Spacious park with nature in mind…read more Huge park with 3 playground sets to play on! What kid WOULDN'T like this park? During COVID19 review: Came out on a week day 9:00am-11:00am with a friend with her two kids and it was pretty busy. 5 other families with at least 3-5 kids in each family were out here. They were not affiliated with each other. Social distancing is challenging with kids. Families tried to keep their kids together but many wanted to play with each other. No one was wearing masks but adults were keeping distance. BEAUTIFUL park with great scenery (if you don't mind the construction by the IPTV station) Soft trail for walking near the playgrounds and lake and a hard trail for walking/biking into the woods. Fishing is allowed at the lake! Picnic shelters and amphitheater near by. There is also a community center up the hill. Playgrounds are very fun and unique with 1 structured as a tree house. It's a fully equipped park! We enjoy coming here since it's close to our home. Highly recommend exploring this beautiful Johnston park. Might be the best one in Johnston yet!

This park is awesome and expansive! Trails and fields, playground equipment and build outs…read moreeverywhere, forts and lookouts, and a skate park!!! I took my kids here today and we had a great time! There are plenty of places to sit, nice concrete trails perfect for walking, biking, scootering or skateboarding! The pond was still frozen, but I'm sure it's lovely when it defrosts. I like big parks like this because even if it's a hot sunny day and tons of people are here, there's still plenty of room to spread out and not feel like you're on top of each other.

What a great park! This park has everything: softball/baseball fields, soccer fields, tennis…read morecourts, pond, long walking/ bike paths, kids climber, and lots of slides. There is also a new community shelter that is a tornado safe room. The super lame part of this safe room is that it's locked!! It's only for private rentals and events. So if there is a tornado, make sure to book the shelter in advanced so you can use the safe room. The kids climber and slides are excellent. They are newer, safe plastic without any sharp metal parts protruding. There is even a huge metal slide that is built into the ground. It's like the old school slides we had as kids. It's so fun. The kids love it. I even tried it a few items. Let me tell you, as an adult that weighs more than 2 or 3 kids, you fly down that slide!! It's almost a little scary how fast you go as an adult. The kids are fine but adults who weigh more really take off. At the base of the slide, be ready to dismount because it launches you! I would have given this park 5 stars but the restrooms make it a 4. The restrooms are gross. While there are probably nice, clean restrooms in the shelter, it's only for private rentals or events. Most of the public restrooms are port-a-potties. At the open shelter toward the east next to the police station, there are restrooms with running water, but they are just as gross. Also, there is no soap in these restrooms. Even with the restroom status, this park is definitely a must for all ages.

$14 for an hour to get rid of excess kid energy? Heck yes!! This place is geared for the 12 and…read moreyounger crowd, and makes the younger generation feel like the Ninja Warriors on TV! I would call ahead and make sure that the open gym is available because of the many, many parties they have. Customer service needs a little help, you almost have to ask to be helped. After these small issues, I would revisit, because after wards I kiddos were tired and exhausted, which was the point!!

Nice place for the kids to play... really neat place to go on hot summer days to escape the heat…read moresince it's air conditioned inside!! Multiple chairs for adults to sit too. Would recommend for sure

Visiting Des Moines and looking for a place to run. Tried this trail and it was beautiful and just…read morewhat I needed! Not crowded, just a few people here and there. I recommend Greenbelt Trail for your walking, jogging, biking.

This is a really nice wooded bike path along a stream surrounded by a residential area. You can…read morepark near the Eternity Church/event center or there is a playground .3 miles down the road. Enough people to feel safe but not crowded on a weekday morning

Colby Park has been updated! My son checked out the playground equipment and said it seems the same…read moreas the new equipment at Raccoon River Park. They added a splash pad which will be nice in the summer.

Colby Park is a great place yo spend time with your family and friends. They have an amazing new…read moreplayground and regularly host events like movies and live music. We just attended a pancake breakfast as part of the annual fall festival.

