5/5 Maggie E. 3 years ago on Google
I
have
been
coming
to
Tradewinds
Park
for
the
past
few
months
with
my
son
and
we
both
think
it's
a
great
park.
My
son
will
be
3
years
old
in
4
months
and
refuses
to
even
consider
wearing
a
mask
so
we
have
been
doing
a
lot
of
nature
based
outdoor
activity
this
year.
This
park
is
large
enough
and
there
are
few
enough
people
(weekdays
is
when
we
go)
that
keeping
our
distance
and
limiting
contact
to
distantly
passing
by
other
people
on
the
path
is
very
easy.
There
are
actually
2
sides
to
the
park.
Sample
Road
splits
it
so
you
either
turn
into
the
park
to
the
South
where
there
is
a
disc
golf
course,
some
nice
paved
paths
for
walking,
cycling
or
my
personal
favorite:
wagon
rides...
There's
also
a
playground
which
is
closed
and
roped
off
with
so
much
orange
fencing
and
rope
that
even
my
headstrong
daredevil
toddler
doesn't
try
to
breach
the
perimeter.
Butterfly
World
also
takes
up
a
small
plotbof
land
in
the
park,
probably
why
there
is
such
an
abundance
of
butterflies
in
the
surrounding
meadows
(nothing
fancy,
just
little
guys).
I'm
pretty
sure
the
bathrooms
are
all
closed,
but
we
haven't
reached
that
magical
milestone
yet
and
I
would
rather
give
myself
a
kidney
stone
than
use
a
public
restroom
right
now,
so
we
haven't
officially
checked
that
out.
The
water
fountains
are
definitely
covered
over
with
plastic
but
all
the
garbage
cans
seem
to
be
in
use
and
regularly
serviced.
The
North
side
of
the
park
is
where
the
stables
are
located
and
where
they
do
the
holiday
light
drive
thru
every
year.
My
son
was
beyond
delighted
to
go
on
a
"Christmas
Adventure"
to
see
the
lights
one
night
last
week
and
I
have
to
admit
the
display
is
impressive,
$20
well
spent.
Of
course
had
I
known
how
excited
he'd
be
to
walk
up
to
the
displays
in
the
daytime
when
they
aren't
even
lit
up,
I
would
have
saved
the
$20.
Well,
no
I
wouldn't
have,
but
the
fact
remains
that
my
son
loved
going
for
a
walk
thru
the
unlit
displays
so
much
that
we
went
twice
this
week,
spending
a
whole
morning
walking
around
a
different
area
each
day.
Today
when
we
went
the
entire
pasture
by
the
stables
was
full
of
horses
and
ponies,
a
few
dozen
I'd
estimate.
While
we
knew
there
were
stables
and
a
farm
here
we'd
never
actually
checked
any
of
that
out
so
it
was
a
nice
little
surprise
for
both
of
us.
Further
back
there
is
a
general
store
(closed
for
COVID)
and
a
small
farm
that
apparently
allowed
kids
to
come
in
and
pet
the
animals
pre-COVID
with
chickens,
goats
and
bulls.
My
son
was
over
the
moon
to
"discover"
this
little
farm.
He
talked
to
the
goats
and
chickens,
he
said
hello
to
the
"mooses"
which
after
much
debate
we
agreed
had
horns
not
antlers
and
so
they
had
to
be
bulls,
not
"mooses".
They
alsobhad
a
sign
for
pony
rides,
also
closed
and
a
closed
playground.
I
can't
wait
to
come
back
post-COVID
when
everything
reopens.
Then
there's
this
little
railroad
that
we
actually
parked
by.
The
schedules
says
it
only
runs
one
weekend
a
month,
but
another
sign
says
open
weekends.
Either
way
it
was
closed
today,
Friday,
and
that
was
great
because
the
walk
along
the
tracks
was
lovely
and
easy
for
my
little
guy
to
navigate.
One
and
only
drawback...FIREANTS!!!!
The
hills
are
everywhere.
My
son
stepped
in
several
until
he
saw
the
ants
boiling
out
of
the
mound.
We
bring
a
picinic
blanket
to
lay
out
for
lunch
or
snacks
and
we
are
super
careful
where
we
set
it.