Barrett Park — Attraction in College Park

Excellent park to walk, run, bring kids and pets! The open field is perfect for sunbathing, sports, and having picnics. Pavilions are great for gatherings but must reserve them ahead of time with City of College Park. Best time to go are early mornings and late afternoons after school let's out and weekends. Other times park can get pretty empty but it's usually someone at least walking down the street or people working in neighboring yards. Sometimes City of College Park workers are there during daytime. Very few times there have been questionable patrons at the park...

There's a small playground for kids and a field surrounded by a track (I don't know how long it is). There's also two tennis courts with two nets each. Honestly I have no problems with the park itself, it's just the other people that go there sometimes. Usually I leave that park feeling uncomfortable and/or unsafe. Once, some guy preached to me about how having my ears pierced means I'm going to hell and I should ask forgiveness at my nearest church. I was twelve years old and I just wanted to go...

The facility is nice but the people should do better at being courteous to others. Such as staying in your own space. Practice safe distance. The playground is good. The benches are spaced well enough apart. The picnic area is good. The walking tract is a bit crowded at times with ball players careless you might say at throwing or kicking the ball in the way of walkers. Accident waiting to happen someone getting violet because they got hit...