There is a massive new park in western Provo that is mainly focused on fields for soccer and other grass sports. Though these sections of the park are specifically for use by teams, the park is public and has two playgrounds that you can use anytime you like. The playgrounds are brand new and quite different. We refer to them here as the South Park and the North Park.
North Playground
The north park is a bit larger and has more to do, so if you go to check these parks out, this is a good place to start. Our boys dubbed this part of Epic Sports Park “The Spinny Side” because there are no few than 6 different playground toys that are designed to spin. Our favorite was a large all-abilities spinner that could accommodate wheelchairs and others with additional needs.
In the north part of Epic Sports Park there is also a very large climbing toy with multiple slides at different levels. This climbing toy is totally enclosed so that no one can fall. A path twists upward in the center of the toy, and it is specifically designed to keep little feet from slipping and falling.
There are also a ton of picnic tables on the north end of Epic Sports Park. Unfortunately, shade is very limited, but the ground is bark, and there is plenty of space to spread around.
South Playground
Our boys named the park on the south end of Epic Sports Park “The Climbing Park.” This is because the majority of the park is pyramid climbing structures. There are a half dozen of these tall rope pyramids as well as a smaller area with slides. This end of the park seems to be geared toward slightly older kids.
The south end of the park also has picnic tables. This end is also much shadier with several large shade sails. The ground is also safe for kids, but the climbing nature of this park is much less accessible for young kids.
One potential problem that we saw at Epic Sports Park is that the bathrooms are centrally located. This makes sense, of course, but the toilets are not very conveniently located near the play areas. The bathrooms are very large with plenty of facilities, and there are places to change for athletes participating in games surrounding the field.
The playgrounds at Epic Sports Park will be used most often by kids that have siblings on the adjacent sports fields. But this park is worth a stop for kids that enjoy climbing and spinning!
Location: 1200 Epic Lane in Provo, UT.
