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Meadowlark Park 4.5★ · 105 Google ratings · Lakewood, Colorado
✓ Toddlers✓ Shade✓ Step-free
At a glance
What visitors report about Meadowlark Park Age
Toddlers + young kids Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2015–2026
Shade
Shade reported Based on visitor reports · 2015–2026
Crowds
Quietest Mon 9am · busiest Sat evening
Size
About 5,900 sq ft · bigger than 72% of the ones we measured
Shown only when the evidence clears our bar. How we know this .
The site plan
Map of Meadowlark Park 1
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1 Play area2 Covered shelter
Drawn from aerial imagery, showing the real layout. Guide
Good to know Good for a picnic
Picnic facilities on site, with room to sit and eat near the play area.
Official listing
Works well for younger kids
Visitors report equipment suited to under-5s.
Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2015–2026
Ideal for younger children
The playground equipment is specifically designed for small kids, with slides and swings in good condition.
Excellent shade throughout the day
Blue spruce trees planted decades ago provide consistent shade across the park for picnicking and rest.
Plan water play on hot days
A shallow creek runs through the park, perfect for wading and spotting crawfish and tadpoles in summer.
Bring your own restroom plan
The park has no bathrooms or porta potties, which one reviewer noted as a significant gap.
Check picnic table condition first
One reviewer encountered a broken table that caused injury, so inspect tables before use.
Distilled from 52 visitor reviews.
Crowds
When it gets busy Visit patterns are fairly even through the week.
Quiet Busy
From Google visit patterns, 8am to 7pm.
Practical
Plan your visit 📍 8601 W 2nd Ave, Lakewood, CO 80226
Nearby
Nearby playgrounds 1.1 miles away · Has restrooms
Questions
Parent FAQs Is there shade at Meadowlark Park? Visitors specifically mention shade: trees, sails or covered seating.
Is Meadowlark Park good for toddlers? Yes. Visitors mention equipment suited to under-5s. Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2015–2026
When is Meadowlark Park least busy? Based on Google visit patterns, the quietest daytime hour is Monday around 9am.
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How we know this. Place details from the public Google business listing; facilities inferred from 52 visitor reviews; playground outlines and amenity positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), which is also what the size is measured on; aerial imagery from USGS (2019). Attributes appear only when the evidence clears our confidence bar, and review text is never republished. The unedited aerial shows tree cover, which is our second check on shade. Read the method · Report a mistake
