I had no idea where we were going when I was told to meet up at Harvey Park. But I had the address and we drove here. Over the Alpine Highway. Down through Cedar Hills. And then we turned off down a narrow road through big trees, which is where many houses are that probably used to feel like they were way out in the country.
Well, after passing through a stop sign, it opened up into this massive beast of a park, all bright and shiny and new, and it's a sure sign that things in Utah County are a growing.
This park has a bit of everything--ball fields, a splash pad, a massive playground, pickleball, basketball, restrooms, a pavilion with picnic tables, and much more.
We spent most of our time on the playground, which is giant. Instead of sand or gravel or rubber, it's like a soft padded astro turf, which may or may not be very durable, but was nice underfoot. The playground is giant, and even has some very large rope structures that had me a little nervous. Some kid will surely fall down 20 feet, but luckily no incidents tonight.
It was packed. Like, uncomfortably so. And as we left, the ball courts were filling up with teenagers, hundreds of them, who were shoulder to shoulder in their summer night carefree gathering to flirt ways. I can only say that I hand sanitized a billion times, but even so, it was wall to wall humans on a nice summer Tuesday night, so maybe take that into consideration. That doesn't, however, take away from just how nice and shiny and new this whole place is. read more