great view of Downtown DSM.

Jeremy Nelson

Great place to go with friends or family. Can bike, skate, walk, run, scoot, whatever!

Raymond Kent

Beautiful scenery. Lots of shade. Clean and neat. A Des Moines jewel.

Cathy

It was a very nice day to be outside...the park was active with both humans and humanes

Lisa Dodson

This lake pretty much has it all. Great fishing, different types of boat rentals, etc...

kwadjo tillman

A great place for outdoor activities, families, pets or just to take a moment. Also Bald Eagles nest and fish in the winter months.

Travis Merrill

Did a ride with my brothers. Nice place to ride or walk.

Doug Jackson

What a nice park! Great for walking as well as a starting point for bicycling.

Clayton Bechtold

Went there while playing Pokémon Go and found it to be quite nice. Lots of Pokémon and lovely area.

Mary Morales

Great park love the idea they added more poke stops now kind of bumbed they closed the park for some reason

Medicine Eagle

Fantastic park in Des Moines! Visit there Every time I'm in town. Greatness & a treasure!

Alma Silva

Love this place! Enjoy the lake and the trail. Beautiful & relaxing place!

Ruie Noel

Nice relaxing place to visit, hang out, or jog/run/bike/skate/boat around

Melissa Harvey

Nice to walk or drive around. Has a walking/ bike trail that circles the lake. Includes a boat ramp.

Aaron “Gumby” Gumbiner

Not a bad place to kill some time. Need to stock the lake with fish

Crimson BlackHeart

Beautiful lake to walk around very scenic very calm

DONNA HOPKINS

Great urban place to unwind and appreciate nature.

D Howard (Dani)

The walking trail was quiet with naturalistic views of downtown with a rural feel.

Jamie Pals

Good to see Grays lake renovation taking place, will look really nice when completely done.

Doug Volkmer

St. Paul's Street Evangelization Saturday's 9-11. A blessed time for prayer, fellowship, healing and conversation.

Alesha Armenta

Beautiful scenery! Not much for fishing, but the light up bridge 😍😍 Kids loved it! …

Jennifer Leonhard

Perfect place to relax at sundown. Everyone is so friendly and shares space well.

Daniel Perry

Very nice park, but currently closed due to recent flooding and construction improvements going on.

Daisey Kliment

Very nice walk. I always go here on Sunday mornings when I visit Des Moines.

Carolon Johnson

Lots of fun, but tend to have to wait for stand up paddle boards

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