As I started walking into the park, I noticed that there was a basketball court. I couldn't tell if it was something that required booking ahead of time or not but it did seem large and very nice. A few people were playing on the court and looked like they were having a lot of fun. The basketball court is off to the side of the park and makes it feel more private regardless if it is or not.
The next field that I saw was one of the biggest fields I have seen yet (but I haven't seen them all yet). There was a spot for people to play lacrosse and then there was a soccer area as well. The grass looks like turf grass instead of real grass but that just means that it will look green all year round!
The part of the park that I spent most of my time in is Rainbow Playland. As you walk up to the sign, the yellow letters don't stand out well and so it looks funny from a distance. This seems to be the best area for the children to play. The Rainbow Playland offers a large amount of different activities for the children and can even be fun for the adults that attend.
There is a petting farm that is located very close to the entrance of the park and it is really awesome. They have goats, sheep (not many), one baby cow, rabbits, chickens & roosters, ducklings, peacocks, and in the past they have had pigs. The animals would change but not by a lot. I have gone to the petting farm numerous times and the animals for the most part are the same type of animals. You get to walk around and pet any of the animals that you choose. Very few of the animals are behind locked cages which makes it a really fun place to hangout.
The waterpark seems like a lot of fun for the kids. There are these fire hydrants that shoot water quite powerfully out of the top. Usually there is a mist that you can feel from the water that comes out of the fire hydrants and can be quite refreshing. In the background of the photo you can see a oval shaped hoop that you can run through that offers a nice mist as you run through it. Sadly, there is only one which isn't fun because they can be a lot of fun.
They have this one water station that has faucets pouring out water into a tunnel and runs into several other tunnels. You can drop a leaf into the beginning portion of the station and watch it take its course until it drops off the edge. Sounds boring but to a small child, this offers all kinds of entertainment.
They have this ship at the waterpark and it has a watergun at the front of it that shoots towards the fire hydrants. The water shoots out almost as powerfully as the fire hydrants and so you can ensure that you will be soaking wet within seconds of standing in front of it. The ship can offer a nice climbing area for the kids and looks very child-friendly.
The playground offers some bouncy seats for the smaller children and they don't all look the same. One looks like a horse while another looks like a tyrannosaurus rex. I had noticed that there were quite a few of them so don't worry about there being a shortage.
There is a climbing station for the children to play on and around which is always fun. This seems to be in the shape of a triangle or a rocket but I guess it's up for interpretation of our imaginations.
There was this one section where there were three diggers to play with in the sand. They all were a different color and were nicely spaced out. This was the only section of the park that offered any sand for the children to play with.
There was a small truck play piece for smaller children to use. There was the "trunk" that you could climb in and sit down in and then the front bench that offered two steering wheels to use.
There are five baby swings but they swingsets look different than the rest of the baby swings that I have seen. The swingset is in the shape of a "T" and has one baby swing on the each end. Two sets of the swingsets offer regular baby swings.
The third baby swing offers one regular big kids swing and then one really cool looking bulkier baby swing. I feel like the really cool baby swing is more made for toddlers but there are straps and so I would leave it to a mother's judgement.
There is a swingset for big kids that only offers two big kid swings. These swings are tucked away off to the side of the playground. My fiance and I played on them for a bit and they seemed like a lot of fun.
There is a tire swing at this playground but before you get too excited, you should know that it is not a real rubber tire. This tire swing is plastic made to look like a tire and is very very light. When my fiance tried to climb onto it, he fell quite easily. The tire swing is hard to climb on because of how light it is so I do warn you to be careful. You can still twist the swing around easily and have fun on it but who doesn't like the classic rubber tire swing?
There is this massive climbing jungle gym for the kids to use and it offers lot's of entertainment. You can climb up on multiple sides and pretty much let your imagination run wild. There is a set of monkey bars that arcs up two of the sides of the jungle gym. There are two crescent shaped seats that you can use to rest if you're feeling tired from all the climbing.
As you go towards the big kids play area, you'll notice a very colorful bridge/walkway that leads to it. The walkway has a ramp that seems rather exciting. I personally enjoyed walking on this walkway and I'm twenty-five years old.
Upon arriving at this big kids play area, you will see a large straight slide that you can use. If that's not exciting enough there is a twisty slide for you to use. There are two ladders that you can use to climb straight to the top and once you are up top you can play around. There is not a lot up there but that's why God gave us our imaginations! On the opposite side of the slides, there is a pole you can use to slide down. This may not be the preferred choice for those children that don't like heights because the drop down does seem high.
This park is perfect if you plan to have big parties or gatherings where you'll be serving food (or you just want a place for your whole group to sit). There are two sections of benches that are each covered by a roof and offer a large amount of seating. They are on the outskirts of the playground surrounded by grass but both sections of benches are far enough from each other that you can have two separate groups at the same time.
There are several benches that surround the entire park that are perfect for a family or for anyone else who is looking to sit down. There really is no shortage of benches at the park which is really nice compared to a lot of other parks.
There is this large seesaw at the playground that I played on and it was a favorite of mine from when I was a child. You can fit quite a few children on this seesaw at once and it can be quite bouncy!
There is another seesaw that kids can use but this one can only fit two kids at once. This isn't quite like a regular seesaw where the kids do all the pushing. This one has two springs that make the seesaw really bouncy and a lot of fun.
There are these two bars that you can play with to flip around on. There is a small stool for those children that are not quite tall enough to reach the bars. That's the first time that I have seen that at a park and is a really great idea.
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