Meadow Park Playground

One of Colwood’s newer additions, and honestly it’s become a go-to spot pretty fast. The zipline is the obvious crowd-pleaser — kids will loop back for it repeatedly — but the wooden climbing structure holds its own and the slides are solid for the 5-12 crowd. It backs up close to the forest, so after the kids burn off energy you can walk the paved path along the creek without going far. Picnic tables make it easy to stretch the visit into lunch, and the restrooms are actually clean and heated, which matters more than people admit. Good sightlines throughout mean you’re not constantly chasing kids around to keep eyes on them.