Berkeley Park is a quiet park off West 11th in Eugene. Here is a link to the google maps result:
There’s a little side street that you can park on, it also has a little free library:
Find out more about little free libraries here: http://littlefreelibrary.org/
When we visited the park was sand, but as I’ve mentioned before here, most parks with sand are being converted to bark chips because it’s safer to fall on. So, keep us posted, followers, and let us know when you see this or any park has been converted.
This park is surrounded by a calm field with little dirt foot paths.
The basketball court is a bit off from the park area and when we were there my kids found a basketball and had a blast playing with it. We left it behind in hopes that other kids will keep it here for all to use.
We’ve got our swings, two baby, two kid.
Nice little metal structure with a little slide and a big slide.
I like that bouncy thing on the left and the little “shop window” on the right.
Another unique feature is this giant climbing structure:
You can also see the street and quiet neighborhood behind the structure. The street is pretty close, but it is not busy at all, so you might not want to bring a little kid that loves running out in the street, but most will be alright. I like that the neighborhood is pretty close, it makes me feel safe in a park like this. It feels like people are nearby, which is important to a mom on an outing alone with her kids. While we were there a few people came to play with their dogs in the field, but the few times we’ve been here we haven’t found many families to play with, so it’s a bit deserted, or private, depending on your tastes.
I like this weird little bridge:
Another little structure to climb
My favorite thing here is the slide!
It looks old and rusty. Just a beautiful example of sturdy, American made, classic play equipment. It’s very tall and the metal is a bit dented. It looked perfectly safe, so I hope they don’t decide to replace it.
No water fountains or bathrooms here. It’s a pleasant park to check out if you’re in the area, but I wouldn’t say it’s one I’d go out of my way for. It’s in the W. 11th area, which is not my favorite area of town, a lot of that having to do with W. 11th traffic. But, like I said, some neat structures and a wonderful old slide!
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