Park Road Park Playground — Attraction in Charlotte

The playground equipment is very nice. The shelters are very nice. But there's hardly any shade over any of said playground equipment so the kids can't actually play on it, which kind of defeats the whole purpose. There are a few spots that are shaded, but not many. None of the baby swings have any shade at all. I watched parents either feel the swings and walk away, or, worse, put their baby in the swing, only to pull them out immediately when the baby started screaming. Srsly poor planning putting all the baby swings so far...

Kids always have a great time. We love that the 3 playgrounds are all in the same space. My favorite thing for my boys is the sand pit with the sand digger excavator ride on toy to dig, it's become the main reason we go there.

Pro parent tip- bring a few sand toys with you so the sand pit entertains them longer. They can build sand castles, even a shovel will make it so much more fun. Otherwise it's just a box full of sand. And they have seats for parents connected to the sand pit so you can monitor your kids without getting...

What a gem! Stopped here on a road trip and my toddler loved it. There's a sandy area with a digger for the little ones, basketball courts, several fun boat, train and car structures with slides and some unique climbing walls too. They were clearly keeping the mulch full and there was a cute caterpillar to climb along with a see-saw too. I love that there are not any sheer drops on the tall structures so I could let my two year old...