Lents Family Park East — Attraction in Spring

Well...this was my first visit. The park overall is nice. The parking lot is rather small though. My favorite part is the water splash area. The kids had a great time. Area offers a pavillion, and other areas away from the play area to gather and barbecue. Three stars are given because...no seating is available near the play area. There's a table but no chairs! This was extremely Pro lunatic for a person with a mobility disability, not wheelchair dependent. I attempted to go buy a folding chair, but the weight limit is 200 lbs. Most Americans are 200+ pounds. I feel the lack of benches or something for parent to be nearby to watch their children is necessary and should be added. I also didn't notice a wheelchair ramp. Might be somewhere else, but I didn't see one. Accessibility should be a must for all parks. Otherwise this can be a nice place to hang out with the kids...

We come here every summer when we visit family and love it. My kids have enjoyed this park since the first time we came when they were just a year old. Now they are four and they still have so much fun.

One summer, we made our rounds to just about every splashpad in the area. This is still our favorite because the water features are more interesting than just a fountain or a spraying mushroom. We always come in the late afternoon and it's not too crowded at all. Definitely need to bring your own chairs or a blanket if you want to sit under the shade structure. We saw quite a few families also sitting on blankets in the grassy hill just outside the splash pad gates. The nearby playground and trails are an...

Beautiful Park, very clean. Nice Trail. That being said, I was VERY disappointed to have rushed off work to try and get my daughter here before the sun set only to have them shut the water off at 6 pm. I've been to tons of splash pads, and not one closes that early. They all close at sunset or at least 8. My daughter went to the park, and I watched tons of other children come all dressed in swimsuits and excited (with parents whom I'm sure had just gotten off work as well) only to be met with a closed gate and the water off. 6pm is just ridiculous to me, a lot of parents work and can't be there by then. Maybe the park should look into extending the time for the kids. It is after all, named Lents...