Giant Oak Park

Amy Herring

This is a magnificent tree. If you are a tree lover, you must make a quick stop.

Jerrod Webb

It's a neat little park with a giant oak tree. There are a few small trails down a short hill. Too bad people throw trash and bottles down there. Lots of broken glass. No children's play area, but a decent amount of open area.

LUCY CONDON

Lovely old neighborhood, trees abound, historical plaque on Burr Oak Origin; great for walking

Sarah Rae

Lol, reading some of the comments. Yes it’s a small park on a quiet street devoted entirely to honoring a truly Great burr oak tree, dated by international arborists to 1499!!!!! (thus, “not much going on” unless you have the imagination to realize how AWESOME that is, from so many perspectives). It’s absolutely enormous —more like a grove of 20 trees all attached— but, as giant old trees do, somehow exudes gentleness and calm (as many other reviewers noticed). My 6-year old was plenty happy chatting with a local ginger cat who came out and greeted us, then retreated to its hedge at a safer distance... and then looking for interesting bugs and birds with me in the huge branches overhanging the iron fence. I’m so deeply grateful to the people that first decided to protect and honor this tree and all those who have carried the torch since then. Thank you so much!!!