Jack Smith Park — Attraction in Cary

My family (kids 5, 3, & 1) all loved this park! The splash pad doesn’t have great options for very little ones, it’s more big sprinklers/sprayers but we found a spot we could park our water loving littles while his big sisters played. My 5 year old loved the rock wall, but I definitely think there should be a ladder for getting down as my husband had to physically assist a 9 year old girl who had climbed to the top then was stuck. I’d be willing to guess this has happened before. The playground was lots of fun, with a small park for younger kids and lots of things to climb on for older kids (older meaning maybe 5-9 yrs). There was a wonderful (beautiful!) open space down from the park, and I loved the whirligigs and introducing my kids to them since I grew up around them (near Wilson). Highly recommend a visit to this park while the...

The park was fairly clean, with interesting play equipment for a range of ages, with a big field and a paved path circling the whole play area. It was easy to find a vantage point to see both play areas, the rock climbing structure, the field and the path if you have kids of multiple ages running in different directions. The splash pad looked like it would be nice in the summer, although it appeared to be small. A dog park is also part of the park and is located far from the playground with trees for buffers, so the dogs will not be affected by wild children. The park is not very large but it has nice amenities and was a great place to let the kids burn off energy for a...

Like most of Town of Cary facilities this one is top notch. We go mostly for the dog park which has limited shade, basically only the small picnic shelter, in the middle of the day until the trees mature once the sun is closer to setting there is plenty. (This review is written in summer then shade is desirable). The splash pad at the park is amazing but is better for younger kids. My kids started to be bored with it more quickly at around 9 or 10. The picnic shelter is huge and makes for a wonderful picnic. As my boys got older they really started to enjoy the rock climbing wall, but on a hot summer day the lack of shade limits their desire to spend much time there or on...