River Legacy Park

River Legacy is the largest park in Arlington.  It has every park feature you could possibly imagine, but since we focus on playgrounds, that is the only thing I am writing about.  And, the playground alone is worth the trip!

There is a children's wonderland treehouse fort for bigger kids.  There isn't much missing - slides, climbing, tunnels and bridges, hiding places, and imagination booster galore!

Tree fort

Tree fort tunnels and bridges

Inside the trees, there are fun things to look at and do.  There are tables, store front windows, animals carved into the walls, and even an interactive animal sounds tracker (kids press a button and it tells all about the animals as well as it's sound).

There is a smaller tree for the younger kids.  It has a fun cave inside, several ways to climb up into it, a spyglass to view the surroundings, and a double slide.

This one's for the little kids

There is also a free standing hollowed out log, a dinosaur skeleton to crawl inside and on top of, spider-shaped climbing web, a small bee to climb on, and plenty of swings - two regular, two baby swings, and two special needs swings with harnesses (one small and one large).

paleontology climbing fun

Spider and bee

Swings for everyone!

One big bonus to the bigger parks is access to a (clean!) restroom.  It is a little walk, so warn your little ones not to wait until too late.

See the building back there?   The restrooms are there... just a little walk

There is also a large, shaded picnic area and pavilion right next to the playground (along with bike and hiking trails).

River Legacy is located on NW Green Oaks (where Cooper dead ends into Green Oaks).  You have to pass up the Nature school entrance and take the big gated entrance to the west.  Once in the gates, you can follow the signs to the playground (it will be off to the left) - there is plenty of parking right on the playground.
703 NW Green Oaks Blvd
Arlington, Texas 76006