Best park ever. Kids will love to play all day. Take a lunch and enjoy. Park us surrounded by water. Fun
Kids playgrounds are mostly all the same - but this one was designed by Hank Ketcham, the creator of the Dennis the Menace comic strip (who lived in the area for many years before he passed away) to be different. There are hills to climb, a wobbling bridge, kid-sized tunnels - and on and on. Plenty of benches for parents and grand parents to sit and watch their little ones. Always lots of people to visit with. And, being Monterey, there are only 4 or 5 days out of the year when the weather gets hotter than 80 degrees. Really!
Our little one had a great time climbing, running, and playing at the park. However, there were a lot of families there and several parents seemed to not care whatsoever what their children were doing (cutting in lines, blocking slides, playing at the bottom of slides). This made things a little frustrating, but she had a great time, and it was the perfect way to get some extra energy out before our long drive home.
We vacationed in Monterey recently, and took our 2 year old grandson here....... he had a blast! The facility is well maintained, and the variety of playground equipment kept him running around for a couple of hours!
Fantastic, imaginative park with bridges and slides galore. Similarly impressive were the amount of people there. Compare the crowds to Disney, Lego land, your worst nightmare. Perhaps if it weren't a holiday week we would have had more space. The entire town was flooded with foot and car traffic. Bring your helicopters and fly low. On that note, hovering parents might find their nerves all aflutter when they can't find their children in this largish park with hoards of other children and parents to sift through. Be brave or look for a more serene space.
My boys, now 8 y.o. have been visiting here since toddlers. It's a beautiful park and they always have fun here. Parking, no TP, lousy drinking fountain, and can no longer play on the train are probably the only snags.
Nice public park for the kids - variety of play activities, nice that it is public and free. Our 5 year old grandson had a blast going from one climbing obstacle to the next, and played for well over 30 mins on his own... Monterey should be proud and lucky to have such a nice park free to the public...
This park is a family favorite. We were disappointed to see that the the train was no longer for climbing as this was my son's favorite. The rest of the park was fun and great way to burn some energy after a long drive.
Totally awesome for the kids:) Just such a fun time for the kids and close to beach. Slides - bridges, sand, bright colors, maze total adventure.
This was always a highlight when my kids were young. It is now a perfect place to walk the dog, along the beautiful lake, and plenty of green grass. It is a little oasis near the beach and the Wharf.