Lafayette Community Park

My son has had soccer and baseball here for many years. There are 2 fields: the lower and upper field. The lower field is a bit nicer than the upper. Peaceful place with rolling hill in the background. There is a play structure and area to have a picnic. Great place to bring the kids and dogs.

Very small compared to other parks I’ve been to in the area. The locked toddler playground is cool. The big kid play area is also unique and cool.

We came to this park for my husband’s company picnic. It was a nice park. Lots of shade (but we brought our own canopy anyway). Bathrooms were clean (flush toilets and running water!). Lots of parking (even though you can’t see the parking lot from the park).
The toddler play area was great because it was fenced in. I loved that. I didn’t have to worry about my kid running away. And it’s covered with a huge shade, so that was nice as it kept us out of the sun. We didn’t have to worry about our daughter’s legs being burned on the slide or anything. And she loved the slide!
The big kid area had some pretty interesting playground equipment. Parks have come a long way from when I used to play! This park had some kinda spinning pole thing that you sit or stand on and it spins in circles (not even close to a merry go round). It also had traditional swings, a rock climbing area, and other funky looking play equipment. But the kids that were there LOVED it.
There are also softball fields, complete with shaded/​covered bleachers. There are walking trails, a covered picnic area, and plenty of space.
I’d come back if I was in the area.

Strike 1: Boy punches my child to get his way.
Strike 2: Grandma comes over and starts touching my child.
Strike 3: Same grandma then proceeds to touch my other child to «help» her on the play structure.
Is this normal? Leave my kids alone YOU ARE A STRANGER!
PS Smashed car window in parking lot again. really not worth coming again.

Better for bigger kids than toddlers, but solid park all around.
BONUS (ES):
toddler structure is under a large canopy, providing protection from the blistering CoCo County Summer sun.
toddler play area is gated to prevent runaways — always a plus!
suitably un-​PC big kids play area that boasts plenty of danger.
the grassy area directly adjacent to the play areas has a few good shade trees to be utilized (I imagine these spots get snapped up pretty quickly when the park is crowded).
several drinking fountains in the vicinity, as well as a public bathroom.
MINUS:
you can’t see the parking lot from the actual park area, and a patch of broken glass on the asphalt makes me think that (as mentioned in a previous review) this can make your car a target for people who case the area.

Clean bathroom near the trail. Play area for the lil ones.

This is such a great park!
We went there this morning because my husband had a soccer game there (which he scored the winning goal at the whistle… but I digress).
This park is over 68 acres and has 2 full size real grass soccer fields.
Just below the soccer fields is a great playground with a huge climbing type structure for the older kids, although the young ones enjoyed trying to climb on parts of it, a weird see-​saw type thing that my kids loved and gave me a good workout and then a great gated tot playground.
The coolest thing about the tot playground is that it has these green spots all around it that if you step or jump on they make funny noises out of a speaker that is right outside the gates ot the park. Kind of like Looney Toons type noises, bonk, zwag, whoop, etc…
I also like that the ground is that soft, bouncy material vs wood chips or concrete.
There are two indoor bathrooms right next to the park area which is fabulous.
There are trails that lead in every direction from this park and a cool bridge that takes you to/​from the parking lot.
I also like that all along St. Marys Rd are trails and reserves. The ride up we saw so many people biking, running, and walking. it was great to see so many people in motion.