Highlights: Great walking loops ranging from a quarter-mile to a mile, beautiful lake and a fairly large playground to complement the train and carousel. The big draw here is definitely the Desert Breeze Express train the takes your around the whole park, but don’t forget about the carousel, too. Highlights: HUGE open fields to run and play, volleyball courts, running/walking trails along the canals, and a really good playground. We’ve done many “donut and playground” birthday parties here and it’s just a perfect little park to kill a morning or afternoon. This is another lesser known but still super fun park. There’s also some pretty big baseball fields and plenty of room for bikes/scooters. Highlights: Skate park, small splash pad, and playground with swings. Tucked away behind some bigger industrial areas, this park has surprisingly a lot to offer including a BMX skate park ! In my opinion, this is Uptown Chandler’s hidden gem. Photo courtesy of Highlights: 2.5 acre Playtopia! Playground which consists of Farm Land, City Land, and Critter Land complete with fossil dig in the sand. There’s a rec center and sports fields here, as well. Pretty centrally located and very easy to access from the 101. Tumbleweed Parkįun for big and little kids, there’s something for everyone here. ![]() Highlights: Fiesta Playground with some big slides and a zip line, the Cloud splash pad, and pedal boat and surrey bike rentals. Not only is there plenty of space to run and play, but there’s also the rec center, batting cages, and multiple sports fields/courts. There’s so much to do in this 125-acre park. I’ve rounded up some of my favorite spots for you and your kiddos to enjoy a little sunshine. One of the easiest ways I could think of to log some outside hours is to visit one of our many city parks. I mean, except for the summer, the East Valley has some pretty unbeatable “play outside weather.” ![]() But on second thought…I really do think it’s entirely doable with some intentionality. That breaks down to about 2.7 hours per day which feels like a lot. They promote a challenge to get followers to try to spend 1000 hours outside per year. I recently started following on Instagram, which encourages outside and nature play for young children.
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