Bluebonnet Spot! Hwy 78 & Country Club - Wylie, Texas

 Please ignore the grumpy toddlers who did not want to play in the bluebonnets today. We'll have to come back another day. But this field is very thick with bluebonnets as of April 2, 2011.

Name: Bluebonnet Field at Country Club & Hwy 78 in Wylie, Texas
Location: 7460 Country Club Wylie, Texas 75098
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Posted by: Amanda Dittlinger of Ditt & Dott.

This is a very large field at the entrance of a large subdivision. There is street parking on Country Club. The bluebonnets are very thick. We visited this same spot last year towards the end of the bluebonnet season and there were lots of Indian Paintbrushes at that time too. Today I didn't see any of the Indian Paintbrushes, but the bluebonnets were VERY thick! (4/2/11)

Kirby Park - Wylie, Texas

 

view of park

large "spider" climber

swing set

slide

The park is surrounded by houses. One of the houses looks pretty junky. There are large dogs in the backyard of another house, although they did not bark at us.

Name: Kirby Park

Location: 300 Masters Dr Wylie, Texas

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Posted by: Amanda Dittlinger

1. How big is the park? And what are the amenities?
This is a very small city park. There are three play items: a spider crawler, a swingset and a slide. There are also a couple of picnic tables and a grill. I did love the big trees in this park. There is some off street parking.

2. Is it enclosed or covered?
It is not enclosed or covered.

3. What ages?
5-12 is listed on the sign. My three year olds were fine, but the spider climber was challenging for them. I wouldn't recommend this for any younger than three.

4. How safe is it?
It is close to the street, but there wasn't much traffic when we were there. It is in an older section of Wylie that looks a bit rundown.

5. Pros: Because it was so small, I doubt that it ever gets super crowded. 

6. Cons: I did not really like the area that the park was in, but the park itself was nice.

Woodbridge Park - Wylie, Texas

 Small Neighborhood Park

 

Name: Woodbridge Park

Location: Fairland Drive & Lost Highland Ln Wylie, Texas

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Post by: Amanda Dittlinger

1. How big is the park? And what are the amenities?
This is just a little neighborhood park, but it's still a fun one. The playground is good for 3 and up, although smaller kids can still have fun with close parent supervision. There is a grove of trees that my girls like to play "forest" in. In the fall there were huge green crabapples on the ground and they had fun collecting them and throwing them in the pond. There are three benches around the park.

2. Is it enclosed or covered?
It is not enclosed or covered.

3. What ages?
Toddler-Elementary

4. How safe is it?
It is close to the street, but it is just a small little neighborhood street. It is also fairly close to a pond.

5. Pros: It's not usually busy, probably because it is so small.

6. Cons: Nothing comes to mind.

Olde City Park - Wylie, Texas

view of most of the park

Play equipment perfect for the just barely walker. It's very low to the ground.

Other side of toddler play area.

The older playset.

Older playset

Tall straight slide that my three year olds loved.

Perfect playset for the older climber.

Four swings (two belt swings and two bucket swings.)

Covered Pavilion with grill.

Large gazebo.

Horseshoe area and neat wall mural. We played I Spy with the mural.

Restrooms

Siren.

Name: Olde City Park

Location: 112 S. Ballard Avenue Wylie, Texas

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Posted by: Amanda Dittlinger

1. How big is the park? And what are the amenities?
This is a medium size park in the middle of the Downtown Wylie area. It has a very city feel, with a busy street very close. There is a toddler playground, a regular playground and a jungle gym for older kids. There is a horsehoe pit (bring your own horseshoes,) a gazebo, a covered pavillion with lots of tables and a grill. There are lots of picnic tables and benches scattered around. Restrooms are also on site next to the parking lot.

2. Is it enclosed or covered?
The playground is not enclosed or covered, although there is a covered pavillion.

3. What ages?
This park is geared for kids of all ages.

4. How safe is it?
I was wary of going to this park when my kids were younger because there is a street about 20 feet away from the playground. It is a side street that isn't very busy, but it still gave me cause for concern. There is also a very busy street on the other side of the park but it is buffered by a hill, landscaping and a huge lawn from the playground area.

5. Pros: Lots of different things to slide on and climb, with areas to walk around and explore too. It's easy to get to when you are out running errands and just want the kids to play for a bit.

6. Cons: The street noise doesn't make for a nice "day at the park" feeling. If your children doesn't like loud noises you may want to stay away on the first Wednesday of the month at 1pm. That's when they test the sirens, and one is located right in the middle of the park!