Penguin Park

Awesome unique park we stopped at while visiting in the area. Three different areas for various age groups to play.

Great distinct playground for all ages. Great walking trail & fishing lake. Some kids dirt bike through the wooded area.

Great for kiddos and easy to get to! Not sure what issues the other reviewer had? It’s a nice little park.

Lots to do and very unique features for several age groups. It’s obvious they did not skimp on big, good equipment. Bring a camera for this one!
Not 5 stars for me because recently many adults were smoking next to kids even in the play areas despite multiple no smoking signs.
Nice to see a clown making balloon animals for tips…

Excellent park. The ground is that rubber type of park safe floor. It made me bounce when I first stepped on it. My almost 5 yr old niece loved it and didnt want to leave. My just 3 yr old niece loved it but wanted to leave after about 40 minutes. Definitely more for kids 4+

What a fantastic park! My kids absolutely loved it and could have played there all day long.
Although everything is together there are basically three different play areas. One for toddlers, one for pre school age kids and one for older kids that has some more adventerous equipment. All three areas are covered with a foam material so falling won’t hurt nearly as much.
The big hits for my kids… the merry go round (how many parks have those any more?), the balance beam and the big elephant slide.

I hadn’t been to this park in years!!! It was great!!! The only bummer was the bathroom situation. It was locked!!! But other than that i highly recommend going!

This park has always freaked me out. It’s too easy to lose sight of your kiddos. If you have a tiny one and bigger kids, like I do, they play on different equipment so far apart it’s too hard to keep an eye on everyone. It can get so busy some days that it looks like an entire schools worth of kids out for recess. That’s just too much going on (meaning lots of distraction) that would make it a perfect place for some creep to snatch a kid. The fact that it’s on a busy street makes me feel like it invites that to happen. Has it happened? I don’t know. Have I personally had a problem with a specific incident? No, but I have a Mother’s intuition that has caused me to keep an eye out if I’ve had to go there with other people.
The park’s one redeeming quality is that it hosts the annual Run for a Child. It’s actually a great venue for that event. That alone gave it a second star.
Use your best judgement of course, but as for me I prefer a smaller neighborhood park where I can see all my kids all the time.

This review is mainly for us parents looking for a great park to take the kids to for birthday parties or just to tire them out. This is definitely the park for you.
My precious 5 year old is a total park snob. If the playground equipment is not up to her standard, daddy is commanded to seek elsewhere for her majesty’s pleasure. Fortunately Penguin Park rates highly with her… And with me as well.
Penguin Park can be found easily on Norton Ave. Just look for the big penguin. The park features a fairly new and well kept array of playground equipment and some old standbys you don’t always see anymore (a merry go round, YAY!) The entire area of the playground section is covered in foam matting for safety, major plus and even the older equipment in the park has been well maintained given the care most parks are given. What really sets Penguin Park apart though is their shelter house which is ideal for a larger birthday party. Given what you would pay to host your childs party at some venues, the rental fee for this shelter is one of the higher priced, but still a good value for what the park offers. ($ 60 M — F, $ 75 weekends and holidays) The shelter offers plug ins and grill space and plenty of table space and area to get you out of the elements if need be.
My only complaint is this park, though pretty big, can get crowded on the weekends and parking can become sparse. If you want to have your child’s party or family function there, you can always reserve your shelters online at:
All in all though, the crowd factor is the only detractor and no fault of the facility itself so definitely gets a 5 star. If they put in a wine bar, then it’s a 10.