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Honorable mentions:
Stars & Stripes Park at Lake Hefner: The patriotic rocket ship beckons from a distance and is adventurous enough to excite even
Scissortail Park Children’s Play Pavilion & Playground, downtown OKC: The number and variety of play structures is unmatched at any of the metro parks we visited. Kite Park, Nichols Hills:
The beautiful, large play area offers several unique climbing and swinging options.
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Piedmont Community Park, Piedmont: The seated zipline, climbing walls and balancing planks and ropes drew rave reviews from our crowd. The park’s features provide challenges for every age.
At the end of our summer of outdoor adventure, we met our goal of visiting 25 local parks and playgrounds . The kids even declared they want to repeat the challenge next summer! The time spent together in the sunshine was a beautiful gift for this Grammie and a powerful reminder that sometimes the simplest of activities create the best memories. For even more park fun, explore MetroFamily’s Guide to Metro Parks at metrofamilymagazine.com/metro-parks, where you’ll find the most popular, most unique and some hidden gem parks near you. Editor’s note: Debbi Marshall is a retired U.S. probation officer, master gardener, active community volunteer, therapy dog mom and Grammie to Addie, Hutch & Weston.
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Myriad Gardens Children’s Park, downtown OKC: The “hills” are perfect for climbing and the “GROW” structure offers lots of ninja warrior challenges. We grandparents were delighted with the shade.
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