Margaret T. Hance Park

Really loved this park- was looking for something fun to do after work with friends and this was the spot. Great green space for soccer, well designed spaces, and these interesting interactive sculptures for kids.

We've been to the splash pad and play area so many times and since it's the only splash pad option downtown anymore, I would expect that it would be care for regularly. Today it was a disgusting mess. The splash pad is barely working, the kids there found at least three different drug paraphernalia items, and the bathrooms are unusable. This park is sadly unkempt and I wouldn't recommend taking children there anymore.

Baby loved the sand area. It's a walk from where you park to the playground, which on one hand is nice because the kids are not by the road, but on the other hand my little one made me carry him the whole way and my back suffered for it.

A very beautiful Park in a very nice location, very well kept, nice green areas, cool children playgrounds for different ages, there was a park ranger right in the parking lot, many people with children, next to another important places to visit, the Japanese garden and an historic house, but the only thing I’m sad about, was seeing a weird crowd right on the middle of the park, for the look of it, they were up to no good. Hope the ranger takes notice soon enough.

So I’m deducting a star because I couldn’t send my kids to the bathroom because it’s by the parking lot and you can’t even see the bathroom through the trees that surround the playground plus there were homeless people by them so it didn’t feel safe. The park itself was great, it had a big sandbox (see 1st pic) and really cool playground equipment but after an hour we had to leave because some homeless people were yelling and came into the play area and we didn’t feel safe. When we walked back to the car there was a man behind us and another one who was angry about something and yelling in the parking lot so I’m deducting another star because we didn’t feel safe. I don’t know if I’d come back here 😭 Ps… It would’ve also been nice to have picnic tables so that we could eat at a table while watching the kids play. There were only benches in the play are, picnic tables are behind the trees

Such a beautiful area! I love the wide open space with beautiful views of sky, grass, gardens and the city. The oath outdid is one of the cutest with the animal structures. The downside is that the bathrooms are dirty from homeless bathing and hanging in there.

We enjoyed the NFL Superbowl Experience 2023 Official Watch Party. There was plenty to do and to eat. The people working were nice and helpful. All were welcomed. It was crowded. It would have been nice to have separate areas for people with chairs and blankets and people standing. Overall, good experience.

A beautiful place to visit indeed! It is easy to miss this park since it sits below the bridge. I only discovered it upon getting off the train to take pics of the flags I had always seen upon my passing. Though hidden, it is still a great locational companion ( if such a phrase exists) to the famous Burton Barr Library. It has an awesome track for jogging , biking, skating, taking a relaxing walk, and plenty of sitting area for reading a good book as well. Sitting area can either be on the grass or the plenty of chairs placed bear the north side of the park. Margaret T Hance Park has a full childrens park as well and the entire grounds near it are good for them to run around as well, in plain sight of parents and guardians. What most surprised me about this park is that it had a volleyball play area with net, beach sand, and even chairs nearby to sit back and watch the game. I was intrigued indeed to see that people actually came out to play full force. The downside to this park that one needs to be aware of is the homeless population that passes through and sometimes camp out at the park. Most do not bother anyone and are just there to rest, but my last visit there I came across a few suspicious activity bear the bathroom area. I believe they were doing drugs and two women seemed to have just washed up there. The bathroom was filthy so if you must use the washroom go to the Burton Barr library for theirs are almost always cleaner. And do not send your children to the bathroom by themselves as a safety precaution. I mention this because I see this all too often and I do not think it us wise. Overall, the place us beautiful and makes for excellent pictures abd relaxation.