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Well I like most parks, but one of my early fond memories is when my mom & dad took my little brother and sister and me to this little inner city park in Philadelphia called Wissinoming Park; we went quite often. The entire park was just one whole large city block. My nickname as a little boy was mókus which means squirrel in Hungarian, so this park has that extra little connection for me since we always called the park "Mókus Park" because it was filled with seemingly friendly squirrels that would eat right out of your hand. We didn't own a car so the trip via trolley and bus was like a little family expedition.
I also have fond memories of another quite large Philadelphia park, Wissahickon Park (~1800 acres). So exploring that park as a kid with my dad leading the expedition has a lot of nice memories. Later in life I took my daughter to this park many times for hikes as she was growing up (now she's 28) and more recently my two sons (12 & 13yo) like to hike around on the trails and even swim in a couple "secret" swimming holes.
As a kid I spent many summers in Toronto and my cousins lived a couple blocks from High Park, which is a large, really great park on the southwest side of Toronto...we had many awesome times playing in that park and it was there that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police first captured me after we "terrorized" a parade of old ladies enjoying the trail of flowers....a hoser, eh?
As an adult I have some awesome memories and adventures while visiting the Grand Teton/Yellowstone Parks...but this is in mid Spring when the whole park is just awakening from the Winter and before the park even opens for the tourist season...I think I would hate to see these parks overcrowded/overrun with tourists so I have no interest in going there at other times....early to mid Spring is the best time here.
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