Prospector Park

We have been looking forward to trying this new park! This park is a much-needed addition to Folsom. Parking is ample. The park itself is spacious and well-designed, with plenty of tables with shade. The playground is a dream for kids, lots of climbing options and even a zip line. We specifically came for the dog park and it didn't disappoint. It's well-maintained, with separate areas for large and small dogs, the ground is covered with wood chips and not grass. The dog owners we met were friendly and responsible during our visit. Dog park sign says hours are 7am-one hour after sunset. Looking forward to coming back!

The park opened up about a week ago. It's a busy place, lots of folks enjoying the park. It's the only park south of Highway 50 in Folsom... so heck yes this place is packed as expected.The park has a parking lot, covered pavilion with picnic benches and BBQs, play area with two zip lines, dog park, one basketball court, two tennis courts, two volleyball courts, and a little league baseball field. But I noticed they don't have a lot of trees planted and the ones they do have are a puny. It will take several years for them to mature to provide shade.An important thing to note is that the basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts are by reservation. Reservations can be made online but cost money $$. 2 hours of volleyball cost $70 and 2 hours of tennis is $50 which is ridiculous! Sure folks can use the courts, without paying, until they're bumped out by someone showing up with a reservation. So this may cause some controversy. Plus good luck to you in using the courts. They've been busy nonstop since the park opened and there is no time limit for folks without reservations. They can bunker down all day long. There are no time limit restrictions. The volleyball courts are on astroturf. The baseball field has a caged bullpen right next to the dugouts. The dog park is fenced in with wood chips as ground cover, and separated by small and large dogs. There are ADA complaint paved walking paths around and within the park's perimeter. Along the path are doggie poop bags and recycle & trash cans making it very convenient to not be a litterbug.

I like this park for the reasons I go to a park as a parent. If it rained the night before you go it is likely to be less crowded because it's a little wet. Lots of people walking their dogs and it is fairly clean, but not many other kids when we went a couple weeks ago because of this. I wanted to note that the climbing section of the play area with the ropes is daunting and kids without good upper body strength should avoid those.