Nice place for the kids to burn off energy.

This park amazed me! It is so lovely. My children ages 3 and 4 absolutely LOVED it. This was one of those parks I had to bribe them to leave. There is parking and restrooms. They also have beautiful walking trails and after playing on the park we took a nice walk just the 3 of us and our pup love. My children made it through the entire trail and loved it. I left my phone and was a little nervous but felt safe enough to walk through the trail with kids. Not being from the area makes me nervous to go on hikes without my husband but here we felt safe and the beautiful hand built bridges over little water ways and an easier trail to take for the kids and I. Will definitely go back!

Nice park for kids. Picnic area with grill, playground and plenty of trees

I actually came here for a photograph of Boston which ultimately came out stellar. Its a relatively well known spot for photographers looking to get an image of Boston and it doesnt disappoint. Its a great park, well worth a walk around. If you park in the lot and you plan on getting a sunset photo, be careful, they do lock the gates after dark.

Awesome playground in a beautiful park.

Nice place if you like to go for a nature walk and great for children to play

Good time and race. Thanks for having us. 2018 Landon

Nice playground, and trails to explore. There is plenty of parking and a restroom available

Great place to let the kids play

Will be renting the shelter for a birthday party. One of my girls favorite parks.

Great equipment for kids to play on

Great place for younger kids to play.

This playground is my kids favorite!!

One of my childrens new favorite parks. It was nice and big, and had a lot of room to play around with great variety of climbing equipment and slides. Even wheelchair accessible.

The kidlettes love this park. It is highly maintained and the traffic (child count) stays relatively low. It is the perfect park for kids of the younger sizes 2-5 and for bigger kids too 6-9ish. Bathroom facilities, swings, acres of manicured fields, local biking trails in/near the nearby woods, and disc golf adjacent the property. There is a smaller secondary park across the highway (geared toward 4+) that is a great overflow playground, field, parking, etc.In the early mornings the park is usually very clean. The ground crew mow early and frequently and are usually done by about 9am or so. Occasionally a raccoon or two will get in the garbage, but very very rare. Not a ton of seating, so bring a chair or blanket. Also, if anyone reading this happens to have a spare plastic steering wheel, the park is missing two childs play steering wheels.Oh hey, almost forgot; on one occasion, someone dumped a truck load of used tires in the nearby creek adjacent the pedestrian bridge. Not an issue that is too alarming for the Southside of DSM, but I here is the kicker; on a separate occasion (unrelated), open alcohol containers and an alarming number of crushed pills and residue were left on the green table under the walkway. So thats a thing .Mosquitoes too.Lastly, make sure to assess the stacked hexigons as they accumulate water after rainfall. Just FYI.99% of the time this park is great. Give it a shot.

This playground is great for younger and older kids alike. Its especially accessible for younger kids, which is great and sometimes hard to find in a playground. It includes a lot of unique equipment, and there are even inclusive swings for bigger kids with disabilities.

Nice park, rubber ground, nice tree cover as well. Good place for small ones to little bigger ones.

Relaxing good place to take the kiddos on A nice day.

Cute playground with lots to explore

My grandson I had a great time at This Park

Great area! Big playground, swings, shelter with grill, small walking trail, plenty of parking. Additional playground across the street and lilac arboretum down the street.

This park is superb for all ages of kids and is very inclusive for those with wheelchair disabilities. Also, there are trails that connect with Ewing Park and the disc golf course.

Our favorite local playground!

They have a great playground for kids off all ages. It has a good variety and is very accessible.

This playground was awesome! We stopped here on a drive through Des Moines on the way to a wedding for everyone to stretch a little bit. My 4 year old loved it! We planned to spend 30 minutes here but ended up spending well over an hour and a half.

Awesome place. Kids loved it. Excellent time and well definitely be going back.

Nice, clean, new playground! My son really enjoys this one.

Great park, upgraded.. perfect to get the kids tired

Park is kept very clean and seems pretty safe. A nice amount equipment for the kids to play on with a matted playground base. Could use a few more benches/tables for family gatherings.

