Holmes-Foster is a great park for several reasons.First, there’s lots of shade — which is especially important in those summer months.Second, there’s plenty of green space and a great big hill to run up and down for those who have extra energy.Third, there are two separate playgrounds. The one uphill is great…
This wooded area is a real nice network of trails that has moderately sloping terrain. I think that it is passable in all seasons but please be careful of the slippery slopes. I gained entry at a small marked location off of college ave, between the home remodeling store and car dealership but didn’t…
This relatively new park provides some great opportunities to play, and the airport theme is especially fun. The whole park is designed as a runway, and the play structures are airport control towers, or are designed as other sorts of air transport.The play structures themselves are fun, and there are separate…
This park is mostly known for sledding in the winter, but it’s also heavily used by runners and has a nice connection (across a covered bridge) to a bike path. There’s a small picnic pavilion, a beautiful stream, and a small playground area at the top of the hill.
A great neighborhood park with a basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, and sledding hill. It’s also a nice place to watch the 4th of July Fireworks Show.
This park has gotten a recent face-lift, as it gained a new play structure in the summer of 2013. It was the result of a joint venture between a non-profit (KaBoom!), the Pennsylvania Municipal League, and State College — built with the help of 175 volunteers, and with the inspiration from kids’ drawings!This…
Convenient little neighborhood park with 2 tennis courts, 1 small baseball field, a basketball court, 2 play areas, walking paths, and a small picnic pavilion. Off Vairo Blvd, it is not busy and a quiet place to play or relax.
