River Road Park

Two separate play zones make this Corona park a genuinely smart choice for families with kids of different ages — the littles aren’t getting bulldozed by bigger kids, and everyone actually has something to do. The climbing structures, tunnels, and slides keep the older ones busy while toddlers have their own space to figure things out at their own pace. Shade trees do real work here, which matters a lot once Corona summer hits, and the picnic tables underneath them make it easy to actually stay a while. There’s a walking path, a soccer field, open grass, and a pond nearby if you want to stretch the afternoon out. Restrooms on-site too, which — if you have little kids, you already know how much that matters.