Smith Park offers new challenge-style playground

Attention children of all ages! The newly constructed challenge-style playground at Smith Park, 8155 Park Avenue South, is scheduled for a grand opening in May 2024.

The first of its kind in Bloomington, and designed for all ages and abilities, the playground offers a challenge to all who seek it and maximizes accessibility with a full turf surface and a ramped, traditional play structure. The course even includes a stop-clock timer.

The project and the process are a direct result of the commitment to community-driven planning established in the Park System Master Plan. In 2022, the Bloomington City Council directed funding for a new playground. The City held a public event in April 2023 and hosted an open forum on Let’s Talk Bloomington for community input.

Along with the new playground, Smith Park also offers a baseball, soccer and softball fields, basketball and tennis courts, fishing, a picnic shelter, seasonal restrooms and trails.

For details about the grand opening visit letstalk.bloomingtonmn.gov/smithplayground.