The Lagoon section of the Farmington Creek trail is a family-friendly place to walk, run, and ride. Big Wheels, strollers, wheelchairs, bikes, and scooters would all be enjoyable to ride along the meandering, shaded path. Dylan Smith, an early morning runner, lives nearby, and thinks the trail is easy enough to make it the perfect place to “heal from his recent knee injury.” The entire path is paved and winds in a pleasing manner through picnic tables and the currently fast-running Farmington Creek. The four bridges are lovely with an arch bridge, a whimsical covered bridge near 300 North and two miniature train bridges crossing the creek a little farther north heading up toward Farmington Pond. Starting at the Gazebo with a monument to Ezra T. Clark on 400 West right off State Street, the trail winds past the Lagoon Campground, skirts the Amusement Park on the East and then provides a tunnel under Highway 89 to continue up the dam hill to Farmington Pond. Up and back to Farmington Pond from the gazebo is 3.5 miles, but the walk/ride can be modified by turning around before the hill leading to the pond or by continuing farther past the pond to the rest of Farmington Creek Trail.

The trail continues to be shaded despite the windstorm that swept through a couple of years ago leaving many 100-year-old trees devastated. Afterwards, the trail looked haunted until volunteers and Lagoon mounted a huge clean-up effort. The trail is lined with fruit trees, native flowers and fields of blackberry brambles that provide beauty and snacking as you travel. The trail also goes past some of the penned animals that are part of the train ride in the Lagoon Amusement Park. Several bison and elk can be viewed across Farmington Creek behind sturdy fences. Many benches, often dedicated to couples or individuals who have passed on, dot the trail. The picnic tables are nicely secluded, allowing for private family meals and celebrations. 

The pond, a short jaunt up from the end of the trail, has a fishing dock, a fish cleaning station, a variety of water birds, and a rope swing on the far side of the pond. The dam is currently a vigorous waterfall with a secondary pipe from the pond pounding extra water into the creek. Dogs are allowed on leashes.