Deaver Park

Deaver Park is an older park.  The playground is split into two areas.

The smaller play area (for kids 5 and under) is perfect for small toddlers.  It has low climbing opportunities, a double slide for slide races, a small spiral slide, a musical wall, covered treehouse, and pretend storefront.

The larger structure (for kids 5-12) has two bridges, matching parapets, three slides, and some climbing areas.  This play area would likely not hold bigger kids' attentions for long, but for the kindergarten set, it was pretty good.

This park has tons of place to run around and play.  There are soccer fields, basketball courts, practice fields, and a shaded picnic area.  There are plenty of paved trails to bike ride too.

Deaver Park is on Kelly Elliott, between Sublett and Green Oaks.
5800 Kelly Elliot Road
Arlington, Texas 76017

Meadowbrook Park

Meadowbrook Park - this is the FIRST park ever built in Arlington!  We stumbled upon it driving home from somewhere else, and were pleasantly surprised.  The history of the park is noted on a placard at the entrance to the playground, and it was actually quite fascinating.

There are two playgrounds, aged 2-5 and 5-12.  Both play structures are shaded by a large umbrella, but the younger one is truly shaded by trees.  It has two slides, plenty of lower climbing opportunities, and two baby swings.

 The larger structure was enormous, with spiral and bumpy slides, a super tall slide, tons of climbing and levels, a monkey bar roundabout, some spinners, and two regular swings.  There is also a two-seater car that bounces when rocked.

 This park has a recreation center (with clean restrooms inside), basketball courts, shaded pavilions, plenty of benches, and a 9-hole public golf course (apparently Arlington's oldest course) in case dad needs a break from the park.

 And, we were lured into walk in the heat by the promise of a sculpture garden.  While the walk was pretty (and shaded), and the sculptures were lovely, we could only spot two sculptures.  Still, pretty cool, but not sure it makes an entire sculpture garden.

Meadowbrook Park is right off of Abram Street.
1400 Dugan Street
Arlington, Texas 76010