J.R. Newman Park

Guest review  - The Bobbsey Twins' Big Adventure at a Splash Park.  ;)  

(If you don't know who the Bobbsey Twins are, I suppose I am aging myself.)

 Splash Park!

 (Aren't these two adorable?!)

 A "barn" to play in.

 Horses to ride.

 A place for the smaller kids.

 Basketball.

 Great place for a picnic.

 Plenty of room to kick a ball, fly a kite, or play a game of tag.

J.R. Newman Park in Frisco (8211 Twin Falls Dr) is a great place to cool off in the summer, or climb around any other time of the year.  The playground, splash park, basketball court, & pavilion are all enclosed in a fenced area.  There are large fields to play in just outside the fenced area.  There is a working water fountain, but no restroom.

Finch Park

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Look at that cool bridge & there's a rock to climb too.

Slides!

A twisty slide!

Nice playground for the smaller ones.

Lots of swings!

The splash pad looks like a great size to cool off lots of kids this summer.

Basketball courts.

Volleyball (or a sandbox).

Plenty of room to run around.

Some shaded picnic tables.

One of the pavilions.

Finch Park in McKinney (301 W. Standifer St) is one of the oldest parks in McKinney.  It's a 32 acre park with a playground, splash pad, tennis courts, sand volleyball court, basketball court, and 2 reservable pavilions.  There are restrooms at this park (always nice!).  It looks like there are plenty of great trees to lay a blanket under & have a nice picnic too.

Heights Park

This is for "my age" kids.
Look ((giggle)), it's a tree trunk mommy.
I like to play music.

I like this window thing.

This is for big kids, but I liked it more.

I need to rest.

Look, it's a spider web.

See the big sandbox?? It's huuuuge.

Swinging is fun.

There's tennis. AND basketball.

Baseball!!!

I had to go peepee.

Can we have a picnic?

We can have a picnic there too.

Mommy said this bridge goes to the splash park, but we couldn't go there.

Mommy says: Heights Park in Richardson, TX (Floyd & Arapaho) has a fairly new, really cool playground (although, it's not nearly as cool as it once was) & lots of other great amenities. There are 2 covered pavilions, lots of picnic tables tennis courts, baseball fields, a basketball goal, plenty of open green space, a pool, recreation center, and a splash park. There is a restroom, and a working water fountain, and plenty of benches. There is a creek running through the middle of the park and the hills near it are steep enough that you need to keep an eye on younger kids that are inclined to running.

Bi-Centennial Park

Look at this tractor! I wish I could ride it mommy.

What's that mommy?

((I have to give it to him, this is not a pretty site, but it is an in-line hockey rink.))

I wanna play tag. Or, hide & seek. Or... can I just run mommy?

I wanna go higher.

Swings are fun.

Look at that playground!

I like twisty slides.

Can we have a snack over there?

You go sit way over there mommy. Okay?

Mommy says: Bi-Centennial Park in Frisco (9349 Sunset Dr) is an older, smaller, less-crowded park, just down the street from Frisco Commons. There is a lot of open land, good for a game of tag or even soccer. There are bbq grills, a covered pavilion, an in-line hockey rink, a few swing, a see-saw, a rock climbing structure & a play structure. There are no restrooms or working water fountains (as of this post date), and there is an un-fenced creek to watch out for.

*Frisco's website says there are 2 sand volleyball courts & a spray park at this park. I did see the spray park, but I thought it was park of Frisco Commons (I assume this is also where the volleyball courts are). After Googling, I found this website, Matt's World, which says you should park at Frisco Commons if you are using the spray park. It also says they are adding restrooms, pavilions, & additional parking to Bi-Centennial Park in 2010. Perhaps we will need to re-visit this park at a later date.