Edwards Gardens Review

Edwards Gardens is an easy-on-the-eyes patch of calm tucked just north of the city, and it’s free to enter.

We rolled up on a sunny Friday and parked for the maximum $8 for the day. Right as you enter, you’re met with a spread of botanical blooms that make you feel like you’ve accidentally wandered into a very well-maintained dream. And from there, the trails begin.

There’s a good mix of paved paths for stroller-pushers, flip-flop wearers, and cyclists, but also enough off-the-beaten-track paths to make you feel like you earned your ice cream after.

We clocked a casual 4 km without even noticing. The scenery keeps changing. One minute you’re looking at a quiet stream, the next you’re dodging squirrels who clearly run the place.

Birds chirping, chipmunks doing chipmunk things, and more wildflowers than I could count all woven into a trail that feels miles away from the honking of city life. Nature really popped off here.

Overall, Edwards Gardens isn’t flashy or overly curated (at least not a the time we visited), but it leads to wonderful trails into nature for a peaceful, slow walking kind of day.