Evans Towne Center Park

Great place to go and picnic, let the kids play, walk or jog the track around the lake. There are tons of things to do. There is a small sprayground for the kids when it gets too hot. The stepped amphitheater is a great place for a small show like Shakespeare in the park or movie nights. The Library is just next door so you can grab a book in there and enjoy it under the sun.

One of the best playgrounds that I personally have ever been to! The playground is huge, and kids absolutely love it! I wish there were a bit more benches, though. Still, if you have kids, this it the place to visit for sure!

Evans Towne Center Park is probably the best park in the CSRA. Yep, I said it. I recently visited for an event that my church was hosting. They actually rented the entire park, but welcomed the public for the event called Unityfest. The park is so large and spacious and fit our large congregation perfectly. This seems like the place to hangout if you are a parent or a dog owner on Saturdays. I saw a lot of children, families and dogs. This park easily accommodates all. They have a splash pad for kids, but I’m sure pets can enjoy it as well. They have a large gazebo with ceiling fans, which is perfect for a party or just escaping the sunrays. The park has a large playground area, paved walking paths, benches and green space. They also have large pavilion for live entertainment. It’s the Lady Antebellum Pavilion, which hosts lots of concerts throughout the year. The parking is easy and additional parking is available across the street. They have decent size restrooms, with enough stalls. I can’t complain. While I wouldn’t hang out here outside of an event, it seems perfect for people with families. Five stars and two thumbs up!

Great location, but they need to book more music acts (rock please) and they DEFINITELY need to regrade the lawn as it should rise as it goes back because u can’t see the stage.

My kids love this place. It has a big, fun, safe playground & water spouts for when it gets hot out.

I love the Evans Towne Center Park, and I don’t think you can ask for much more from a public park. They have a huge playground area with rubber turf, all gated in so you can let the kids play free. There’s a large pavilion to get some shade when you need it, a restroom that has been kept clean on each of my visits, a water/​splash area for the kids on hot days, a solid trail for walking/​riding with the family, a dog park (admittedly never used it — not a dog park person), and a ton of green space. I saw some complaints about trash, but that’s only been an issue on days where events are being held in my experience — too many folks just can’t seem to be bothered with picking up their own trash these days. On a normal day, the place has been in great condition.

Plenty of room for sports and kite-​flying! Also within walking distance of Columbus library.

I was unsure exactly where this park was. I’m not in this part of town much so I had no idea it was a straight shot down Washington Rd. I thought it was somewhere near Grovetown. It was fairly easy to get to. I didn’t actually get to check out much of the park just the pavilion and parking lot. I’m assuming this parking lot is for when they have events inside the park and at the pavilion. There were a few things that did bother me about the park itself. This park is really huge though and should have a better parking lot. The parking lot was one issue. If this was the parking lot to hold all the guests visiting the park why wouldn’t it be paved. It was covered in that ol’ Georgia Red clay!!! Hard to get out of clothing and anything it touches. It rained at the event I attended so it turned into mud getting all over my feet and inside of my car. People where getting stuck in the mud and the park attendants were helping people get their cars out of it. I also hate that at the event you weren’t allowed to bring in outside food and coolers. I had to trash a $ 3 lemonade I had just bought! I was highly upset because it was extremely hot out that day. I did see a playground for children and a restroom but many people were complaining how hot it was in the restroom. I thought it was great that the park attendants were driving people to their cars from the park and helping them get out of the mud. I will definitely come back to check out the park when there is nothing going on and give an update to my review. But for now this is about all the park gets!!!

This park has it’s good and bad days. I’m grateful for the dog park and the bike rentals but the jogging path is limited and the place is littered with junk from picnics. That may be the collective fault of the patrons here but overall it’s not as nice as it could be.
If you’re trying to see a special event here– good luck as all the regular limited parking here is reserved for «VIP only.» No one enforces the lots here so who knows who actually parks in there. The regular folk need to park in the grass at their own risk and pay money to enjoy subpar music and fast good served in tents. I’d rather make the drive to Augusta and sit by the river for some real fun and atmosphere than have little kids put their cherry snowcone stained hands on my white dog any day.
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Soooo they had an awesome event today! The Soul Food Festival 2014! If you didn’t make it this year make it your business to make it next! I actually had a good time with the «real“grown folks! All the acts showed up and did an excellent job! Boosie Collins, Lyfe Jennings, Dru Hill just to name a few! I think they could have had more vendors, lines where crazy! However overall fantastic!

This place is going downhill fast, and it’s pretty much the fault of 20/​30-​something parents. Yep, I’m saying it.
Why are you people not teaching your kids to pick up their trash? The amount of litter surrounding the playground is truly astounding. Discarded food, straws, plastic bits, candy wrappers, chips bags, and broken toys are strewn all across the path and grass. It’s disgusting. I had to pull a huge wad of some brat’s bubblegum out of my dog’s mouth.
And while we’re talking about your dumb kids, why aren’t you teaching them not to run people over on their bikes? Or run up to strangers’ dogs without asking? Or throw balls at adults?
This brand new park sucks, and that’s a shame.
By the way, trying to contact the park department about any problems is an exercise in futility. Also a shame.

Little River Band with
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Great venue for a concert!