Quail Orchard Park — Attraction in Provo

This is a wonderful new park that I spent all summer watching a large crew work really hard to build and landscape. The day after it opened it was stunning and so much fun for the kids. Unfortunately people have now only a few weeks later done their best to destroy it. I am appalled at the number of people who stand around buried in their phones or talking in groups and don't supervise or correct their children's behavior in any way. I saw one child lifting up whole pieces of new sod while the parent just watched. Kids are standing at the top of the hill throwing rocks at kids down below, and sliding down the landscaped areas pushing all the rocks to the bottom and onto the playground, pulling out the plants as they go. Kids are playinng in and destroying the water feature. My granddaughter who is nearly 8, actually asked to go home because so many kids were climbing up the slides (even though it is posted not to) not taking turns, monopolizing equipment and making rude comments to each other. Instead of caring for and preserving this beautiful new park so it can be enjoyed by all for a long time to come, we have destroyed the place in less than a month! Parents please watch your kids and teach them how to behave in a...

July 2024, don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful park, grass areas to play on, jungle gyms for kids and picnic tables to socialize around. And even pickelball courts. It's new and beautiful and clean.

HOWEVER, the reason for the low rating is that parking is terrible! Only street parking and there is a large section that is designated as no parking area, so it won't take long for local residents to complain about the parking situation, and then the city to place no parking without permit signs, which will cause the park to be a waste to the city as a whole, a pure expense. But then a joy for the immediate neighbors.

Also do note that the local ward has activities and overtakes the whole pavilion area and just encroaches your space without talking to you. Totally a passive aggressive move and in such bad taste. It seems that it was the ward that John Curtis (running for US Senate in 2024) is in, not a word to us, just encroached on space.

Back to the park. But until the above parking situation is sorted out, it's a beautiful park, large and lots for kids to...

What a fun new addition to Provo's park system! It's a very large park with four separate playgrounds, giving lots of variety and options for every age. The grass bowl provides a small hill that could be fun for sledding or rolling down in the summertime. The bathrooms are nice and the pavilion is large enough for a good sized gathering. I love that there are canopies covering a lot of the play equipment to keep things cool from the sun!

My only complaints are that the lack of parking creates heavy traffic (there is a very small parking area, it's mostly street parking available), and how hard it is to access the slide hill area. It would be incredibly helpful if there was a stair option for getting back up the hill. In the morning, the dew makes the hill quite slick and my kiddo had a difficult time getting up without face planting. Also holding a baby, I couldn't really go down into that area easily.

Other than those qualms, we really enjoy this new park and plan to come back many times...