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Bicentennial Park

4.7 (35 reviews)
Open • 6:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Shelley G.

This is a beautiful park! Great for kiddos with special needs!! My son plays baseball for the Miracle League and this is a perfect environment for him!!

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Jen G.

12/21/22: overall 3.5 stars. This park has a few pretty picture spots, but is mostly baseball fields. It's near the tiny strip mall where Club Pilates is. There's no running trails, just sidewalks. Bear Creek Park is way better. But there's a playground there for the littles. There's free parking, and it's pretty clean and so are their bathrooms, which is why they get rounded up to 4 stars.

Nick N.

This is such a great park with so many things to do for kids ages 1-12. The best part of it is the ziplining! The splash pad and water area around the dragon is off for the season so we'll be sure to make it during the summer next year. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area or wanting to explore a new park! It does get crowded during weekends so weekdays are bet

Linn P.

What an awesome playground! Very roomy and clean. They have sections for specific age groups. From toddlers or young kids. Very awesome to bring your kids here !

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Travis C.

Great place to take your kid to just run around and be crazy! The sprayground is a kids paradise of a constant water fountain of splash splash excitement. Lots of swings and slides everywhere. This place even has not just one but two zip lines! There are also three pavilions that can be rented out for kids birthdays. My only negative comment is that the slides can be almost molten lava hot, due to it being well, plastic. Other than that this place is great to take your kid too!

Bicentennial Park Improvements (from URL)
Eric W.

OK park. It's more of a sports park, with sports fields (baseball, volleyball, tennis, in-line hockey. I prefer parks with trees and scenic walking paths (with trees), but still, this is a nice park for what it offers. It is also close, walkable close, to several food options. Rita's Italian Ice, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Sushi Sam, Jersey Mike's, Nekter Juice Bar, and Arezzo Italian Street Food to name a few. There's also a Starbucks close, if you need some caffeine. And a Tom Thumb for picnic supplies. Apparent;y big improvements are in the works. From the website: http://www.cityofsouthlake.com/index.aspx?NID=819 "Project Information The Bicentennial Park Improvement Project is a multi-phase project set to transform the existing park into a beautiful, safe, and functional signature park for Southlake. Phase III is the final phase of this project and includes a new tennis building, covered tennis court(s), trail system completion, sand volleyball courts with shared structure, synthetic turf field at current in-line hockey court, field renovations, and new sports lighting for the two open play tennis courts near the water tower." Bottom Line: A-OK park, just not enough trees for me. PS. Just read some other reviews. I guess I missed the zip line when I walked through the park, though I don't see it mentioned on the official website. I'll take a closer look next time.

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Sean T.

The City of Southlake has finally remodeled and added new attractions to this park. My favorite part was the fenced in park area. There are so many unique features including zip lines, a jungle gym, a huge robe structure kids can climb, an artificial rock wall, swings and more. Aside from the enclosed play area mentioned above, there are countless tennis courts and baseball fields. Check it out! You won't be disappointed.

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Kali G.

Excellent park that is very spread out. Large sand pit, splash pad, smaller splash pool (dragon that "breaths water" from it's nose), zip line, music area, cave sitting areas, playground, infant swings, regular swings, and handicap swings, two rope play structures and Three pavilions that you can rent for parties. The whole place is enclosed. The Restrooms are nearby but not inside the gated area (about 30 steps from the gates). This park is awesome and have quite a lot for the younger kids.

First time checking out the park. Loved it!! Son wanted to run his mile for the day. He went running. We took his little sister to the park. Lots to do for kids of all ages (though specifically it stated ages 5-12 for most of the equipment - Is that what you call them)? Lots of benches for parents Picnic tables available. Huge playground space and gated. This may be our go-to park from here on out.

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“When ever we got hot we would run through splash pad to cool off they'd continue to play and I'd sit back in the shade.”

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