Schaper Park — Attraction in Golden Valley

I have never seen so many adults playing on the playground with their kids. Not fake playing, either. Really challenging themselves and getting into it. From the just walking 18-month-old baby, to the 13-year-old teen girls, up to the 40-plus-year-old moms and dads. I even think there was a grandpa out there. This is a park for everyone. My 6 and 8 year old loved challenging themselves in different ways on the obstacle course, as well as racing against the timed 40 yard dash. I quickly realized that no one was going to wait in a line for one individual to traverse the timed course. Instead, I encouraged my kids to think of the ways they could challenge themselves on each section, which was satisfying. After a couple runs I also gave my 8-year-old some running tips (keep your elbows in, run for the timer instead of the finish line) and she was excited to see how quickly her times improved. When the park is busy, approach it less rules-minded, and more creative-minded, and you should have a great time. When you're thirsty, there's a drinking fountain on the backside of the park building, a bit of a walk, so bring...

This park has something for everybody! From toddlers to hard core rock climbers. This is a great training ground, and a place to burn off extra energy while testing yourself at the same time! Huge sturdy obstacle course, and a racetrack with underground panels that start a digital timer at the end of the track. Red, yellow, green- GO!! Time will stop as you reach the end of the track. Sometimes...it will miss the signal and keep the clock running. Also, my daughter is so lightweight, she doesn't even register at the beginning of the track and start the timer. I have to put my foot on it for her. It NEVER hurts to have someone else keep their own stopwatch going.

The ground is AstroTurf, but its right next to a water conservation/wild life loving nature area. Looks as if there is a paved pathway around the water. Have to come back and walk it! Also, a short walk away, there is a building with...

Schapent r park was really nice, I really came to go to but naked beach, I didn't think it was really a butt naked beach I went with my son, luckily I had him hold back a bit as soon as I saw some dudes twigs n berries swinging like a copter I did an about face and my son n I went to ceder lake, not that I mind my son seeing that kind of stuff, but the crazy liberal police would figure out some charge they pin on some one and then whom ever could be spending a grip in the joint who was just trying to feel free, we his freedom would crumble in the blink of an eye, more of new age hippie gathering to me I like that kind of stuff personally and his my ex used to be down with that crowd to but she now wants to pretend she's better than every one now and I just didn't need the head ache, deffinatly not mid she...