Heathwood Park — Attraction in Columbia

It has great playground equipment for older kids and a separate set for the younger ones (3 years old). The swings are our favorite. There's plenty of room for the kids to run, benches for parents to watch, a good size covered picnic area, and a very basic splash pad that was open before the pandemic. The tennis courts are in ok shape, we use them a good bit. There is a basketball hoop and a club house. The 2 things that I don't care for are that it's in a lovely wooded area, so the bugs can be quite bothersome, and the bathrooms seem NEVER to be open. The doors are outside, so it would seem to be something they would have open more. Maybe we happen to go at times when no one is in the clubhouse, and they are...

I lived on Poinsettia in the 90's and it's a great park and neighborhood. Not 5 stars since the full court basketball was turned into half courts. This used to be The Place to play 5 on 5 full court. This place used to be bumping but the neighbors did not like it for that very reason so the goals were moved to take away the full court...

2 words to describe it is quaint and shaded. The park has a variety of things for kiddos to play on and offers a lot of cover from the hot sun. Two things that were a hassle was unfortunately the bathroom's were all locked (most likely to COVID) making it a bit hard having toddler potty training and that the play areas have...