Affolter Park

Last year, we had a goal of visiting all of Longmont's 34+ parks, and completely didn't make it.  I am giving it another go this year, and we started with Affolter Park.  This one was a hit - we really liked it.  It was very baby/toddler friendly - lots of slides and ramps for various skill levels.  The stairs are metal, so if your little one is unsteady on stairs, you'll want to spot them.  There are fantastic long ramps that encourage older toddlers to run around and then up them, and the ramps have vertical bars at close intervals to keep kids from falling.  There are two baby swings, and lots of sand.  Across the park, there are quite a few big kid swings and climbing bars/monkey bars, which helps to separate the area for little kids from the big kid area.  There is a lot of grass around the playground - in fact, youth soccer plays here sometimes.  The parking is street only, and it is next to two schools, so I'd try to avoid the park during drop-off or pick-up times, but this is not the official school playground.  We'll definitely come back to this one.