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    Lavern M Johnson Park

    4.4 (12 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    The main play area with the tree house rock wall
    Jennifer G.

    This park is AMAZING!! They have a little bit of everything for families with different needs! From picnic tables, both individual and covered group seating, to grassy areas you can sprawl on in and lots to see and do. The bathrooms have baby changing tables too. The first part of the park is an RV Park area, but there aren't a huge amount of spaces, and you need to reserve in advance. The first structures of the park are the showers and a small playzone, leading towards more green space and picnic table areas. The middle section is a big structured picnic table area with a huge fireplace, available first come first serve OR reservations to secure it. After that is the main playground for kids, with a lil zipline, a few swings, a rock climbing wall & tree house & other awesome play features. There is a very strong flowing creek that is deep in places so only good for strong swimmers and older kids. However they also have a wonderful man made splash creek near the playground for lil tykes to play in without fear of drowning but definitely needs supervision. My only complaint about it is the rough edges but kids are gonna get scrapes anyway. There are paths thru the park that are great a d all along the creek. There is a splash pad that will be turned on as the weather gets better too. They also have a fire pit but I think you need to reserve that in advance to get it to work. Because this is an overnight park for the RVs I didn't see any typical hours of closure. They just implemented a parking fee to help with the maintenance of the park too. Definitely an amazing way to spend a weekend and I encourage all families & friends to get out and enjoy it.

    Christian B.

    This park is on the north end of Lyons, right before the turn off to the town of Estes Park. Formerly known as "Meadows Park" . This park was named after Lavern Johnson, who was a lifelong citizen and civil servant for the town of Lyons, having served on the towns board of trustees. After the great flood of 2013 that almost washed away the park (and that of almost the whole town) the park was rebuilt and renamed in her honor. The park is huge with prominent mountains in the background and pavilions and playgrounds in front. The parking lot is huge and also accommodates RVs but is not free and parking can be purchased at one of the self serve kiosks at either end. Parks rules state that once the parking lot is full, the park is at capacity. This park also offers camping sites that can also be purchased for a limited time.

    Yveeth A.

    We loved this small yet beautiful camp site! The park WOW!! My kiddos that are 20, 12 and 9 loved it to the fullest and had an amazing time! We literally booked another stay while camping!! So clean and the park Hostess Mr Scott were so attentive and always maki g sure we had everything we needed and more! Thank you

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    Nice park with fun places for the kids to play in the water. Can get very busy though in the summer

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