C. M. Herndon Park — Attraction in Durham

One of our favorite playgrounds. It hits so many of the "must haves" and includes many more bonus features.

This playground is great because it: has easy access to water and restrooms has big kids and little kids play equipment has multiple shady areas for hot NC Summers has lots of spots for caregivers to sit has loads of close and easy parking

This playground is AWESOME because it: is actually a Durham City Park with soccer and baseball fields you can play on and reserve has a picnic shelter with a grill which is, again, reservable has lots of sidewalls curling around the park for little walks is immediately adjacent to the American Tobacco Trail

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Great city park, with 2 lighted baseball fields used for Little League Baseball, a lighted turf soccer field, a smaller turf field (field hockey size), and an open grass field near the entrance (often used for ultimate, flying kites, etc.). A concession stand building houses restrooms. Playground has a small toddler area, as well as a young kids area with swings, climbing structure & 2 slides (with mulch). There are a few picnic tables and grills (charcoal) in a wooded area in the center of the circular drive (but it's not a huge space). A paved path connects to the American Tobacco Trail. Lots of parking, but during busy days with sports games,...

This is a pretty nice park, it has a little shelter with a couple of grills, you can have a party here. I don't know if you can reserve it or if you just first come first serve it. Reason for three stars is it takes a long time for anything to get fixed. Right now some of the little cog wheels that kids can play with are completely stuck and have been for several months. Something else always seems to be broken, and sometimes hazardous. There are a bunch of ball fields around and I'm not sure who plays there. But those fields are usually busy with kids playing sports. I can entertain a 3-year-old and an 8-year-old here for about 30 minutes to...