Always a great view here. Usually come for the view, today I hit the walking trail. It's about 2…read moremiles around the park, which was really cool. Enjoyed my time as always.

Very peaceful and spacious park in the Metairie area. I was in the area today for some book drop…read moreoffs, so I decided to visit Lafreniere Park since the weather felt really nice. There are a lot of hills to go up and down on. Various soccer fields are available. There's also an outdoor stage for concerts and festivals, cute geese and chickens walking along the trail way, and overall a lot of nature in sight. Overall, a pretty nice park.

Bring our kids here every Friday. It's one of their favorite places in the city. Spacious area with…read moreslides and swings surrounded by sprawling oak trees. Highly recommended!

Fave playground in city. My girls love it. It is also a place that has birthday parties in the open…read morearea. This is the most amazing park in the city besides city park. I have not been to a park like this and have been to plenty. I love the way everything is so close together yet such a big space. We had a picnic there on a Sunday. The streetcars passing by makes it an unbelievable experience.

Excellent park. It never crowded when I go there. It has a lot of trees that provide shade from the…read moresun and heat.

Lasalle Park doesn't offer much to do except exercise along the jogging path or walk along the…read morenature center promenade. It is a clean park though so that is always good. If you are looking for a tranquil place to relax or a quiet place to jog this park fits the bill quite well. In fact you feel quite isolated if you're jogging here as I have rarely ever seen more than 30ppl here at the same time. If you are coming to the park to entertain the kiddos they will get bored here rather quickly as there is no kids playground, no ponds, no ducks, no carousels, no rides, etc. You get the picture. There are softball and soccer fields but I believe those are for organized competition only and not for recreational use. I have never seen anyone use those fields except during league play. I still like this park though because it is quiet and they do have a small sculpture garden. Most of the time, though, I prefer lots of activity around me so I prefer parks with lots of people around.

Samuel Square should be a set of great pocket parks, but instead they are just good. As always the…read morecity does not keep them up like they should. The downtown park used to have a beautiful oak tree at its center which collapsed (over the course of the summer) due to termite infestation. The uptown side does have kid equipment that seems to be in good repair. My only real criticism besides general upkeep...is for the other dog owners. Bring a bag! No one likes their kiddies to step (or worse) in mess. Really, I'd say these parks are a 3.5 so I'll round up since my pup is so gleeful while chasing sticks there.

Not all green spaces are created equal, and Samuel Square is no exception. Located smack in the…read moremiddle of Uptown and bisected by Naploeon Ave I refer to these two spaces as "the mirror parks" because they face each other across one of the busiest thoroughfares in New Orleans. On the west side there is a smattering of old school swings, an awesome metal slide, a ginormous oak, a local fruit vendor ("the fruit man") M-F 9-5 and oodles of flat grass covered park. There's also a sizey palm like 60-80 ft tall that is home to many green parrots. On the east side there's flat, grass covered space framed by mature crepe myrtles and an old out of commission full length basketball court. What prompted me to write this review was just this last week the court has been adopted by skaters - real deal skateboard skaters. Awesome. Since Katrina Samuel Square has received more positive use than ever. All levels of grade school football practice here as do 20 something kickball leagues. And now skaters! And I applaud it. I bring my kids here all the time, but I wish my property tax dollars would better maintain the equipment and site.

Metairie Park is always so clean and pristine -- truly a beautifully maintained space. I love the…read morefacilities, and the gym was perfect for summer camp this year. My son had an absolute blast! I also really enjoyed the walking path, with so many peaceful areas to focus on health and wellness. There are plenty of fun play areas for the kids, making it a great spot for families. A wonderful community park that we look forward to visiting again and again.

This park is awesome. I'm so glad that it remained open during lockdown. I was able to leave my…read morehouse and workout here. There's lots of space and it never felt crowded, even when it was peak workout time for park patrons. I also love the track that goes all the way around the park. It's nearly a mile, so it's easy to get my 3 miles in.

Went to check out lakeside mall's playground. It was so cute! You need to reserve a slot for play…read morethough which you can sign up for online. There's a limit because they don't want to overpack the place. The slots are in 30 min increments. There are people to oversee the playground, but you can't just drop them off and leave the kids there. You still have to be present. You have to take your shoes off first and there's cubbies for you to place them in. Then my favorite part is actually the handwashing station. There's 2 circles and you just place your hands and arms in there until it turns on. You remove your hands once the machine stops and then you dry your hands with some paper towels after. There's a large soft play area for kids.There's also a Jungle gym structure for bigger kids. There's a family rest room, nursing room, and changing room. This place has it all and there's plenty of space for parents to sit and watch.

My son loves to come to this place whenever we come to the mall to shop. It's a free playground…read morethat you just have to sign up and designate your timeslot of 30 minutes ahead of time online. It's very popular so most of the time if you wait to the last minute all the time slots will be filled! They have nursing rooms, clean bathrooms and a family restroom. We love it here!!

Cute little playground with baseball diamond where a lot of kids seem to play. There is play…read moreequipment for kids to climb and play on. The clubhouse is a polling station to vote, I have come for that. There is plenty of parking. I keep intending to come walk around the fields when no one was playing. This seems to be a nice spot for walking and for kids to play. There are shady spots and some not so shady spots.

We just got to the Lakeshore playground. Newly remodeled, and looks like they put a lot of thought…read moreinto it. There are three play areas one for kids 5 to 12, one for Kids 2 to 5, and one for adults to exercise. There is also 2 softball or baseball diamonds, a tennis court, a gym, a batting cage, and something to practice your long jump near the tennis courts. It looks like they put a lot of thought into the playground this time. I recommend it for anyone wanting to take the kids out, or doing some exercise.