Riverside Park sits on the south bank of the Nechako, a few minutes' walk north of the highway. There is a grass field, picnic shelters, a boat launch, and a paved path along the river that connects to the bird sanctuary trail. In summer locals swim from the gravel bars; in winter the river ice draws skaters when the wind keeps the snow off it.
It is also the staging ground for the town's biggest annual event, the Vanderhoof International Airshow, held every July at the airport just to the north — Riverside Park is where most of the food trucks and overflow camping end up.