Diablo Shadows Park — Attraction in Walnut Creek

4/23/13

GREAT LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK

This three-acre park sits in a neighborhood not far from the walking trails. That's how we found it. Headed home after a long walk we decided to cut through some neighborhoods and saw the playground in front of us. We had to stop. I refuse to ever walk by a playground without having a little fun. You should never be in so much of a hurry that you can't take the time to swing for a minute or go down a slide (well, I hate slides, but I do like swings).

The playground itself is pretty small (at least compared to Ygnacio Park further down Oak Grove) but the field was rather large and had several trees. A woman and her young son played catch and my husband watched for a while before complimenting the kid on his throw. He said he wanted to give the kid some pointers to help his pitch but I pointed out its probably not a good idea to approach kids in a park :)

If you continue walking down the street the park is on, you'll eventually hit a dead-end, but there's a small staircase leading back to the Canal Trail...

Quaint neighborhood park.close to home. Some dog owners feel they don't need to follow rules by allowing their dogs off leash. I have dog aggressive German Shepherds (loves kids) and will attack if any dog runs up to them. To many times I've had to yell at the owners to keep their dogs under control. One of these days is going to be blood bath but not our fault. It just...

One of the few playgrounds that actually was pretty shaded in the morning. This is in a neighborhood. There is no parking only street parking. Looked clean overall. Decent size grass area too. Connecting trail from the park through the...