First time here, the kids thoroughly enjoyed it! It wasn't crowded, we came while the clouds looked angry but it held off. I imagine in the middle of summer it gets nuts here, and there's no parking lot so street parking could be an issue. Getting up the roads in Troy hill are kinda crazy narrow and supposed to be both ways but with cars parked on the side, it's a little tricky if you're not used to it. However I will say it's a very nice spray park. Nice playground attached that is safe and enclosed for the most part. Next time we will bring some small water guns or beach buckets for the kids! The people who we ran into were extremely friendly offered us some free sandwiches -and there was a lady from the food bank who was there just to play with the kids๐๐ Additional employees from the city were there as saftey guards. Will be back! Cool view of the city from...
ย ย ย Read moreI have a daughter who loves spray parks, and this one was a great first time experience after usually going over to Mellon Park in Shadyside. The amount of sprinklers and other water devices is bigger than other parks we have visited, and there's plenty of room to run around. A nice sized playground sits next to the splash park, always a good way to dry off while still having fun.
There are shaded tables to sit at for the adults and for a rest or snack, and though there's no official parking, there was plenty of street parking right next to the park. Overall, a really nice experience, and the views from the top of Troy Hill add to...
ย ย ย Read moreI really love taking my children here every summer, they look forward to it! The only thing i would advise is to make SURE you and your children wear water shoes or flip flops because there always seems to be pieces of glass! I'm not sure why that is but last summer (2017) my daughter got cut on her foot and i had told the lifeguard about it but they didn't even do ANYTHING and that was pretty upsetting to me! I ended up cleaning up all the glass i could find for the sake of all the other people! But like i said, that was the only major incident I've experienced here and other then that it's a wonderful FREE...
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