Ray Ross Park — Attraction in Lakewood

Super nice + clean Park with plenty to do for kids and adults. Very well maintained open grass areas/baseball diamonds/football fields.

I come here to fly my FPV Drone, have never been harassed or asked to leave.

As a matter of fact a Lakewood police officer was driving through the parking lot getting close to dark/sunset and not only did he not have any issue with me flying.

Which is good because he shouldn't have a problem with me flying, or anyone else for that matter.

Because, for those who don't know, it's legal to fly as long as you're taking off/landing on public property and under 400ft when flying, not within any restricted airspace....is legal.

Basically no one owns the sky besides FAA. Just a little info for you so you don't get upset or think you have the right to tell a drone pilot not to fly over your house.

Anyway the officer not only didn't mind, he actually stopped and asked if he could watch me fly it and then I even let the officer put on the goggles that let you see what the drone sees while it's flying (FPV=First person view).

Anyways to sum it up; super nice clean park with much to do, especially for kids. It's located in a nice area and is a great place, one of my favorites in Lakewood actually, for me to fly my drone when...

Splash park and adjacent playground have the potential to be amazing, but the park leaves something to be desired in regards to cleanliness. Took my 2-year-old daughter up there this afternoon and was disgusted to find the one shelter they have was completely trashed by the people there having a birthday party - garbage, food, party supplies, etc were ALL over the ground. I went around picking up after the people (who were still there mind you) while they laughed at me... This was very frustrating as my infant daughter was putting their ground food in her mouth...

Then, upon walking around to outer part of the park near the port-a-potties, I was HORRIFIED to find a USED condom on the ground - absolutely filthy and unacceptable at a children's park/playground!!!

It's unfortunate because the location is lovely, the splash pad is fun and clean, the trees and lawn are lovely and well-kept, and it's so close to my house! But something needs to be done about people not picking up after themselves while using the shelter and about filthy garbage being on the outskirts...

The park is very nice n kept clean .how ever the commissioner of the baseball park should really check the refs out more thoroughlyI've never been to a game where the ref is so bad and judging his calls and the things that he had said to the coach in front of the kids is disgusting I think this ref needs to get off the field permanently and the commissioner needs to check the rest like I said it's pretty sad that the kids have to witness something like that. The thing is I was there to do a story and boy did I get one if I was the coach of the angels I would check into getting an attorney and finding out what he can do about being spoken to that way from a ref that gets paid to do...