John Venezia Community Park — Attraction in Colorado Springs

This is such a great park! It's HUGE w/lots of different areas/activities for both little & bigger kids, as well as adults! There's 3 large pavilions that can be rented out for events (prices are CRAZY high, though), another covered area w/picnic tables, a large 'spray-ground' w/variety of water features (cold water that feels amazing in the summer heat 🥵), surprisingly big restroom facilities, a big playground that's fully accessible to accommodate wheelchair/other needs (including different types of swings), 3 soccer fields, an in-line hockey rink/basketball court, tennis or pickleball courts (I'm not sure which, lol), some kind of field w/artificial turf, a smaller playground area near the athletic fields, & a mile or 2 of paved walking trail along Briargate. There's 2 or 3 parking lots, as well. We've only been to this park a handful of times so far, but it's been pretty packed every time. It's a very nice area w/more than enough to do! (The water fountain playground area does shut down a couple times a day, from like 12:00p.m. to 12:30p.m. I think & again a little more into the afternoon - I don't remember if there was an additional time the water turns off in the a.m. or not..) This is such a fun, unique park - if you've got kids, definitely take them! You'll all...

It was so busy. Oof. Lots of cars going fast in and out of the parking lot. Lots of kids darting between cars in the parking lot; scared me terribly! But there were lots of areas to park, including handicap spots. Bathrooms are available in season (open at the end of May so unable to speak on how clean and maintained they are). Trash cans available and well maintained. Not overflowing. Lots of walkways. We'll manicured and landscaped. Multiple playgrounds for kids of all ages. Multiple sport fields. Tennis courts available. Water bottle filling stations and fountains available for free. They do have a water spraying/based playground for the summer months. There are no pools, rivers, lakes, streams, or areas where lots of water accumulate near the water playground (but parents still need to pay attention). Even though it was very busy, it was still relaxing. There are also multiple benches along the walkways and trails. Some are covered as well in case of bad weather. There are plenty of picnic tables. Some covered under very large pavilions, some out in the sun. Got a little bit of something for everyone really. Even...

let's start on the west side there is a hospital across the street but you will know why later so you first enter and there's a roundabout and if you look forward you will see tennis courts to practice and for tournaments so then you look to your left and you see a baby baby park (park 1 of 3) and the you look more left there is a huge football field but usually they split it into 3 small ones for middle and elementary kids and it is also used for soccer and then you keep going down the road after the roundabout and you hit another one so then you hit another parking lot that also connects to the field and also to the water park ish it's like a splash pad but funnier but it wont open the water till summer but then you go to the actual park park and its huge it's so fun its ment for kids ages 1-16 there but more for the younger ages but I'm 13 and still like it so it might be down in briargate but...