Standard Park's 16.5 acres stretches from E MInner Ave to Ferguson Ave along the West side of Doyle just to the East of Standard Elementary School. There is street side parking along E. Minner, close to the baseball diamond and picnic shelters.
The baseball diamond comes complete with lights, two dugouts, and bleachers behind home plate. There is a small building just West of it which appears to be a concession stand, so I am going to assume that there is either a little league or NOR team that plays here. The setup seems quite elaborate compared to the baseball facilities at most city parks.
Just East of the baseball diamond is a covered picnic shelter shading a number of individual picnic tables with a capacity of 80 people and two charcoal grills nearby. You can reserve this picnic shelter for private use by contacting the NOR Parks & Recreation District at 391-2020 and completing an application which can be downloaded here http://norfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/FR-100-Use-of-Facility-Online-Packet.pdf The cost is $15 per hour with a 3 hour minimum reservation.
There were two other individual picnic tables in the park, but neither had a grill located near them.
At first there didn't appear to be public restrooms at this park, but just as I was leaving I saw a building tucked back behind the baseball diamond where there were mens and womens restroom. The women's restroom had 3 stalls, one with a clogged toilet and two with no toilet paper. The water at the sinks works, but there is no soap.
There are two play structures one for the younger set and a larger one for older children. THere are plenty of single seating benches near both play structures for parents to sit and watch their kids.
I saw a basketball hoop where you could play half court, and there was plenty of open grassy area suitable for a variety of sports.
This is not a bad little park, and is probably a lifesaver if you live in the dale and have small children. read more