Hans Christian Andersen Park — Attraction in Solvang

I was out for a walk with my partner and my best friend during a brief stop in Solvang. We stumbled upon Hans Christian Andersen Park with pastries in our bellies and hope in our eyes. At first we were delighted to see a shady, grassy space to rest in -- but then I heard the sweet, sweet sound of skateboards on concrete. I went back to the van to fetch my Moxi Lolly roller skates (never leave home without them) and returned to the skate park. My timing was perfect -- the two skater dudes were leaving and I had the whole place to myself. This was great for me because this park includes some fun-n-funky bowls, and as a relatively new park skater I'm still learning to skate their wave-like curves.

This was a great sunny skate haven, but it's also a perfect spot for a picnic. After my partner took a hike and my friend took a rest in the shade, we all enjoyed a modest traveler's lunch of hard boiled eggs, avocado, and almonds underneath...

Hans Christian Park is a large park settled near neighborhoods. There is ample parking, many amenities, a playground and surrounded by an all grassy area.

🚻 Restrooms

🐕 This park is ideal to bring your dogs to

🧺 MANY Benches for picnics or sitting.

🏞 Large Grass areas

🌳 MANY Trees for shade or climbing

🚗 Parking lot is huge and wraps around the park

💧 Water Fountain

🗑 Trash bins

Handball Courts

🎾 Tennis Courts

🏀 Basketball Courts

⚾️ Baseball Diamonds

⚽️ Soccer Field

Pickleball Courts

🛹 Large Skate Park

🚲 Trail or path thru the park 🦋 Nature Trail 👣

🛝 1 Playground Unit

The playground is surrounded by a wood chipped area with a climbing rock wall, 2 adult swings, a music wall with bongo drums and 3 slides, plus a Fireman Pole.

This park has everything and is very convenient to spend a day at!

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My wife and I walked with our daughter from downtown. The walk was good, but the park itself has no sidewalks, and there's no map of the trail at the entrance. We followed the sign to the playground which was a little ambiguous. When we got to the playground, we were surprised to see that it was in full sun with no shade on the play structure. With all of the mature trees surrounding the park, a little planning would have placed the play structure under the trees thus making the structure cooler than the surface of the sun for kids to play on. Couple that with the poor sidewalks and signage and you find plenty of room for improvement. Just throwing a play structure in the middle of a wooded area is really mailing it in. You...