Sierra Newbold Memorial Playground

This park gets a lot of things right. The splash pad is a straight-up lifesaver on hot Utah summer days, and the climbing structure keeps kids busy long after they’ve dried off. It’s genuinely inclusive — the equipment and layout work for a wide range of ages and abilities, so no one’s sitting on the sidelines. Parents get shaded seating with solid sightlines, clean restrooms, and enough picnic tables to actually spread out. Throw in a walking path, open grass, and a skate park nearby, and you’ve got a solid full-afternoon option for pretty much any family in the west side.