Anderson Park

Great park, with play area for kids. Toddlers enjoy this area. With tall trees providing shade, even warm days feel cooler.
Cabin rentals are also convenient for birthday parties.

Small park with cabins that can be rented out. The cabins are really cute. The playground is on the small side and the park popular when the weather is good. Expect the kids to wait to play on popular equipment.

I take my baby here regularly. Nice little park. Always clean. It got both sun and shade makes it a perfect place for summer.

After four years I finally checked out Anderson park. It’s really close to some busy streets but it was closed off enough that I wasn’t worried about my kids running into a street. They playground is built for kids 5 years old or older but my two toddlers enjoyed it just the same. I just had to be very careful as there are some very high drops. If you’ve never been here before remember to bring sand toys because there is a sand box. My daughter was sad that we didn’t have a shovel or pail with us. There are a lot of trees around the park providing plenty of shade on those really hot days. When your done playing you are within walking distance of many good places to eat.

We rented the Adair House for my son’s birthday — it was actually super convenient and a great space with a full kitchen (fridge, stove, microwave, sink), plus 2 bathrooms. There was plenty of room for our indoor entertainment, food, and of course, there was the playground outside. The only issue we ran into is that the person who was supposed to unlock the door was late so we couldn’t get set up right on the dot — they are supposed to arrive before your designated time, not after. If you rent the space, be sure to call one of the numbers on the window (on the northeast side of the cabin) right away to make sure the cabin is opened on time.

One of the nicest parks in Redmond, WA.
We had our youngest son’s first birthday party here and the kids really had a blast.
The park has two cabins that can be rented. We rented the Adair House and it was great. You can decorate it and set-​up for the party. It’s an ideal venue for those with limited space in their homes.
The kids enjoyed the playground, too.

Personally, I think Redmond has some of the best parks in the greater Seattle and Eastside area. And Anderson Park is a lovely little oasis smack dab in the downtown corridor.
The playground equipment is more geared for younger children (for a larger variety of play apparatus for more varied age groups, you’d best be served by Grasslawn Park. Seemly review of that park). But for the 2 – 8 year old crowd, Anderson is just peachy. Plus there are great picnic shelters, clean bathrooms, and soft, beautifully manicured lawns. This past summer, a yarn artist wrapped the tree trunks in colourful «tree socks», which were wonderfully whimsical, in an Alice-​in-​Wonderland way.
If ever you’re in the area, grab a bagged lunch and head to Anderson Park for some fresh air, and to hear the kids laughing and see the

A hidden treasure. Not too many people know its here.

After visiting a few of Redmond’s Parks, Anderson’s has become one of our favorites. Due to the four year age gap between our girls (ages 6 and 2) its sometimes hard to find a place that is interesting to both of them. The city does an excellent job maintaining the grounds. The grass is almost carpet like and soooo nice to play on. There is usually a great variety of kids for my girls to meet and play with. I do sometimes worry about stray cats and the sand box, but I have never seen anything questionable in it.

When I lived in Redmond, I loved to come here and spend a sunny summer afternoon reading while sitting back on an old wood bench. You could hear children laughing as they played in the sizable playground section. It felt spacious and rarely crowded. It was a nice alternative to Marymoor, which itself is another awesome park. Anderson Park is located in downtown and is in easy walking distant to many great places to eat and the Redmond Town Center.

Anderson Park is not a bad park at all. In fact, with its full service selection of solid grass, a half-​decent restroom facility, and reasonably large playground, it’s a very nice place to spend time when the weather is nice, especially given that it’s not too far off the beaten path.
The issue is that the City of Redmond seems to think it’s not a very good park. They keep randomly tearing things up and forgetting to put them back in, and fencing out random portions for no particularly good reason.

This place is not really that great during the winter, but I have so many summer memories of meeting up with friends here for lunch or the like. There’s so many trees and so much shade to keep you cool, and enough benches and tables to sit at. There’s rarely that many people here, and more than enough parking on the street.
And let’s not forget the location. Right next to the Taqueria El Gallo, right next to where I work, and right next to Redmond Town Center and downtown Redmond. Now if only I could get all those pesky children to stop hogging the playground equipment…