With a not quite 2 year old ball of energy with legs, we're always on the lookout for places to go which let her get some of that energy out. Energy out=good nap (hopefully). On our continuous tour of Raleigh's parks we stopped by Baileywick Road Park one morning after breakfast to see what it was like.
The 2-5 year old structure was perfect for the Tyne to play on. Three different slides offered good options for her to enjoy herself. She especially liked racing mom and dad down the side by side one. She needs to work on her "Ready. Set. Go!" as there were a lot of false starts and/or cheating on her part. She's young so I'll let it slide (ba dum dum).
Back to the play structure, though. For younger ones there were a couple of slightly precarious points on it. The round step stools in particular. Fine for kids in the actual age range listed I'm sure, but younger climbers like ours would need some supervision on them. The "rock" steps were climbable for her, but a little more challenging than just plain old stairs. The larger structure was out of her league for the most part, but she was able to get up the stairs and use a couple of the slides.
A few other highlights include swings for little ones and older kids. They have a sand pit with those digger machines that make me glad I'm not in construction. There is a picnic shelter and restrooms nearby. They have a number of benches around, at least one of which is covered. The ground cover is mulch as opposed to the spongy material used in a number of the other parks. There is also connection to the greenway, so bring your comfy shoes and stroller.
If this park wasn't on the other side of town from home we'd probably hit it up more often, but for now it's a nice to know it's there if we're over that way and need to wear out a little someone before nap time. read more