Wes Bennett Park — Attraction in Salem

**PARENTS WATCH YOUR KIDS AND STOP LETTING THEM SHOVE THINGS IN THE SPLASHPAD JETS/BUTTONS/DRAIN, Clean, well maintained and very fun. My 3 kids love it. Only thing I will say is I wish parents would watch their kids better at the splash pad. Was there today and a boy about 4 or 5 was squirting kids with a water soaker thing after being asked by several to stop and even hit 2 literal babies in the face infeon of their parent. The parent was on their phone the whole time. We were on the bench and watched several kids try to shove bark chips and rocks into the water pipes and a dad with 3 boys late grade school/middle school shove chips in every push button they could to try and make it so they wouldn't turn off. It took 3 of us other parents 20 minutes to fix the 3 buttons they messed up. That is why the splash pads end up awful by end of summer. If you wanna use a splash pad awesome...they are super fun. But watch your kid and at a minimum teach them to not shove bark, sticks, and rocks into the pipes as it...

Not impressed. This “safe neighborhood” is one of those with overly huge houses (columns and pillars oh my) and probably an HOA. You will get stared at by the Mean Girls (moms) here if you don’t drive a nice car or wear fancy clothes.

Also the lack of accessibility & restroom / changing area, so have fun changing kids out of wet clothes in the wide open field or awkwardly in the backseat of your hot car. Which is probably far away from the play area, because there isn’t a parking area: curbside only, and not in front of the rich people houses. It’s a public street but you know how those people are.

Don’t see any trash receptacles either. The splash pad is located directly next to the play structures which is annoying. Usually we find some form of separation between the two. Lastly, the splash pad requires you to press buttons repeatedly for use, every few seconds, rather than press ONCE to start a timer. Not likely to come back...

This is a great neighborhood park! It's right next to an elementary school so there's other play equipment close by as well. Quiet and friendly neighborhood and easily walkable. There's a field for games or letting your toddler practice their walking skills. A paved walking trail goes all the way around park and there are some very short wooded trails at the adjacent green space. The two play structures are in great condition and set up for a variety of ages. There is a smaller play set for younger kids, under 5 years old. There seems to be a splash pad, but it is not operational currently, probably due to covid19. There are trees for shade and tables and benches. There is also a half court basketball goal and a place to lock your bike. The only major thing missing here is a public restroom, so this cuts our time here short sometimes. This is a great park for families...