Lions Park – A Treasure in Urbandale, Iowa
Lions Park in Urbandale recently upgraded their playground to go with their amazing splash pad! This park offers so much that it will always be our favorite playdate park with kids of all ages, and a favorite shady park!
The brand new main playground offers multiple unique climbing elements for all kids, two beloved double slides for racing (one for big and little kids), and circular monkey bars. Multiple new auxiliary playground elements are perfect additions. My kids loved the Whirly Q spinner, a group spinner. There is also a stand-up see-saw, climbing arches, and a bucket spinner. The older rope climbing playground is still at Lions Park.
The star of the new playground is the Flexx Swing! This is the first one in central Iowa. My kids could easily spend hours on this swing. It’s hard to explain the cool experience this swing offers. My kids loved that multiple of them could relax on it, that they could climb on it, stand on it, play on it (there was an elaborate pirate scene played out on it.) It offers one of the coolest sensory experiences to ride on. I recommend grown-ups to hop on it and experience it too! Along with the Flexx swing, there is also a belted friendship swing and two standard swings.
Lions Park also has a simple 2-5 year old area with poured-in rubber surfacing. It has a simple structure that is perfect for new walkers, two infant swings, and two bouncers.
Lions Park is great for all ages. There are beautiful new pickleball courts, three half basketball courts, a gaga ball pit, a Teqball table, and a ping pong table. Highly recommend learning about Teqball; it’s a fun game to introduce to your teens!
Splash Pad
The new splash pad is a very large, spread-out splash pad with so many unique elements. Multiple of the sprayers have nozzles, switches, and other movable parts that allow kids to explore how movement affects the flow of water. The splash pad is open daily in the summer from 10 am to 8 pm, free of charge. (Dates and times are subject to change due to weather.)
Address
Lions Park is located at 72nd St and Aurora Ave in Urbandale, Iowa.
Basic Park Details
Type: Places to play, places to play in water
Bathrooms: Seasonal flushable restrooms, water fountains
Shade: Large shaded trees throughout the park
Playground: 2-5 year old and two 5-12 year old playground
Trails: none
Water: Splash pad
Official website: https://www.urbandale.org/facilities/facility/details/Lions-Park-24
Park Amenities
- Open-air picnic shelter (available for rent)
- Large Gazebo (available for rent)
- Enclosed facility available for rent
- Large trees
- Tennis courts
- Picnic tables throughout the park
- Swings (Flexx swing, belted friendship swing, 2 standard swings, 2 infant bucket swings)
- Pull in off-street parking
- Poured in rubber surfacing under new equipment
- Wood chips under the older rope playground
- 3 half basketball courts
- Pickleball courts
- Gaga ball pit
- Ping pong table and Teqball table
- Modern seasonal restrooms
- Free Little Library (we love bringing books to add!)
Located Near Lions Park
One of our favorite things to do as a family is to grab breakfast at Chick-fil-A or Dunkin Donuts nearby and eat it at Lions Park. Then do an early morning playdate with friends.
While at Lions Park, my kids love walking across the street to Olmstead Elementary during non-school hours to play at their playgrounds. Their younger playground is fully fenced in. Behind the school is the larger playground that my kids love playing at.