We just moved into the neighborhood recently and my 20 month old loves playing outside especially…read moreon the playground. We were walking around and noticed there was a playground that was just 10 min from our house! It has a basketball court, soccer field, swings, benches and 2 separate play areas. One play area looks like it was made for toddler age kids and the other for older kids. I love that they have one for the little kids. It was perfect for my son. He loved the slides and climbing. We were with my 9 year old nephew and he loved swinging on the equipment and the monkey bars. And especially the rock climbing wall. The playground also has that rubber ground that's much better than the wood chips you see at most playgrounds. There are also benches located around the playground for parents to sit and watch their kids. Plenty of swings but I do wish they had more than one bucket swing though because at all other parks we've been to there were at least two. It would be more convenient. There is parking but it's also right next to a school so there's more parking if needed. There are trails that lead to the park and that's how we discovered it in the first place. We will definitely be coming back to the park, it's conveniently located and my son and nephew had so much fun and asked to come back another time.

My husband, toddler, and I stopped in on a spring Thursday night at 6:45 pm. I expected to see…read morethem somewhat busy but was surprised to see no one inside. That was great news for us! They had, I think, eight play sets either partially or completely set up (I say partially because not all of them had the swing arms due to space). Everything was nicely arranged with plenty of space to move between them. One of the owners came out quickly and started chatting with us. We explained to him that this was our first stop in learning about swing/play set options (besides the internet). We asked a lot of questions and he answered them all. He really seemed genuine and honest in his answers and didn't seem to try and sell us on buying right then (wasn't going to happen anyway). While we chatted, they allowed our toddler to play on the sets as well as us to help her. Through all the conversations, they seem to have great customer service. We left with a pricing sheet (with current specials), catalog of options, and a lot of knowledge. He also told us how far out they are for installations and what we should anticipate if we were to install ourselves. He also told us about the open play times and birthday parties. The only reason I cannot give them a full five stars is since we have not gone through the actual buying process, I do not want to rate above a four without knowing that portion.

Place seems great for a little kids birthday party. Lots of play sets to climb, slide & swing on…read more They could really take it to the next level though and put in a fully stocked bar for adults. Lots of parents here look like they need a drink. And the TV on the wall is not very big. Pros: great place for kids! Cons: not a good place to recover from a hangover.

Serves free summer lunch on weekdays and has a good playground with a little jungle gym of ropes…read morenear.

Really great park. Nice baseball field, Tennis courts, lots of green space, shaded picnic areas,…read moreplayground equipment for all ages and yes here it comes the ultimate... A splash pad for hours of summer fun! I dig that you can be far enough away from any roads here, so as a parent you are less stressed about your child running off or something. Big parking lot and it's super clean.. Really one of the best parks in town and also hidden secrets it's never too busy!

Great little park with plenty of room to spread out, have a picnic or just play on the playground…read moreequipment! Nice little shelter you can rent for get togethers with grills. Quite a few picnic tables, and no sand.. I like that! It's just a hop and a jump over to Gateway Market perfect for quick picnic treats and you can get to the park all on side walks if you are walking! Clean and well maintained no complaints here!

Nice little park off of Woodland Ave! I like to take the 8th month old I babysit on walks and this…read moreis generally a great stop for us. He's still too little to really get going on the bigger structure and slides but the swings are great! Fun for all ages! There is a shelter and drinking fountain, a nice trail going by. At the moment there is some construction so its kind of an eye sore and can get noisy if youre there when they are working. But if youre looking for a little outdoor fun and looking for a sweet little spot not too far from the highway -Chamberlain Park is the place to go!

This is a beautiful and spacious park! After grabbing a carryout meal from a neighboring…read morerestaurant, we found our way to Greenwood Ashworth Park to enjoy our meal in some fresh air. This park features many trails, a pond, lush green spaces, a venue for outdoor events (like weddings), bike trails and a variety seating and shaded areas. The property is also home to the Des Moines art center. You could visit this park a dozen times and discover something new each time.

This park has an excellent playground shaded by pole try of trees, enclosed shelters, tennis…read morecourts, ample parking, sprawling grass, and a really cool, monolithic splash pad for kids! My kids love this park during the summer because all areas of the splash pad get sun exposure, and the stone structure absorb all that heat, so they don't get as chilly here as they do at other splash pads. The way this place is built makes for lots of great photo opportunities. The picnic benches are made of stone, and there are wooden ones as well. Restrooms are usually kept pretty clean, which is always a plus.