Yeah - Vernon Young is cool - well used and well loved. And the tot lot on Spring - spent a lot of time there when the kids were little. Can we have an "All parks are awesome" category?

Nate - I think this is a telling statement: "As a kid I used to like whichever park had the biggest playground, but now I look for benches and shade."

What makes a great park is in the eye of the beholder - some people are looking for beautiful plants, some looking for shade and a comfortable bench, some are looking for a place to let their dogs run free, some are looking for a place where their toddler can play safely, and some are looking for a place for their older kid to play or have sporting events.

Instead of 'which is the best park' maybe it should be "Which is the best park for____ " (fill in - toddlers, young kids, playing sports, reading a good book in a shady spot, having a picnic, taking a stroll, etc.). These are ALL great parks for different activities.

Linwood Park was such a missed opportunity imo....I rarely see anyone using because it's so unfriendly, so unnatural.....it looks like they were tying to make a skateboarding park, but of course banning skateboarding. I know it has it's fans, but from what I've see it there are rarely any actually users of the park.