Our favorite park! Plenty for the kids to do, clean throughout including bathrooms, hiking trail near by. Nice picnic tables

The kidlettes love this park. It is highly maintained and the traffic (child count) stays relatively low. It is the perfect park for kids of the younger sizes 2-5 and for bigger kids too 6-9ish. Bathroom facilities, swings, acres of manicured fields, local biking trails in/near the nearby woods, and disc golf adjacent the property. There is a smaller secondary park across the highway (geared toward 4+) that is a great overflow playground, field, parking, etc.In the early mornings the park is usually very clean. The ground crew mow early and frequently and are usually done by about 9am or so. Occasionally a raccoon or two will get in the garbage, but very very rare. Not a ton of seating, so bring a chair or blanket. Also, if anyone reading this happens to have a spare plastic steering wheel, the park is missing two childs play steering wheels.Oh hey, almost forgot; on one occasion, someone dumped a truck load of used tires in the nearby creek adjacent the pedestrian bridge. Not an issue that is too alarming for the Southside of DSM, but I here is the kicker; on a separate occasion (unrelated), open alcohol containers and an alarming number of crushed pills and residue were left on the green table under the walkway. So thats a thing .Mosquitoes too.Lastly, make sure to assess the stacked hexigons as they accumulate water after rainfall. Just FYI.99% of the time this park is great. Give it a shot.

Great playground for kids and a hikeing trail.

Wonderful handicap accessible park with lots to do for all ages. There are restrooms and picnic shelters and shady areas too. The playground is part of a larger park with options like mountain biking and soap box derby racing. Its a great place to take kids.

Things kids of all ages can enjoy

Great park with things to do for all ages and abilities.

Nice course. Needs a better map.

Kids love it. They call it the dragonfly park.

My daughter loves the variety of things to play on. She especially loves the swings

So idyllic. Just like in the movies. Kids are always happy and parents are friendly.

Wonderful playground for the younger set. Very well done.

We love this park! Named after one of the kindest most genuine people we have ever known!

Big and beautiful. Huge play ground

My favorite park in Des Moines Ive been to others and never found any that compare to this one. You can definitely spend a few hours here. They have a bathroom that is always kept clean water fountains grills and picnic tables also trails very nice trails it definitely is an all in one park.

I love this park with its awesome playground, right next to the Awesome, BMX & Soapbox derby track!

Great area for the kids

Great park. My daughter loves it here!!!

Great park for handicap or disabled

This is an accessible playground. Its in great condition and has shade added above a lot of the features. The ground is made of that soft, rubbery material. Theres a lot to climb on, too.The bathrooms are sometimes closed and locked when weve gone, with signs posted about problems with vandals. When they are locked, there are still port-a-potties available.

Nice clean park on south side of Des Moines Iowa

Still in excellent condition. Has some shade. I think it needs a little more shade. Some baby swings over here would be nice for the little ones.

We really enjoy this playground

Accessible for all park with a lot of options for kids of all ages.

Fun park with lots of accessibility

New and good sized for the kids (under 10)

Great playground equipment, like its brand new still. Kids liked it a lot

Me and my cousin loved it we had so much fun and I saw a old friend

The park is hidden and the address wrong. Use the directions they give you but turn RIGHT onto McKinley street. The park is on your left. Once we found it it was a good experience.

Was there expecting more trails for walking then what was actually there.

I take my cousins here to play.

Great place for grandkids

Great For kids of all ages

It features some unique playground equipment that seems like it would be good for a wide range of ages and abilities. Some of the electronic features were broken or out of power.

Very cute and random park i enjoyed it

Fun playground. needs a bike holder.

Good for the kiddos

Wish the restrooms were closer.

I love the place

It was fun

Super fun!!

So much to do

My kids love this park.

Great park

Beautiful park and nice equipment

Great park

Great playground!

Clean and fun for a family