Gemstone Park — Attraction in Castle Rock

The family I nanny for recently moved to Castle Rock, so we are new to the area. I found a website that lists the must-visit parks in town, so we've been trying them out!

We loved Gemstone Park!

HIGHLIGHTS: Swings! (Including baby swings) Basketball and Tennis Court Picnic Tables & Benches A large canopy for shade

This park is very well maintained. The grass was freshly mowed and I didn't find any litter.

The playground itself is accessible for toddlers. The child I nanny is 19 months and she had a blast. There were slides for her size and I went down the bigger slides with her.

There are prairie dogs just a short walk down the path. You can hear them squeaking from the park, but they tend to hide if you get too close.

Original Yelp...

Nice area in Sapphire Pointe neighborhood. Portapotties clean and functional 70% of the time with the rest of park clean and well maintained. Tennis court available with half court basketball. There is no water source here! So bring your own as shade is sparce other than one shelter. Several picnic tables are available, play equipment, and many trash receptacles. A baseball diamond/soccer field of artificial turf with jogging track approx 1/4 mile also present. Many permitted activites occur here: sports, fitness, dog training, and...

Nice park for the kids. Plenty of parking and it's free. There is a playground, also with a small rock climbing wall. There is a tennis court here that doubles as a basketball court. Not sure what happens when people of both sports want to play at the same time. Not much of a path for walking around here. The concrete path turns into a dirt path. And then there is a football field with artificial turf. Oh yeah, don't...