Tldr: Engaging playground, shady seats, restrooms nearby: for toddlers to tweens, a great park.
I usually go to Memorial Park, because it's substantially closer to me, especially with a 21 month old in a stroller. But occasionally, I want to walk further, mix things up, etc. In those cases, I go here.
The Oak Tree Park playground is one of those that can support my 200 lb self as I loosely tail my toddler. The slides, ropes, and stairs all take me without complaint. The metal slide is my daughter's favorite, and we can ride it side by side. It's great, there aren't many metal slides anymore.
The swings are able to support me, too. The swings seem to face into the sunset in the evening, which seems like an oversight, but it's not the end of the world to sit the other way around.
As a father who is about to take on toilet training, I'm always looking for bathroom facilities near places I am. The bathroom is a little far away to accommodate an urgent request, but not inconvenient to "try".
I love Oak Tree Park. My daughter gets excited by it, too - she loves the big flowers you can stand on and the bear staircase ("roar!" everytime she walks by). If you're looking for a place to have a picnic or mom-date or spend some time outside, this is a...
Read moreAn adorable, very well designed playground! They have play equipment for ages 2-6, which thoughtfully transitions between ages. Cute little tree house hidey hole, a rope bridge, many slides, many different ways to climb, 2 regular and 2 baby swings. The ground is that soft rubberized surface. It is nestled in a neighborhood with a small parking lot. On a beautiful weather Saturday, not crowded. Only downside is that it backs up to some sort of factory that creates a lot of noise. But you can still hear birds chirping and it's a nice quiet secluded playground. At a very close (10-20m), shaded mini pavilion, there is a drinking fountain and bathrooms and picnic...
Read moreamazing for little kids and adults and teens, the park is designed more for kids but the trails and other stuff nearby are amazing for teens to hangout by (I would know) I have been coming here half my life, as a kid, with my family, and now with my friends. (also the wildlife are pretty active, i have seen so many deer here, as well as bats but bats only come out at night...
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