PH- Downtown Denver Playground

  Playground Hopping

  One of the many playgrounds I'll visit this summer. I wanted to try it out because I read that there was more than one play structure for different ages and also water play, which I've been trying to scope out for a month or so now preparing for the summer heat. I was not in walking distance, but wanted to give it a shot anyways. It did take over 15 minutes to get there which is a bit annoying but typical for Denver traffic, but not as annoying as when we arrived and I realized that parking was going to be scarce, on-street, and would require payment. Luckily I was able to find a metered spot near the Centennial Gardens and one of the entry/exit ways to Elich Gardens (thus making this spot a possible bomb in the summer), although we did still have to walk a few blocks down but the pathway was nice and along the small creek. 

  For being in the heart of the city it was a very nice playground with good city views, too! There were two different climbers, one a little bigger than the other, but both quite modern and with many things to explore and climb on. There was also a covered picnic area and a fountain-type stone structure that looks like it is for children to climb on and get wet in during the summer months. There was a wide open sand play area that ran along a wide grassy area that led to a fence all along the sidewalk along Speer Blvd. For being against such a busy street it didn't feel too busy or traffic filled, and we did get to see a firetruck race by with it's lights on which was a neat show. The ground was rubberized near the play structures, and I'm guessing may be very warm in the hot summer. 

  I would recommend this playground mainly for those who are in walking distance. This would be a great morning cool-off spot if we could walk to it in the stroller. We will definitely go back in the summer though to try out the water area and  explore again, and if we ever need to go downtown or are close-by it'll be a nice spot to push the stroller to, have a short picnic or snack and some playtime.