Lake Benson Park
Yesterday morning we took a short trip out to Garner’s Lake Benson Park for a little lunch and playtime. I’m willing to drive a good twenty minutes to get to a park if it is really great. For a park to make my list of greats, it has to have several features:
1. A nature trail. This doesn’t have to be a formal nature trail, just a path through some trees with a water feature here and there.
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| Bike pumps make great walking sticks, thud phhhh… thud phhhh |
2. Shaded play area. Several of my favorite parks are my favorites simply because they either have a section of the playground that has shade canopies or are wooded enough that there is shade.
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| Climbing lessons |
3. Trees and wildlife. We love birds and squirrels, and if you throw in a hawk swooping over our heads on a shady nature hike, you’ve captured our hearts.
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| Squirrels like french fries too. |
4. Unique features. We love it when a playground has innovative equipment for the boys to play on. Whether this is an exploration of sound or motion, it’s a step up from the typical swings and slide combination, although we always love the classics.
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| Who knew spiders made webs for boys? |
5 Comments
Emily
We love Lake Benson too! The lake is beautiful. Next time, go across the street to White Deer Park (I know I told you about it before but not sure if you went)…it is great! It has two different play areas: one natural one and one space age one.
paige.puckett
Oh yes, we love White Deer too, especially the long slide! This was the first time I took them to Lake Benson. Sometimes I wish I lived in Garner.
Lucky K
I want to go to that park! Never been and it looks awesome! Can we go next week? Nolie has vacation. I grew up on those spiderweb contraptions! Never seen them here, so cool!
paige.puckett
Yes! Let's do it.
Lauren
Andy and I first started really getting to know each other during walks around Lake Benson Park so it holds a special place in my heart.