Sunday, September 21, 2008

Martin Park--3900 King's Mill Run, Rocky River





This park is in Rocky River and it's bordered by King's Mill Run and Martin's Way of Center Ridge Road. I couldn't find it again but Bill's cousin Andy and her husband Brian live in the neighborhood. The day we went was rainy, but the kids didn't care.
What's good: Totally enclosed. Parking is close by, but it's set back in a housing development so there's zero traffic. Toddler climber and big climber. Lots of motor planning activities--steps, little stairs, balancers. Good slides. Pavilion for snacks.
What's bad: NO SHADE. In the summer, you'd be roasting by eleven. Other than that, this one is a winner.
Grade: A-

1 comment:

Deanna said...

We live close to this park, but it's a 10-minute walk for us to get to the entrance since we have to walk east on Crossbeam, then south again all the way around to the entrance on King's Mill Run.

The walking path is nice, but I can't find out how long the path is. (It takes me about 4.5 min to walk the entire loop.)

The only negative I can think of (other than the lack of shade, which you mentioned) is that a lot of residents walk their dogs there, and don't pick up after them. Some don't even bother leashing their dogs. So if your kids want to walk or ride along, you have to watch for the dogs and their piles.

If you do a satellite search on Google Maps for this lat/long, you'll see it:

41.45167,-81.859191