Memorial Park - Oklahoma City — Attraction in Oklahoma City

This might be my lifetime all time favorite OKC park as it holds many really happy memories for me of all kinds. However, I went to this park and found no water whatsoever at the splash park, no running water as fountains for drinking, the iconic fountain broken again, no tap water to wash hands or faces, no toilets and any number of older men lounging on tables or child toys in the park asleep making it scary for any visitor or child with a caregiver or parent to want to stay. This park has a number of things which I actually rarely or never see people use. It used to be a park with ball games like softball, volleyball, tennis or baseball and now really these sites seem unused. There was a very large pool for kids and this is gone. I don't really understand the exchange of the pool for these splash parks and I do see people walk the trail here often. I tried to eat my lunch but there were so many flies around the dirty tables and over flowing trash I finally had to put it away. I hope someone takes this park more seriously, and I also hope neighbors understand the city thinks clean up efforts like washing down tables or sweeping up glass or maybe even collecting litter or shooing loitering people is up to them. \BOTH OKLAHOMA CITY BEAUTIFUL and then THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE FOR CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ARE within a half a block of this place and it is wierd to me this super great historic park is not really doing all it can for the kids it used to serve for ballet and games, swimming and sports, gathering and events and just as a happy...

Memorial Park has something for everyone! This park is huge, spanning from classen to Western. It is surrounded by a great quality sidewalk and lots of lighting. There is only one porta potty near the parking lot though, which is about the only drawback. There are plenty of benches and picnic tables with four tables covered. The park has playground equipment for children ages 5 to 12 with supervision recommended. The ground is wood-chip with that rubbery impact material under the slides and swings. There are four baby swings and four big kid swings. There is also a hopscotch and maze and running path painted on the ground, which is more elaborate than any other I have ever seen. They have an additional climbing structure for children that looks like natural rocks with ropes string between. It has its own warning about safety and supervision. The park has a decent soccer field, which is surrounded by a berm so the ball won't roll away forever if it goes out of bounds. There is also a running track around the soccer field which is in decent shape, but starting to show some wear. There is one full size basketball court and the hoops still have nets. There are four tennis courts with high quality nets that are in good shape. They have a splash pad also. Lastly there is a very large fountain with lots of seating around it. There is handicap access all the way to the bottom, since it sits in a natural bowl formation. There are big...

This park has been a gathering place since very early in the city history. They have a walking trail, splash Park, tennis courts and a picnic set up. The Boys and Girls Club is now here. It's has a great architectural landmark fountain which has been overhauled but it doesn't work still and the paint job does not reflect the era of the piece which detracts from its relevance and beauty. Up the hill to the North is the Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma. And across the street of N Classen is the OKC Beautiful Bldg. This is a site if area gatherings, festivals and music or art events and rallies. They had an amphitheatre in the East end but nobody used it. Parking is on the N side, clean...