Westminster Community Pond — Attraction in Westminster

This is a very nice place for people of all ages and especially for families. The entire area was reconfigured to be ADA ACCESSIBLE a few years ago. There's a climbing and sliding board area where an assistant can roll a child in a wheelchair to the top of the slide. A separate lot has a large swingset with 2 swings that are simple slings for independent children, plus 2 toddler swings designed to keep younger children from falling off because the swing keeps them upright and has a hole for each leg. There is a 5th swing with a very nice high back and front bar, plus a safety belt that is suitable for children who have difficulty supporting their upper body. While I was there I saw adults use it for children who were just walking age to nearly ready for Middle School. Despite the wide array of play equipment available, occasionally someone would approach to wait for a turn when everything was in use. Both the children on the swings and the accompanying adults were quick to relinquish a turn without a fuss. This alone made the visit pleasant for me. There are comfortable benches and picnic areas scattered throughout the park. The pond usually has a few families of ducks swimming together. Due to unusually cold weather, there was a one-inch or more thick layer of ice over the pond. There were no holes large enough for the ducks to swim nor to fish for food; they were all flying overhead in the vicinity. Children seemed to enjoy watching the formations as much as swimming. Many of them were surprised to learn that ducks eat corn. They were seen landing in gaggles in the harvested fields of an adjoining farm and learning that some corn falls to the ground during harvest. Opportunities to learn were abundant. They even have clean bathrooms. Adults of all ages as well as children enjoy walking or jogging on the pathways around the pond. The paths are wheelchair friendly and nearly flat. Distances are marked, making it easier to a route suited to your fitness goals. Go to the Westminster Community Pond and Playground and you'll find something you enjoy doing

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Before going I read some reviews on TripAdvisor complaining about how many geese there are and how their droppings are all over the ground. I went to see for myself and I see what they mean. Wow - there are PLENTY of geese! Nobody can help there being a lot of geese but I hope they clean the walking paths periodically. Lots of pictures on here showed a much cleaner walking path than is seen in the pictures of my visit so maybe I just came on the wrong day. Was also looking forward to taking in the sprawling pond but it was difficult to enjoy with how much pond scum coats the surface. Again, my pictures of how dirty the water is differ from many of the pictures from other posters so I'm guessing they clean it occasionally. Overall, not what I was hoping for. I like water and I like wildlife, but the droppings and pond scum made the experience somewhat...

This is a great little park area. Has a lovely pond that you can walk around on the path that goes around it. There is a little pier that goes out over the water with a secure fence all the way around for safety especially with little ones. There is a play area beside the pond with different size basketball hoops for kids or adults of all ages to enjoy. There is benches available to sit on and relax. An ample parking lot to handle large groups. Across from the the parking lot from the pond is a very large children's playset jungle gym area with lots of slides and a bouncy bridge. Highly recommend this place a s a great family hangout. Especially after a great meal at Baughers just...