McKinney Park — Attraction in Odessa

I am very impressed with the display of Christmas lights and I hear that the spray park is awesome but we have not tried it yet. As for the childrens play ground I was not real happy. The large slide is extremely steep. It isnt a safe slide and we visit many parks and I am not over protective as a parent. I was not a fan of the rocks all over the play ground. They were full of small.pieces of trash. The swings have a steep drop off to the protective ground pad and I personally tripped on it. It is about a 7-8 inch drop off. We left early becuse there was a large amount of adults loitering around. Lots of adults on bikes and not like bicyclists like thugs. I felt very unsafe so we left and it was before 12 in the afternoon on a sunny day. Honestly the playground isnt real kid friendly as far as safety. Looks great like a stage coach but when you get there to play it is for older kids 8 and up. Even the portion for smaller kids was really not proportional for kids under 5. Just not real pleased with the...

I researched parks that had splash pads before choosing McKinney; I nanny during the day, and this was the only one in Odessa that clearly says open (presumably all day). I had to call the number listed on Google and be rerouted to the YMCA who apparently runs the splash pad to find out that the pad does not open until 1/1:30pm. I only nanny until 3. This was my personal inconvenience, but for anyone with time blocked out for the day, they need to know this info. Even the website does not lead to any information pertaining to the splash pad. Hopefully the website manager can make it more clear what time the...

I only rate McKinney park because it's changed for the worse. When I was a kid, I lived close by and went there often.The Ector County Parks Department kept it and other parks top notch. No one dared trash it. And it was one of the few places that had trees and bushes running alongside Muskingum Draw. No doubt it flows underground unless it rains. Today it's trashed because people have gone from Trashy to Clean (Don't Mess With Texas) and back to Trashy. It has a lot to do with outsiders who trash the places...