Harry Dotson Park

This park is so clean and well kept with so much to do! My son and I love coming here!

This lady that was picking up the trash that I assume brings her kids every time she cleans. Anyway, she has a daughter around 4 years that was staying on the spinner more that 30 min and doesn’t allow other kids to play with it. I know she was just a little kid but we ask the mom to tell her daughter to share and the she answer «well if she wants to Stay 30 min or more on that, she deserve it because she came here first and won it» OMG!!! What a shame.

Love this park! Kids had a blast, just the right size for my 3 & 5 year olds. I love that it’s enclosed and only one entrance through a gate s at the front. Very clean & well kept… found it on Unilocal when we needed something to do with the family & weren’t close to home.

Very sunny could use more shade in the back but it’s a very fun park for the kids, love how it’s gated so only one way in and out good for autistic children who happen to run. Has a lot of homeless out front lately but wasn’t always like that. Hopefully it’ll have better patrol.

3 pm on a Sunday afternoon… We came here for the splash pad but there was very little water coming out of one area. The kids were all huddled under the 3 sprouts coming out of the cactus. Sad! Maybe a consequence of the drought. As for the playground, it was very cool. My 7 yr old was not as impressed. I guess he was disappointed because we came for the water but there was none.

This is such a cool little park with tons of entertainment for the kids. The park itself is small but because of the layout it seems bigger than what it is. In the entrance of the park you’ll find a splash pad which seems to be a big hit with most of the kids (except my son). Right next to the splash pad are a few benches and tables that can probably be reserved for a party or gathering. The tables are shaded and are steps away from the splash pad, bathrooms, and toddler play structure. Right after the toddler play structure you’ll see small rock climbing walls followed by the bigger play structure that’s shaped like a ship. The park is so small but it also has a basketball court, a small walking trail, trees, and grassy area for cooling off and/​or picnic. It’s a fun filled, beautiful park that’s well taken care of in a residential area of stanton.
Note: there are only a few parking spaces and only one bathroom for men and one bathroom for women. We went on a Thursday and although there was a party going on and a couple of summer camp kids there we didn’t have any problem finding street parking.

Love love love this spot! For the lack of reviews, you’d think its always desolate or calm. It’s not. There’s always tons of people! Always a party! Always something going on. You can reserve for parties on the city website FYI.
The first time I visited the park, it was maybe a year ago. Maybe two. Very nice experience, it wasn’t too busy at that time because I believe the park had just opened.
There is the Wet Saloon. A pirate ship playground (complete with a treasure chest!) and also a small in between wooden playground for the smaller kiddos.
the pirate ship playground has seating and grass all around. Some grassy areas with trees, some benches, etc. It has a bridge and some slides. Cute little under ship area with a table and a checkers board.
There is a small area with a push-​ups bar.
wet Saloon is amazing! Very cute and very nice different areas for different aged kids to run around and enjoy! A cactus shaped water tower, sprinklers from the ground, a Vortex area and a bucket on top of an arch that fills up with water then tips over! Very nice all around. The horse water guns kind of reach over to the surrounding planters where people sit. Didn’t realize this until a kid wet me! Silly.
Also. You have to touch the sensor by the cactus to continue the water pressure.
restrooms: just like any other park. Mostly sketchy. But always has TP.
caretaker: highly ambivalent. She lives or stays in the cabin during the busy days. If you ask her a question, she mostly doesn’t care. Some teenage kids were kicking balls to the little kids inside the ships, she didn’t care. What’s more, there was another teenage couple grinding on each other possibly having sex in the grass near the pirate ship, seriously didn’t care about that! Her name is Sally and she looks kinda thug so best of luck if you’re gonna bring a complaint to her!
Anyhow! Very nice park. Always busy. Cute and clean. Plenty of tables under the gazebo. Your kids will have a great time! One entrance and exit so kids can not walk off so easily. And you can watch who comes in!
also! As far as hours, the website for the city is misleading. It is open every day. But the hours for Wet Saloon is 12 – 5 per this summer 2015.

My favorite park to take the kids. It’s a very clean and safe park for the kids to play in all day. The water park is clean so is the play area. I love how there is only one entrance and one exit. Pack a picnic lunch bring your chair and pinic blanket and relax and watch the kids play all day. My son and his cousins loves it here. Also bring cash! The raspado man is parked in front the entrance and you gotta gave some raspado on these hot summer days.

Love this little gem of a park! Clean, big, and lots of things for the kids to. We will be spending lots of time here this summer!

This is a great little park. There is so much character and the play equipment is lots of fun! The splash zone is great during the summer. First time visitor today. We’ll be back to cool off again this summer. We love FREE fun!

Another park we love visiting. We haven’t been during the summer when the splash pad is open, but will be trying it out this summer. This park is great, there is only one way in and one way out which makes watching your kids easier and then you can see who is coming and going.
There are 2 play areas. One for littler kids and then a huge pirate ship for the older kids. The pirate ship has stairs and then ramps that lead to the top. Both areas have the spongy ground vs sand.
There is also a covered picnic area that you can eat your lunch at.

Water park is ok… Allot of people here that just toss trash every where. The lady that watch the park is really nice. The kids here don’t seem to have anyone watching them they just get all crazy and you have to watch your kids here very closely. Older kids try to bully them when they think no one is watching. Also in the back of the jungle gym kids in their teens are just making out. Not something I want my little one to watch.

Absolutely fantastic park. I don’t know why there aren’t more reviews for this place.
There are about five parking spots immediately in front and if those are full, there is plenty of street parking.
It’s really clean and maintained well. There’s a good amount of picnic tables that separates the water area (only on during the summer) from the playground and pirate ship area. Two bathrooms are on site as well as a basketball court.

A hidden gem in Stanton. The neighborhood it’s in is a little sketchy, but the park itself is well kept. It’s enclosed, so less chances of your little one running off.
During the summer the splash pad is open, which is absolutely perfect if you’re looking to cool off. My 3 year old loved it!
There’s also a pirate ship themed playground. Which I found to be pretty damn awesome! We’ll definitely be back.

Great park. It has tons to do (splash park, 2 sets of play equipment, basketball, and more) on maybe a quarter of an acre. Very well maintained. Small, but totally awesome! Also, it’s completely enclosed, so kids can run around without fear of leaving the park.
They’re is also a cabin that May house a caretaker. Not sure.