There are quite a few areas to this park that make it a great place for a quick hike, playground visit, nature walk, or a half day adventure.

Playground The playground offers multiple (3+) areas that cater from toddlers of walking age to big kids/adolescents. There is a parking lot right by the playground that makes iy easily accessible. Small kids/toddlers: there is an area that is nearly surrounded by fencing to keep the traffic in/out low, meaning it was mostly kids under 3 in the area. Bigger kids: there were two playground areas that littler kids could still enjoy but featured bigger climbs and a variety of slide sizes. They also had some of the tallest slides I've ever seen at a park in the bigger area!

Pros of the playground area: Plenty of shade including covered areas to sit Spread out to fit lots of kids Bathrooms were very easily accessible Swing area separate (minimize kids running behind/in front of swings)

The website offers a map to view the walking trails. They were not the most clearly marked in person but using the online map was helpful and we got right where we wanted to go. A few trails lead to shallow parts of the white river and have some fun areas to explore. Not stroller friendly- there are stairs! My 1.5 year old toddler easily traversed the trails with a hand to hold but next time we won't try to bring the stroller down! There are many uneven stone steps and roots, they are not overly difficult but not for those who are unstable. Overall, getting to the waters edge is less than a 10 minute walk.

Nature center Highly recommend a stop in here. There is a parking lot in front of the nature center for easy access that is also wheelchair accessible. There is an information desk on the front. The kids area is truly great and offers: -water ("river") play table -climbing tunnel -upstairs tree house -bee colony -other play -a few live animals (turtles, snakes) The bird viewing area was serene and lovely. There are multiple couches to bird watch in front of big windows along with some coloring pages and pencils. I was amazed at how many different species of birds we saw sitting there.

Other areas at this site include a rock garden, nature walk outside of the nature center and the ruins. Everyone in our group from toddler to adolescent to adult to grandparents were really impressed with this stop.