Margie L. Rice Park — Attraction in Westminster

Decent park near our home. Shaded picnic tables and restrooms. It is usually kept pretty clean until covid I’ve seen a little more trash. Yes we have seen some possibly homeless/unkempt people there. And a lot of other places let’s be honest guys. We can’t live in a bubble. Have compassion and be courteous to others and you’ll be happier in life. We have never had an issue with anyone there. I didn’t like that they taped the playground off for covid regulations. But I don’t think they had a say. I may carry antibacterial and wipes with me but I know not everyone does.

This park is right across the street from a fire station so that’s awesome. If something happened to one of us I know we’d get a fast response time. 🙂 Not much in way of parking just street parking and not a lot of it. It is a pretty small park so there’s not really a need for more.

Last week I took my fourth grader to visit the park and there was another little boy there with his dad. He was playing with a soccer ball and let my son play with him. They had a grand ole time. Remember just introducing yourself to people and having fun playing together? I wish we all still did that as adults. How cool...

I like this park a lot. It's a perfect park for my 2 year old son. The play areas aren't too big for him to be able to climb up on and they aren't too small to where he's going to be bored with them in 5 minutes. They are just the right size for him to enjoy himself for hours. When I came it wasn't to overly crowded like some parks he had the whole playground to himself for like 45 minutes before other children came. Besides that there were just a couple other people relaxing on the grass area and on the benches. The one negative thing I have to say about this park is that it's directly next to the 405 freeway so it's very noisy from all the cars. Other than that I have no complaints. Another bonus is the on-site restrooms. I'm glad I found this park and I will definitely be bringing my son...

Pros: Fun fire station themed playground with 3 slides, 2 twirlers, 2 bucket swings, 2 elem school age swings, and 2 springing rockers. Spacious enough to run around and play tag on. Love how it faces an actual fire station! A few shaded picnic tables on the side.

Cons: A few benches however I wish they faced the playground head on rather than being on the other side, closer to the loud freeway. Most parents stand...