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Arbor Meadows Park and Playground

8505 Johansen Avenue South, Cottage Grove, MN, USA

6am-10:30pm

$

playground

Arbor Meadows Park has a beautiful neighborhood playground with many fun amenities. 

 This park is off the beaten path and not used by many people besides the neighborhood residents. As a result, it's a perfect quiet spot. The playground, horseshoe pits, baseball field, and basketball area are clean and well-maintained. Like all of the other parks in the area, trails lead off in multiple directions, connecting them with a wonderful trail system. There are a couple of big pluses about this park: the huge parking lot, it's not near any roads, so you don't have to worry about your toddler running into traffic, and a porta-potty in the warmer months. 

The playground here is fantastic for toddlers up to school-aged kids. It is probably only a few years old and is in great shape. The big play structure has some great equipment attached to it. My kids used a climbing area for gymnastics with a squiggly bar coming off of it. Equipment includes a balance beam, a chain second climbing wall, another climbing ladder, slide, steps leading to the top, and then a leaf overhang at the top that was cute. This is an awesome playground to visit if you have a child that loves to climb or make gymnastics moves.

Next to the play structure is the cutest tractor that fits one child and rocks back and forth. My five-year-old fit perfectly. My seven-year-old was getting too big for it. It was a super cute addition to the playground, and I've never seen anything like that before. The swing set here consists of two big kid swings and one of the neat parent and toddler/baby swings where you can swing together. These are hard to find but super neat, and I wish they had them when my kids were younger. My kiddos' absolute favorite spot was the spinner, both of them fit inside, and I got a workout spinning them in circles. This playground also offers a smaller toddler area. It includes a smaller structure with three slides and a super cute interactive game built into the wall.

This is a great spot to play or teach baseball orsoftball. It typically isn't busy, or in use, so it's a nice quiet spot. The horseshoe pits looked like they were used, but it good shape. The basketball hoop is built into the ground near the parking lot. Not super ideal, but it's quiet enough here that it works. 

I recommend visiting this park with your kids of any age. If they love a playground or want a quiet spot to practice sports, this is it. After spending some time here, head over to Las Margaritas and grab some takeout for lunch or supper. 

Features

Playground Baby Swings Trails Baseball Basketball Horseshoe Pits slides
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Heidi Hauck
I am a Minnesota mama of 2 kiddos. We absolutely love being on the go 24/7! My goal is #adventuresoveratuff!
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