Cappell Park in Evergreen, LA

 Lucrecia took the kids around 11 AM to the Cappell Park in Evergreen today. They were meeting up with several other home school families from the area. I had a few things to do before I  was able to meet everyone at the park.

Pavilion  - Photo by Vinson Mouser

 I finally arrived at the park around 12:30 PM. The weather was not particularly good for a park day but it wasn’t raining so…….why not?

This is a fairly nice park but it has seen better days. There is a covered pavilion with picnic tables underneath. On either side of the covered pavilion there was a barbeque pit. There were at least three other open air picnic tables and one other barbeque pit away from the pavilion.

There is a tennis court but the net was not really pulled tight which caused it to have a pretty bag sag.  There are benches alongside of the tennis court, the type you find at most tennis courts.

Swings and slides. - Photo by Vinson Mouser

There were three sets of play areas for the kids which included, three slides, swings, tunnels, and climbing bars. The swings and slides have pea gravel all around them.

The park has a sidewalk walking track for exercise.  So it is convenient to bring the kids to play while you exercise,

Most of the park is surrounded by a fence but there are no gates so you still need to keep and extra close eye on any little children. There is a restroom which was fairly clean but alas there was no toilet paper.

Climbing Bars - Photo by Vinson Mouser

Right across the street is a very small country convenience store which carries a few basic items. Drinks, snacks, etc. It doesn't really look like a store. A big open sign lets you know your welcome to come on in and shop.

All in all this is a nice little park for a quick getaway. The area feels and looks safe. It is along a road that has slow but occasional traffic, near the post office and a convenience store.

To reach the park turn off of LA 21 left onto LA 361. The park is about 300 feet on the left.

Slides, tunnels and climbing bars. - Photo by Vinson Mouser