Kindleberger Park — Attraction in Parchment

This is one of my favorite local parks. I went here when I was little, and now I bring my son to play.

The upper and the lower parks are both plenty fun. (There is some graffiti on the upper park, which is unfortunate, but I’ve seen much, much worse.) The pavilions provide shade and a good space for people to gather and eat. Of course, the massive hill doubles as a great sunset lookout AND a perfect sledding hill in the winter.

There is also a baseball field, multiple pickleball courts, and a beautiful garden. The lower park is directly across the street from the Parchment Library as well. There’s so much about Kindleberger...

This is an awesome park. It takes a day to explore. We started near the garden which is a lovely venue for weddings or photos and then headed to the first play area. After playing in the sand, on the slides and on the swings we moved onto climbing hills, rolling down hills. Climbing trees, and eventually found a really cool bandshell to run around in. There are hidden trails and pavilions with play areas you will never see from the road or even parking areas. Then we walked all the way up to the baseball diamonds. I think I counted 3 sets of restrooms with drinking fountains. The whole park is full of beautiful...

This place has been a landmark in Parchment for decades. Great place to bring your family too. Nice walking paths, tennis and pickleball courts, baseball diamonds and jungle gyms for young kids to play in. Unfortunately over the last few years it's attracted many homeless people who loiter around the park all day. Many times it doesn't feel safe being there. From the smell of M J in the air, to people sleeping everywhere, to shopping carts full of junk spread throughout the lawns. Plus many other bad activities. It's a shame that many families can't bring their kids here to a publicly tax...