Valley of the Moon Park (92)

7-15-09: Valley of the Moon Park (92)

Directions:

• Debarr headed west (Debarr becomes 15th Ave.)
• Turn left on E St.
• E St. curves onto 17th Ave.
• Park is on the left-hand side of 17th Ave.

OR

• Northern Lights headed west.
• Right on Arctic.
• Arctic curves to become 17th Ave.
• Park is on right-hand side of 17th Ave.

Features:

• several play structures with slides
  
• two baby swings and two regular swings (maybe more, I forgot to count)
• bike trails
• creek
• covered picnic area
• several picnic tables outside of covered area
• several park benches
• nice scenery
• two port-a-potties

Negatives:

• rocks and sand
• usually quite busy

Fish Creek Park (161)

7-14-09: Kiwani's Fish Creek Park (161)

Directions:

• Northern Lights headed west
• Turn left on Minnesota.
• Turn right on Spenard.
• Turn right on Turnagain Blvd. E.
• Park is on right hand side of street.

Features:

• one baby swing and one regular swing
• large play structure with several slides
• covered picnic area
• ok parking lot
• pretty big grassy area

Negatives:

• not sure if it's a good area of town or not
• no restroom
• rocks and sand
  

Lloyd Steele Park (140)

6-9-09: Lloyd Steele Park (140)

Directions:

• Northern Lights, headed west
• Left on Aero Ave.
• Left on 30th Ave.
• Left on Telequana Dr.
• Follow curve of street (Carleton Ave. -- Leighton St.)
• Park is on left side of street.

Features:

• pretty large play structure with slides
• covered picnic area
• picnic tables outside covered area
• pebbles under/around play structure
• porta-potty
• grassy areas and woods for ball and/or "exploring"

Negatives:

• no swings
• lots of mosquitoes (at least on the day we were there)
  

Little Dipper Park (145)

6-1-09 Little Dipper Park (145)

Directions

• Northern Lights headed east
• left on Muldoon
• left on 32nd (the street to get to Totem Theater)
• right on Cherry
• left on Little Dipper
• The park is on the left side.

Features

• open grassy field
• picnic table
• play structure with several slides
• two regular swings

Negatives

• NO RESTROOM
• sand under swings and play structure
  

Sitka Street Park (311)

5-26-09: Sitka Street Park (311)

Directions

• Debarr, headed west
• Left on Sitka St. (first left after Lake Otis)
• Follow road around to park entrance.

Features

• two baby swings and four regular swings
• play structure with slide
• wood chips under baby swings and play structure
• picnic tables and park benches
• pavilion with picnic tables
• big grassy hill
• walking/biking trail
• big open grassy field
• outhouse

Negatives

• sand under regular swings

Campbell Creek Park (413)

05-22-09: Campbell Creek Park (413)

Directions

• Northern Lights, headed west
• Left on Lake Otis
• First left after light at Tudor.

Features

• play structure with two slides
• outhouse
• walking/biking trails
• scenic bridges
• slow-moving section of the creek perfect for wading
  

Negatives

• rock around play structure
• no means of preventing small children from going into the creek
• no swings

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Wickersham Park (185)

05-22-09: Wickersham Park (185)

Directions

• Northern Lights, headed west
• Left on Lake Otis
• Right on Campbell Pl (3^rd right after light at Tudor)
• Right on Dimond Dr (2^nd right)
• Park entrance is in between two houses – pass it, turn around, park at guardrail over creek.

Features

• swingset with four regular and two baby swings
• wood chips under swings
• play structure with two small slides
• right on Campbell Creek
• picnic tables and one park bench
  

Fe
Negatives

• NO RESTROOM
• sand around play structure
• no means of preventing small children to go into fast-moving creek