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    4.2 (50 reviews)

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    Amazing park for kids of all ages. Good music stations that actually work, great for kids who like climbing, and even a little area with diggers for digging in the rocks (like mini excavators). Also has lots of shade from large oak trees!

    Sarahbeth M.

    This is a nice park located in Circle C off slaughter. This park is utilized a lot by families. There are several soccer fields that are usually packed on the weekend. There is also a playground area. There is a main gravel trail that is about a mile long and once you hit the end turn around. It's an easy place to jog, run, and even ride your bike. If you ride your bike there are more options of trails on the other side of Escarpment. Also, discgolf courses are located throughout the park as well.

    This is the only section without trees. Lots of heavily shaded areas too!
    Sandi N.

    This is a great park for avid walkers or joggers. The "main" trail is about a mile and a half around but it has many offshoots to make your hike much longer if desired. I like to do several laps around the main trail, and circle back to my car in the gravel parking lot for a water break. Also handy, there are (clean!) bathrooms right off the main trail near the soccer fields. Comes in handy on long walks or jogs. my only complaint or CON about this park is that after heavy rains a section of it becomes quite flooded and you must veer around through a field to continue. I always worry about snakes in that field! the same area of the trail always is flooded like a huge pond so I don't know why they can't create a little bridge or giant stepping Stones across it.

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    Rachel M.

    Circle C metro park caters to specific groups, and for them, I can see why it would be a 5 star rating. However, as a mother to an 8, almost 9 year old who just came here to utilize the tables for a picnic and the playground it's 3.5 to 4 stars. The park itself is really well maintained, with ample parking. The grass looks soft, and level on the soccer fields and there are a couple of sand volleyball pits nearby. The tables are a plastic resin, which is nice cause most use wood. The plastic is warm, but not too hot to sit on in shorts. Also, they aren't caked with food particles like one would expect. All good things! Why does this place get a less than stellar rating from me? Cause the playground to me is lacking. They have rock gravel on the bottom, which means they get thrown, or stuck in shoes. The shade is very nice, but the equipment is geared towards 6 and younger. To me, it's outdated compared to others I've seen in the area, and since this is what we came for.. Less than 5 stars. It needs something more.. A small rock climb area, or monkey bars.. It's really just slides and swings. So if you have a younger kid.. This is amazing.. But for those of us who have older, they could easily get bored within 30 mins.

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    Great place to get in a short run or walk. About 1.5 miles long. Nice mix of shade and sun on this loop. Easy parking.

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    Awesome shade. Huge trees for climbing. Lots of soccer fields to run around in.

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