Allen Park Playground

Locals with toddlers keep coming back to this one for good reason — it’s fenced with a proper gate, which makes such a difference when you’ve got a runner on your hands. The shade trees do serious work here, keeping things cool while the kids work through the swings, climbing structure, and sandbox. There’s a picnic table and BBQ set up nearby, so it’s genuinely easy to make an afternoon of it. Small enough that you can actually keep an eye on everything, which parents of little ones will appreciate straight away.