Athan Downs Park

great for parties, clean restrooms, more than 15 tables, fun play structure , weather in Nov was nice direct sunlight

Athan Downs Park is a well-laid out park with a large playground and basketball court adjacent to the parking lot. The picnic tables, grassy areas and sports field surround the playground.The playground is one of the larger and more elaborate ones, and seems to cater toward the more athletically-inclined kids. Unlike many other parks the play area is not split between Ages 2-5 and 5-12. For example, there's just one location for swing sets with bucket-style seats for little ones and conventional seats for older kids. All the playground structures literally have bells and whistles, since they make sound effects! Their sandbox is a bit smaller than Osage Station Park, which is a downer since sandboxes are cool!Overall a decent and well-maintained park. Other than those spinning chairs and bucket-sear swings, playground is probably a bit too advanced for my 21-month old. He does like to run out to the field and borrow basketballs and other toys. We'll come back when he's a little older and then we can start the American Ninja training, LOL!

Athan Downs Park is an amazing piece of engineering and maximum utilization of land use. every foot is maximized to allow usage for sports activities.amenities: 3 baseball fields, 4 soccer fields, a children's playground, tennis, volleyball, basketball courts, picnic areas, green grass and a large parking lot.dogs are permitted too, but only on leases.

It's a very nice park for bringing your dog or walking around. There's a kiddie playground, picnic tables, basketball courts, baseball/soccer field and tennis courts.During the soccer/baseball season, this park fill up with a lot of parents in attendance and it will get crowded.If you're lucky, you might catch the Mr. Softee ice cream truck during the Summer!

This is such a fun park to take your kiddos! Lots of fun musical things to do and it's accessible! We come here when we need a change of scenery. We will be back :)

If more parks will like this one we would all spend more time at the park with our kids. Hands down this is my favorite park to take my daughters to.The play area is large, modern, well maintained, and filled with unique interactive elements including jump points on the ground which trigger sounds. The devil is in the details though and Athens Down delivers with rubberized ground, good shade on both the play structure and surrounding area, and even a handicap swing.Leaving the play structure Athens Down does not depart from its well-conceived nature. From multiple large fields, to volleyball, tennis and basketball courts, and even room to ride a bike or skate there is practically something for everyone.It is possible to reserve a time for a party event but you will still want to get there early, have your paperwork, and be prepared to tell someone who may try to set up in your spot that they have to move; because it isn't clearly marked as reserved.

Great for my 2 year old!Springy ground = tear free falls, no debris for me to pick off her clothes, also seems less burn prone when hotSlides of various heights, with side by side capability so another kid can down or up at the same time (conflicts avoided)Lower steps so she can climb upA friendly swing option and merry go round for kids of all abilities plus two big kid and two littler kid swingsLots of room to runSteering wheels to turnSeats for me both in sun and shade I do wish the gaps between the hand rails on the big play structure were smaller, my kid almost fell thru a few times. Lots of parking Even tennis courts for my husband

Perfect park for all ages . Clean and well kept . Seems to be handicap accessible for kids in wheelchairs . So much space for the kids to run around

After the play area's makeover, this park gets five stars and is one of the better playgrounds in the area for toddlers. They got rid of the sand and now only have one small sand pit for kids (yeah for me). Now the entire area under the play structure is the rubber mat with lots of cushion. The play structure is also huge, with lots of ramps for early walkers, shade, lots of slides, swings and a large variety built in activities. There are even sounds that come out of speakers when kids step on certain images on the rubber mat. This park also has tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, lots if picnic tables, and tons of green space.

Beautiful and clean family park. It is definitely a play for all of any age and level of sports depending on what you would want to play.