Bayou Regional Park is an award-winning, ranch-themed park with horseshoes, plants, and animals all over.
It is located about five miles south of downtown Parker near Ponderosa High School and Sagewood Middle School. This 205-acre park is owned and managed by Douglas County Parks.
The playground is surprisingly small for such a large park, but it does include all the features you'll find at most playgrounds: slides, climbing areas, swings, and a teeter-totter. The small sand area has hidden horseshoes that you can brush off. Bring some sand toys for added fun.
Next to the playground is a bouldering area with small boulders to climb over, including a lizard and a dog that look like they were carved out of the rocks. A rippled sidewalk for skateboards, scooters, and bikes is on one side of the rock play area.
In addition to the playground, Bayou Gulch features an open grassy area, baseball field, football field, basketball court, two large pavilions, and steps that would be fun to skateboard on.
The east end of the park houses an off-leash, fenced-in dog park. There are two fenced-in areas to this dog park that they rotate through, letting the grass regrow on the side that is not in use. There are shade shelters between the fields where owners can keep cool while the dogs run.
Next to the dog park is the mountain biking skills park with beginner and intermediate loops and three intermediate flow trails.
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FEATURES
- Playground
- Ball court (Reservable)
- Multi-use field (Reservable)
- Multi-use ball field (Reservable)
- 4 miles of Mountain-Bike Skills Area
- 1.48 miles of concrete stroller-friendly trails
- 4.68 miles of natural soft-surface equestrian-friendly trails
- 2-acre dog off-leash park
SEATING
- Pavilions (Reservable)
- Picnic tables
- Benches
- Boulders
AMENITIES
- Restrooms (Portable)
- Drinking fountain
- Three gravel equestrian stalls
- Three parking lots
- Electricity
