Gilbert Park Is Yakima’s Most Mysterious Public Park

Have you seen the Labyrinth in person yet in Yakima? Find out the cool history behind the public art that gives Gilbert Park a bit of mystery to outsiders.

About thirteen years ago, the Labyrinth was created on the grounds of Gilbert Park with an inscription partially covered in moss that reads:

" A stone path to walk with intention for calmness, gratitude, a concern, prayer, hope, energy, or just for fun..."

The Labyrinth at Gilbert Park in Yakima, WA

The path was created as a way to bring a moment of peace to the person walking it. When I took the path, however, I didn't feel any peace; I just felt like I was going to trip over my feet. If nothing else, going around the labyrinth in circles gave me the clarity I needed to notice that I need to go buy some new shoes.

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Gilbert Park: A Place for Zen in the City

Gilbert Park is where I go on a lunch break when I want to get away from it all. I love to sit in my car or at one of the picnic tables and watch people let their dogs run around. I also feel a sense of nostalgia over the Allied Arts building that used to be here on the property. (

It was the place where I went to a ton of Junior League meetings, a couple of yoga classes, and viewed some cool artwork on the walls. The place burned down a few years ago and has since been demolished.

You can visit Gilbert Park and experience your own zen and walk the labyrinth, too, at 5000 W Lincoln Avenue in West Valley.