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Riley Park

Tourist attraction City park

One of the Top rated City parks in Des Moines


Address

5300 Urbandale Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310, United States

Website

www.dmgov.org

Contact

+1 515-237-1386

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (159 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 6 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 6 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 6 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 6 am to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 6 am to 10 pm
  • Monday: 6 am to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 6 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: nice (11) park (8) kids (7) area (6)
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  • 5/5 M M. 1 year ago on Google
    Clean park, area was nice. The actual playground kept my kiddos entertained for a good 2-3 hours (ages 7-11). The area where you can eat was a nice size as well.

  • 4/5 Ruben M. 1 year ago on Google
    Smaller park, nice for 3-5 year olds. No good shade, if you plan on spending some time here I would recommend bringing an umbrella and sunscreen.

  • 5/5 Rachelle La M. 5 years ago on Google
    It's a nice quiet park with a large field, swings and equipment. My 4 and 7 year old enjoy the slides and climbing equipment. I like that in the afternoon the benches around the equipment are shaded. There are several uncovered picnic tables and grills and one converted area. There's alsoa large grassy field and a dedicated parking lot as well as street parking. There are portable toilets and drinking fountain for people and dogs which is a big plus. Meet several people with kids who were nice. Lots of joggers with dogs. No graffiti or vandalism. Trash was well maintained. Small, nice place, will visit again.

  • 3/5 Gabrielle S. 2 years ago on Google
    This is a very basic neighborhood park. Tons of green space for playing ball, and very basic equipment. It would be nice to see a bathroom added and a few more spaces for the kids to play.

  • 5/5 Matthew S. 3 years ago on Google
    First time taking the kids here. Plenty of wide open spaces to fly a kite without crashing it into trees or power lines. Throw a ball a long ways or even hit baseballs and golf balls. There is a nice covered area with tables so you can have a picnic without having to be directly in the sun. There is a bbq grill. The playground has swings for kids and infants. It is right off the bike trail so it was easy to get to. Would highly recommend this park.

  • 5/5 RaJan M. 4 years ago on Google
    Super clean multiple slides for different ages. I love this park because I have four boys 6 and under and they have find something to do separately or together and this facilitates that well. Lots if grass you could easily picnic or run a kickball or tee ball game. Wood chips on playground way better than messy sand. Just moved and my kids love the new go to.

  • 4/5 Ashley Van Alstine V. 2 years ago on Google
    Park is nice and frequently used. There is a covered area with a grill and picnic tables close by the play equipment and swings. There is a little sidewalk area that we sometimes use our scooters on too.

  • 5/5 Lyle J. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to get some walking miles in!!

  • 5/5 Nathan S. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice stop for the kiddos to play during a long car ride!

  • 5/5 Yana D. 6 years ago on Google
    Clean, quiet, enough open space to feel like you can breathe, run and play. First time here, Daughter and I stopped there to have a "picnic" lunch in the car with the windows down, while out running errands all day. We were the only car there, (other than the park maintenance that stopped by to get the trash), and the only people at the playground. There is enough to do on the playground, but some of it a bit challenging and too high up for my smaller 5 year old. She says it was still pretty awesome.

  • 5/5 R S. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice neighborhood, not on a busy street, beautiful setting, great place for families or gatherings. No fence for pups, but space for them to play. Clean. Safe.

  • 3/5 Kiley W. 1 year ago on Google
    It's okay during school hours but be very aware of the comings and goings as the day gets to be evening and night time.

  • 5/5 Ricardo Reyes F. 1 year ago on Google
    It's pretty quiet good for spend time with the family.

  • 4/5 Nicole S. 6 months ago on Google
    The place is nice, but the people there need to improve, otherwise it's beautiful and very clean, might want public notice for others though for discrimination policy since public, the park is safe without issues, just love how the police did not ruin it like others, though often it's really good for meditating and way better on floral patters, would highly say good place for kids etc! I'd the homeless go there it would be nice for people not to judge them when it's public though, many are just eating or sitting so I don't mind them, wish others stop telling their kids to stop thinking bad though, this is on reason I out less on this other then that yeah great place!


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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