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St Edward State Park
27 reviews
Kenmore, WA
Category: Parks
Saint Edward State Park Kid's Playground
3 reviews for Saint Edward State Park Kid's Playground
You've gotta laugh when you think about this place, I mean "monks" were held up in the buildings next door for years worth of "training". I won't go any further...
Lord of the Flies, yes, another reference to that great book, here the kiddos run a muck and the bossy one's usually get their way as many parents chat it up and suck down a $5 Char-bucks crap-a-cheeno and totally ignore their little Nazis in training.
Parking can be a bit of a pain but for the "health" of the kiddos, it's all good.
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February in Seattle. Even the shut-in's are getting restless.
Parents who are pitted in the yearly battle with their young children's need to stage an in-home version of the "Running of the Bulls" will find the drive north to St. Edward State Park a worthwhile and fun event. For this is no run-of-the-mill sun-faded Little Tikes playground, but a fantasy world of wooden structures that your kid will love to navigate and work out their hegemonic fantasies around, in, over and under.
There are two sections to the playground: one for small kids and another for the above-5 set. As of this writing, there is no 35 and over section, but it is not uncommon to see parents enjoying the structure in spite of this age restriction.
The park itself is a beautiful setting, with a former Catholic seminary dominating the space behind the playground. The bathrooms are clean -- a big bonus for a park that tends to subdue the brain synapse that alerts your child to their biological need to go potty. They seem also to have finally done away with the parking fee that was formerly in place. And for those over-achiever parents who don't believe a day out with their 4-year old is complete without a grueling mountain biking competition, St. Edward has some terrific trails that will really wear your kid out for -- at least for a few hours.
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How could anyone have a beef against Saint Eddy's? From the trails, to the buildings, to the park, Saint Edward State Park is freaking wonderful. There's no way in writing in words how magical the park is. Just go there.
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