We were excited to try Barnes Park again... we went earlier this year and it was under construction. What that means is that it is now a brand new park!
This park is very small - just a playground, a field, and a small picnic area settled in the middle of a neighborhood. Perfect for just going to the playground, since it is never crowded! There are three play areas - one for children 1-5, another for big kids (5-12) and a bonus area with some extra apparatuses.
The little kids area is designated for ages 1-5. It has several safe stairs, a little storefront window, a couple of low slides, and an aesthetically pleasing ABC climbing wall. It has a built in sunshade.
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| The 'little kid' playground |
The big kids area has a climbing wall, two taller slides, monkey bars and spinning wheels, plenty of things to climb and a built in shade. Best of all, it has a little sliding trolley thing. At 5, my kids were too small to do it alone, but made me help them onto it until I wouldn't cooperate any more. Very cool play area.
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| The 'big kid' playground |
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| Sliding trolley ride! |
There is a 'bonus' play area up some stairs. It had two baby swings, two regular swings, a tire swing, a free standing climbing area, a spinner, a balance beam, and a bouncer. Any playground with a tire swing is a winner in my kids' book... and a workout for me.
The park is directly behind Amos Elementary. The school is fenced off, but it is possible that the school uses Barnes as an extra playground on certain days. Otherwise, it is generally uncrowded.
BC Barnes Park is located off of Mayfield Road (near Collins) in a quiet, older (slightly run down in areas) neighborhood.
3000 Daniel Drive
Arlington, Texas 76014
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