Fort Natomas

Great park just keep eyes on kidos as some strays pop up every once in a while in parking lot.

Cool park to take the kids in total there are three parks. This park reminds me of McKInley park downtown.

This park/playground is so cool! It has a pirate ship and plenty of swings and slides to play on. There are two sides to the park - one for toddlers and one for older kids. Either side has plenty to do like wall climbing, balance beams, monkey bars, slides, forts, swings and much more. There are picnic tables, benches, and most importantly bathrooms near the play area.

Awesome playground for little ones. There was two/three play spaces in the large park. The largest most prominent play structure is definitely the busiest. I took my son here and he liked the less busy structures, lots of space to run around and have fun being a kid

Great park, great place for a afternoon pik nik with wife or girlfriend, not both or at sametime.Like coming here to layback and vegatate

Excellent park for South Natomas. Huge space, enclosed, trees nearby, beautiful rose garden, next to the library, and many many hidden corners and places for your children to explore.PROS:Plenty of balancing bridges, and things to climb. From a rock climbing wall, to the spider ropes. Wonderful private ship boat to expand your child's imagination. Cool xylophone instruments, and wall activities (tic-tac-toe w/ images) and a sight/rhyming words on the other end. Two parks, both enclosed, right next to each other. So if you have two children different ages, both children will be satisfied. Will return many many more times. **Morning at best, to avoid crowds of kids, middle schoolers, and the heat**

Fort Natomas has had its ups and downs through it's birth. With the original location at jefferson park it opened in November of 1991 and burnt down by a tragic fire in june 2006. The community came together and rebuilt the park in November of 2006. Once again it was tragically lost by a fire again. The community still standing strong came together yet again and rebuilt the park November 4 to November 9 of 2008. Helping hand, optimism, perseverance, enthusiasm is what fort natomas has strived to keep it going! And a piece of the original structure is outside the walkway for all too see and read about the story of fort natomas. Also the walk way around the front of the park has tiles that were drawn on by kids and supporters to show there love for the park. Ok so now to the fun part. Fort natomas is a big playground separated for the we lil ones. They have a little fort for them. With a few baby swings and a swing for an adult to hold there baby in arms. 2 slides, monkey bar which is smaller for them to try. And a few other items that will keep them occupied and having fun.The older kid side is a like a castle built structure. Had a wall climb, net climber, 3 slides, monkey bars, swivel steps, rocking rope climb, huge stairs aorund, tire whole to climb up into, a castle like porch, a huge round sliding tire go round type thing, which has been loosened up for easier pushing. 4 swings, and a tire like swing that can hold up to 3 kids on it. A ship like mast for kids to pretend their a pirate on!! This park has a lot for kids to do, weather playing with friends, family, or them selves they will have a lot to keep them going.You can hold a party on the outside with the pavilion for tables, grills, and even a water bubbler. Bathrooms are a porto potty, but check for the library cause when there open you can use it. And sometimes the icecream truck will show up during the day.Parking is pretty good with spaces and its all for the park, the library and the community center.Few months ago they had rework the ground inside the park, it has that soft like cushion material and its brand new, all the old holes and stuff was finally torn out. Careful during the summer hot day, there isn't to much shade so the plastic parts, like swings and slide will get very hot. So grab your kids and venture out to fort natomas for playground fit for a king, queen or a pirate!

The playground itself is amazing- great for toddlers/kids of all ages. It is huge with tons of walkways, bridges, slides etc for the kids to play on. Really a unique place- no other playground in Natomas is like this one. However, I've come here a handful of times and had two particularly unsettling experiences. I won't rule this playground out completely but it's not my top choice anymore.1. About a year ago, I came here with my kids only to be told to stay away because there was a large dog on the loose, roaming around the playground. Animal control eventually came about an hour later. Not a big deal, but did ruin our plans to play on that playground that day. 2. This past Sunday (7/15/18) I came here early (around 8:00 AM) with my 3 yr olds to let them play before it got too hot. We were the only ones on the playground so I let my son go on the little kid area while I stayed on the bigger kid area with my other son. All of a sudden, I hear my son scream for me in a way which sounded truly scared. He comes running back, shaking, and points to the play structure. I see a (presumably homeless) man sleeping next to the entrance of the slide. He was shifting around since I suppose my son had woken him up. My son said he told him to "Go away." Now, I am an open minded person and actually work with the homeless population quite a bit so I tried to stay calm and reassure my son that it was ok and the man was just sleeping. However, it made me upset that my 3 year old was truly terrified and traumatized after trying to go down a slide on a PLAYGROUND. Also, being a woman with small children on an empty playground, I listened to my gut and rounded them up to go back home. Disappointing as they were having a really good time up until then.I know nothing can really be done about this problem, but just a word of caution to parents out there to really survey the playground before letting your kids run around, especially if it is early in the morning.

My husband, niece, and her daughter spent a few hours exploring the magnificent play structure. There are so many slides, stairs, ropes, and climbing walls each item is an adventure in itself. The structure is large enough to accommodate lots of children without feeling crowded or uncomfortable. The swings provide additional opportunity for fun. The area around the structure offers a soft landing, but adult supervision and assistance is definitely recommended in helping the little ones to avoid taking a spill. The fence around the structure and security cameras add extra comfort for concerned adults. The nearby community center offers extra activities, and the nearby Library is a soothing place to relax after spending a few hours on the play structure.

Really cool park! I had my baby in the chest carrier and was able to cruise around through the playground with my daughter easily. It was a big playground and not just slides it has a bunch of cool agility areas and just up and downs