I've been to this park, sitting all unassuming-like and almost hidden on 6th street, on numerous occasions and dined with my husband on our take out (usually Culver's, from down the street). Sometimes it was in the car, sometimes it was at a picnic table. Having no real reason to check out the area, we never explored it, so we pretty much thought that what you could see from 6th street was it. Off the parking lot, however, there is a driveway/roadway that goes back a little ways and there are buildings at it's back, but there is a sign at the "entrance" to this drive that states any parking beyond is handicap accessible only. Bingo! Hubs has a placard, having recently undergone knee surgery. So, on this fine July day, we drive back into a smaller parking lot and are surprised to see what looks like 3 pretty big buildings, basketball courts in the not-to-distant distance and some open space with more picnic tables! Wow, who knew? We grabbed a picnic table under some oaks and began to eat. I looked up for a second and realized there was a pond down the hill in front of us. In the pond, a Great Blue Heron was fishing for it's lunch. Cool! We finished eating and began to explore. The 3 buildings were actually 2. One was a very large cabin that we learned could be rented out for parties. It comes complete with a stage area, small kitchen, bathrooms (of course), a fireplace and some lodge-y type furniture. It also has a wrap around porch and looks over the pond. On one side of the cabin is a wildflower garden that looks like it was abandoned. There are short pathways in the garden, but they are overgrown and lead to broken and/or rotting wooden benches. Behind the cabin are paved walkways that lead to a floating dock in the pond and to a small wooded area beyond. The other building was a recreation type building that you see in most parks, with the swimming pool dressing rooms attached to it. There is, indeed, a pool. Two actually....a kiddie wading pool and a large swimming pool that is only 5 feet deep. Behind the swimming pool is a bunch of playground equipment (swing sets, monkey bars, etc.) with the b-ball courts to one side and an empty lawn on the other. It also looked like there might be a small parking lot by the b-ball courts. If not, there is plenty of street parking available, as I noticed there was another street back there (9th street) with houses on the other side. Now that I've seen the whole of it, I can truly say that this is a neat little family friendly gem hidden between the airport, Layton and Howell. A nice place to hang out when the other area parks get too busy. 124/2015 read more