Howarth Park Playground
add photosThis huge playground offer a wide variety of play options for kids. From a climbing pyramid to a western town to a music themed area, to a native american themed area to a dinosaur dig area and a splash pad. Beyond the playground, Howarth Park has a stream train, carousel, a climbing wall, pony rides and a petting zoo that are open on Sat and Sun from 11am to 5pm. Howarth Park itself has many hiking trails and boating on the lake.
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"Water & Dinosaurs"
We brought our 3 year old and 6 year old to this park. They mostly enjoyed the water area since it was a warm summer day and because they usually love playing in water. A friend brought sand toys which was really helpful for the water, sand and mud. My son enjoyed making little islands in the mud and piling little rocks in the water while other kids made mounds, holes and rivers. My daughter enjoyed catching water that would spray into the air in her little plastic cup.
They both enjoyed the dinosaur sandbox area.
The bathrooms were clean :)
I thought the park was "okay" - sometimes a little difficult to watch both kids because the area was spread out and there were quite a few other kids there. However, I think my 3 year old would have given this park 5 stars for the water area fun. :)
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"A little of everything"
Our day at Howarth Park Playground was lots of fun for our 3 and 6 year olds. It is a large playground with a wide variety of activities that kids will love. In particular, our kids love the splash pad. Nothing particularly special here, but water is always delightful to kids. They also really loved the dinosaur dig area. The best thing about Howarth Park is that there are so many different sections to the playground that a kid who love imaginary play, climbing, sand and water play will find something to bring excited squeals. Santa Rosa can be really hot in the summer, but this playground has lots of tall trees that provide a good amount of shade as well as several water play options.
You could send the whole day at Howarth Park Playground. There are BBQ areas and lots of picnic benches. But if you come during the weekend, you can also treat the kids to a carousel ride, pony ride or train ride. Even older kids will not be bored here.
My only complaint is that the sand was pretty grimy and some of the fountains in the water play area weren't working very well. Bathroom was clean and easily accessible from the playground. Parking was fine on Friday. Not sure what it is like on the weekend.
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