Discovery Park

My niece and nephews LOVE going to splash pads in the summer. They live in Arvada and usually go to the Peter Pan park. However, I recently moved to Lakewood and everyone wanted to see my new place and then go to a splash pad afterwards. I looked this one up and it was very close, so we headed on over. Immediately I noticed the playground with plenty of slides and swings, there’s a creek for little kids to wade in and a wet sand area to build sand castles in. And there’s a little splash pad with fountains that come out of the ground. It has to be manually activated though by the round blue circle, and you need to stomp on it to get the water flowing. This was the highlight of the whole day, the kids loved the water! I’m so glad we went and so happy that I have someplace to take them when they come visit me now. I’d definitely recommend this for any of my friends and their kiddos!

It’s a very nice park, not really crowded which makes it nice, the only problem is the splash pad! No one really knows how to turn it on. I think it’s completely random to when it turns on and off

Excellent Park with with awesome skate park! Depending on what time of day you go some times the teens at the skate park can get to rowdy!

My 16 month old had a blast here! There was a creek for her to wade in, a fountain to play in, a sandbox with a water spigot, and fantastic playground equipment. Lots of variety, lots of opportunities for fun for every age. We spent hours here. Great place to bring a snack or picnic if you think of it, too. Or, the Apple Ridge Café is right next door on the corner.

I wish I could give 4.5 stars. The park is awesome. The kids love it. The mini river on the south side of the park is great. The kids also love the fountains in the summer. The only downfall is the restrooms between the park and skatepark. The older kids trash them and they are filthy. Other than that the park is fun and safe!

My favorite park in Colorado. Bring extra towels in your car, some sunscreen, and cash to get a cinnamon roll to go that is bigger than your face at the Apple Ridge Café down the hill. I always meet such nice families here.

We love this park! They did an amazing job! Great for picnics, bike riding, scootering, skating, etc. Tons of grass, and during the summer they turn on the Splash Pad which is a lifesaver on hot days.
Perfect for picnics, birthday’s, casual park days. Lots of places to sit and there is a gazebo for shade with tables.
If we can keep it clean and free of graffiti it would be amazing! One of our favorite parks!

The Wheat Ridge website says the address is:
3701 Johnson Street (38^th and Kipling)
Access to the parking lot is off Johnson Street, 1 block east of Kipling St. and 1 block south of 38^th.

Love it! Fun and unique equipment, lots of stuff to keep kids occupied. Very neat area, and I like that there are different portions of the playground that are geared towards different ages. Don’t let little ones play in the big kid area! Could be a bit dangerous for them. Good parking, and there is a porta-​potty available. We’ve only visited while the park was under construction, so I think the porta-​potty is a temporary thing. I bet they will eventually have a permanent restroom structure.

We just moved to this area of town, and one of the big selling points to our location was easy access to Discovery Park. My wife brings our daughter and play dates here. Our daycare provider brings all of the kids here. When I am driving by with our toddler we stop here. It’s a nice, brand spankin’ new park with play areas for every age group. Well, it will be for every age group once the skate park is finished.
There are water features (not on as of my last visit), big grassy areas, a sand «box», big kid slides and swings, little kid slides and swings, a massive climb around jungle gym, sculptures for climbing on, spinning seats… I’m probably forgetting something. It even has good views of the mountains.
Bottom line: It’s a great park for kids of all ages. We’ll be spending plenty of time there this summer.

Discovery Park is actually located on the east side of Kipling, between 35^th and 38^th. There is no playground where the 44^th Avenue address puts this park — just businesses.

We love this park. It is huge and has different areas for different ages and I don’t know what the giant excavators are building (skate park?) but whatever it is is only going to make it more awesome.

The address is approximate. The park is so new, it’s difficult to get the city-​assigned address right now. I don’t know why someone changed it, but it’s at 38^th Ave. and Kipling Street. The parking lot is one block east on Johnson Street, and roughly one block south, around 37^th Avenue.
Anyway, this is Discovery Park, located in Wheat Ridge. It used to be a big open field for the longest time, but it has finally been converted. The playground here is awesome. There are about 4 separate areas for the kids to play in. To the south, there is an area with a sculpture and other stuff to climb on. Going to the north, there is a sandbox with some water features that always seem to attract little kids. Then there is a larger play structure for bigger kids, and a smaller play area for smaller kids. There is also a water feature, with little fountains that shoot up from the ground. It would have been nice if there were other parts to the splash area, but when the kids are having fun getting wet, I guess it doesn’t really matter!
I went on a Monday morning. With as busy as it was, one would have thought it was a weekend day. It’s nice to see the community getting their kids out of the house and using the park. And something interesting… there is a water fountain there with three places to get water. One for adults, one for kids and one for… dogs? It’s pretty cool.